3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Crown Melbourne in Money Laundering Fix as Whistleblower Video Shows Bricks of Cash at Suncity VIP Room
Three anonymous, disaffected Australian gaming regulators have leaked damaging video footage of alleged money laundering taking place at the Crown Casino Melbourne in a VIP room managed by Macau super-junket Suncity. The whistleblowers’ video depicts dozens of bricks of A$50 and A$100...
Canadian Gaming Association Joins ‘Three-Card Monte’ Case Against Atlantic Lottery Corp
Canada’s Supreme Court has permitted the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) to intervene in a longstanding class-action lawsuit that seeks to ban the Atlantic Lottery Corp’s video lottery terminals (VLTs). The lawsuit, originally filed in 2012, compares the machines to the perennial con...
Tribe Sues Federal Government for Nixing Plan for Alaska’s Second Gaming Hall
An Alaska Native village has filed suit against the US Interior Department for scuttling its 20-year quest to launch the state’s second electronic bingo hall, Anchorage Daily News reports. Alaska has no casinos and no state lottery, just the aforementioned facility offering...
Flutter Entertainment Could Sell Paddy Power to Pull Off £10 Billion Stars Group Deal: Analyst
Flutter Entertainment will have to sell some of its existing brands – and possibly even Paddy Power itself -- to grease the skids on its proposed £10 billion merger with PokerStars parent The Stars Group. That’s the opinion of analysts at Canaccord...
Gold Rush Gaming Named in Illinois State Senator Martin Sandoval Federal Corruption Probe
When federal agents raided the home and offices of Illinois State Senator Martin Sandoval (D-12th) last month, among their targets were documents related to local gaming operator Gold Rush Gaming, according to a search and seizure warrant published Friday. Also on their...
Sports Data Giant Sportradar Acquires Wagering Platform Optima
Sportradar on Friday announced the acquisition of Spanish sports betting platform provider Optima, a deal that will allow the Switzerland-based data giant to become a “global one-stop shop for technology and services business,” providing a complete B2B wagering solution for the sports...
UFC Hopes to Revolutionize Fight Betting with New Global In-Play Product
While US sports leagues are furiously striking deals with data companies to disseminate official data to sports book operators, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has opted to do it all in-house. The company’s first in-play betting product, UFC Event Centre (UFCEC), hopes to...
Owner of ‘America’s Oldest Pizzeria’ Lombardi’s Can’t Open at Parx Casino Due to Mafia Ties, Judge Rules
The stepson of a reputed Mafia capo won’t be opening a pizzeria at Parx Casino in Pennsylvania anytime soon, a Commonwealth Court ruled this week. Michael Giammarino runs Lombardi’s in New York’s Little Italy, which opened in 1905 and claims to be America’s...
Betfred Fined £322,000 for Letting Convicted Fraudster Who Stole £2 Million Gamble Online
Online bookmaker Betfred has agreed to pay £322,000 ($400,000) to settle allegations that it allowed a convicted fraudster to deposit £210,000 ($261,000) in stolen money on its online platform. The customer subsequently lost £140,000 ($216,000) to Betfred during a 12-day gambling binge....
Convicted Sports Bettor Billy Walters $25 Million Insider Trading Appeal Rejected by US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has tossed legendary sports bettor Billy Walter's appeal of his five-year prison sentence for insider trading. Walters, 73, was found guilty in April 2017 of obtaining privileged information from Tom Davis, the former chairman of America’s largest dairy...
