3884 stories by Philip Conneller
Third Senior Lawmaker Resigns as Casino Owner’s Arrest Triggers Political Crisis in Europe’s Online Gambling Hub
A third Maltese government minister resigned on Wednesday because of circumstances arising from the arrest of the island’s biggest casino owner, Yorgen Fenech. Fenech was detained last week in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia after attempting to flee...
California Horse Racing Industry Supports Tribal Sports Betting Ballot Initiative
California’s horse racing industry is a big fan of the sports betting ballot initiative spearheaded by a powerful coalition of state tribal operators, according to LegalSportsReport (LSR). California Thoroughbred Breeders Association lobbyist Robyn Black told LSR that the racing industry had no...
Maltese Casino Operator Seeks Immunity To Talk About Murder of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat’s chief of staff Keith Schembri resigned on Tuesday morning. That came after local media reported a wealthy casino operator arrested last week in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist is about to make an allegation...
Multistate Lottery Association Settles with Winner who Sought Bigger Prize Due to Hot Lotto Fraudster
The Multistate Lottery Association (MUSL) has settled with a 2011 lottery winner who argued that his $9 million jackpot would have been almost three times as big had the previous week’s Hot Lotto draw not been fixed by notorious fraudster Eddie Tipton....
Bookies Pay Out on Liverpool Winning Premier League with Six Months Left to Play
UK bookmaker Betway has seen enough of this year’s English Premier League Season, and we’re only roughly a third of the way through. On Saturday, after Liverpool maintained its 100 percent record by beating Crystal Palace 2-1, the bookmaker announced it would...
Richard Branson and Virgin Group to Challenge Camelot for UK National Lottery
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is planning to launch a bid to operate the UK National Lottery. Current operator Camelot’s tenure is up for renewal, and new prospective bidders have until mid-December to register an interest. Camelot -- which since 2010 has...
Oklahoma Governor Stitt Like ‘Used Car Salesman’ in Compact Negotiations, Says Tribal Chief
In Oklahoma, ongoing tribal compact negotiations led by Governor Kevin Stitt have been “a used car salesman thing,” according to one tribal leader. As reported by Tulsa World, at a press conference on Friday, Choctaw Chief Gary Batton said, “ telling me...
French Government Hits Jackpot With $2.2 Billion Sale of State Lottery Company Stake
The French government cashed in some €2 billion ($2.2 billion) on Thursday from the sale of 52 percent of its stake in lottery operator, Francaise des Jeux (FDJ). It is the second-biggest lottery company in Europe, after Italy’s Lottomatica, and the fourth-biggest...
Pennsylvania’s Skill Games Machines Not Regulated by Gaming Act, Rules Commonwealth Court
Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino believes a Wednesday ruling by the Commonwealth Court means that skill-game machine company Pace-O-Matic (POM) is a manufacturer and distributor of unlicensed slot machines -- not so, says POM. In a press release issued Wednesday in the wake of...
Japan Won’t Consider Casino Bids Before 2021 Under Proposed Government Timeline
The Japanese government will not begin considering proposals for integrated resorts from municipalities and prefectures until 2021. That's more than four years after it first passed legislation to initiate what is expected to become the second-biggest casino market in the world. The...
