3943 stories by Philip Conneller
UK Betting Industry Embraces AI to Stop Gamblers Chasing Losses
Britain’s betting industry is to implement artificial intelligence (AI) systems on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) that can detect if gamblers are blowing their cool. The Anonymous Player Awareness System (APAS) will analyse player behavior on the machines, which are found in retail...
Macau and Its Casinos Face Uncertain Future Due to Climate Change
Macau and its glittering Cotai Strip are particularly vulnerable to the deleterious impact of climate change. But it’s unclear what the special administrative region’s government is doing about it. A 2015 report found that because of Macau’s small size, low elevation, and...
Possible Serial Killer Charles Sullivan Suspected in Circus Circus Reno Waitress Abduction, Murder
Police believe an Arizona man charged in Nevada last Friday with the brutal 1979 murder of Julia Woodward could be a serial killer. He is now the chief suspect in the killing of a cocktail waitress who disappeared from Circus-Circus Reno a...
No Illegal Online Gambling Promoters at 20,000-Strong Trade Show, Says Macau Gaming Regulator
The Macao Gaming Show (MGS) 2019 expo at the Venetian Macao pulled in almost 20,000 visitors last week, according to organizers. This may not conform with the experience of some attendees, who told GGRAsia they had witnessed “low levels of foot traffic...
Federal Judge Nixes Wynn Resorts Racketeering Case But Says Some Claims ‘Adequately Pleaded’
A federal judge on Friday tossed a racketeering lawsuit filed against Wynn Resorts by the former owner of Suffolk Downs Racetrack, which lost the bid to build a casino in East Massachusetts in 2015. Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC sued Wynn Resorts and...
Florida Poker Player Loses Big, Sets Opponent on Fire, Faces Murder Rap
A Florida man who lost several thousand dollars to an acquaintance he later allegedly shot and set on fire left a glaring trail of evidence behind him, The Tampa Bay Times reported this week. But sore loser Michael Psilakis Jr.’s master plan...
Steve Wynn Says ‘Draconian’ Nevada Regulators Can’t Discipline Him Because He Has Left the Industry and Is Never Coming Back
Former casino mogul Steve Wynn claims Nevada regulators have “no jurisdiction” to fine him or ban him from the state’s gaming industry because he is no longer a gaming licensee and has already removed himself from the industry. On Thursday, lawyers for...
Empire Resorts Shareholders Vote for Genting Deal Over Bankruptcy, Resorts World Catskills to Go Private
Minority shareholders in Resorts World Catskills parent Empire Resorts have voted to reject bankruptcy protection. They will now approve a deal that will see casino mogul K.T. Lim and casino giant Genting Malaysia assume full control of the company, taking it private....
Drug Wars: Las Vegas Casino Exec Turned Legal Marijuana Dealer Sues Competitor for Slander
A successful player in Nevada’s legal marijuana market, who was once a Tropicana executive, alleges he has been slandered by a competitor in a lawsuit recently filed in the Clark County District Court. Armen Yemenidjian, formerly VP of casino marketing & operations...
Who Owns The Las Vegas Review-Journal? Not Sheldon Adelson, Says Lawyer
Sheldon Adelson does not own the Las Vegas Review-Journal, according to the newspaper’s lawyer, Randall Jones, The Las Vegas Sun reports. This is despite the paper printing a disclaimer stating “The Review-Journal is owned by the family of Las Vegas Sands Corp....
