3943 stories by Philip Conneller
South Chicago Racino Plan Torpedoed by Operator Link to Mob-Connected Banking Family
Plans for a racino at Tinley Park in Chicago’s southern suburbs have hit the skids after the office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday the plot of state-owned land earmarked for the project is no longer for sale. The administration’s rebuff...
London Olympics Stadium Desperate for Naming Rights Deal, but Gambling Companies Not Welcome
The London Stadium -- built on spec for the London 2012 Olympics, and now the home of EPL soccer team West Ham -- is bleeding money, some £25 million ($32 million) per year. The stadium is in desperate need of a naming...
World Series of Poker Flasher Kenneth Strauss Found Unfit to Stand Trial on Terrorism Charges
A poker player who gained temporary notoriety at this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event for exposing a little bit more than just his hole cards has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial for making terrorist threats. Kenneth Strauss was...
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...
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....
