3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Bernie Sanders Attacks Station Casinos and ‘Trump Supporting’ Fertitta Brothers Over Palms Union Clash
Sen. Bernie Sanders is no fan of Station Casinos tycoons Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta. The left-wing Vermont Democrat, who is once again running for his party’s presidential nomination, was in Las Vegas on Saturday along with 18 other Democratic hopefuls, all eager...
Japanese Casino Market Will Be Third Largest in World, Not Second: Sanford Bernstein
Japan’s impending casino market will generate $8 billion in gross gaming revenues per year, according to a new report by Sanford Bernstein analysts. This would make it a smaller market than Nevada’s, which produced around $11 billion last year. Analysts have long...
Formula 1 In-Play Betting Service with Sportradar Promises New Data Access That May Transform Betting on Races
Formula 1 betting may be about to go into overdrive. Through its partnership deal with Sportradar, the racing car series will launch a live data feed for in-play betting, which promises to transform the way gamblers engage with the sport. The new...
Potawatomi Tribe Among Six Developers Bidding for Waukegan, Illinois Casino
Waukegan’s search for a casino developer has produced six candidates, officials in the northwest Illinois town said Monday. Of the six that submitted proposals by yesterday’s 3 p.m. deadline, two announced their applications publicly: the Forest County Potawatomi tribe of Wisconsin, which...
Rivers Casino Schenectady Amicus Brief Shot Down in New York DFS Appeal Case
Rivers Casino in Schenectady has failed to insert itself via an amicus brief into a court case that will rule on the constitutionality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) in New York. Last month, Rivers accepted the first legal sports bet in the...
Suncity CEO Alvin Chau Reportedly Banned from Australia Over Alleged Triad Links
Alvin Chau, CEO of Macau junket Suncity, has been banned from entering Australia, according to The Age, which cites anonymous official sources. This is despite Chau’s company still hosting VIP rooms at the Crown Melbourne and at the Star Sydney. The Age...
CT Governor Offers Incentives to Tribes for Casino in Bridgeport Instead of East Windsor
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont wants to persuade the state’s tribal casino operators to abandon their long-cherished goal of building a satellite venue in East Windsor. Instead of going north, the Democratic governor has proposed establishing a casino in Bridgeport, and he is...
Biggest Prize in History of Poker Shared: Aaron Zang and Bryn Kenney Split $23 Million in Triton London Mega-Tournament
Shanghai financier Aaron Zang took down the highest-buy-in poker tournament in history on Saturday, when he topped a field of 54 to win the Triton London: A Helping Hand for Charity. With a £1.05 million ($1.28 million) buy-in, the event also offered...
WSOP Seventh-Place Finisher Nick Marchington Sued by Backers for $152,500
World Series of Poker final tablist Nick Marchington went on the winning run of his dreams last month. The 21-year-old from England picked up $1.525 million for his seventh-place finish at the WSOP Main Event, only his second live tournament cash-in. But...
Lawsuit Filed Against MGM Springfield as Confusion Over Blackjack Odds Reigns in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a second class-action lawsuit has emerged over casino blackjack odds, this time directed at the MGM Springfield. It makes similar claims to a suit filed last month against the Encore Boston Harbor -- namely, that some blackjack tables at the...
