3799 stories by Philip Conneller
EveryMatrix Gambling License Suddenly Suspended by UK Regulator Following Compliance Probe
On Thursday, the UK Gambling Commission suspended the license of EveryMatrix. The company is a significant supplier of technology to the online gaming industry, as well as an operator of B2C white-label brands, including the online casino platform of SportingIndex, the market-leading...
Mafia Men Convicted of Florida Murder of SunCruz Casino Cruise Tycoon Gus Boulis Get Retrial
Two alleged members of the Gambino crime family who were convicted of orchestrating the 2001 murder of multimillionaire casino boss and restaurateur Gus Boulis will have their day in court again, after the Florida Supreme Court affirmed their retrials this week. Anthony...
MGM Says Site of Las Vegas Shooting to Become Community Center
MGM Resorts International plans to turn the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history into a community and athletics center, which the company hopes will one day host high-school basketball tournaments and indoor soccer for kids. MGM owns both...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Treasurers Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury
The current and former chief financial officers of Massachusetts’ Mashpee Wampanoag tribe have been subpoenaed for reasons that are currently unclear, The Cape Cod Times reports. One source told The Times that the court orders for Treasurer Gordon Harris and his predecessor,...
Nevada Seniors Accused of Running $29.5 Million Sports Betting Ponzi Scheme
The SEC has filed fraud charges against two septuagenarian ex-convicts from Henderson, Nevada for allegedly bilking investors out of $29.5 million in a fraudulent sports betting mutual fund. John F. Thomas, 74, and Thomas Becker, 72 were imprisoned in the 1990s for...
As DC Preps for Sports Betting Launch, Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Intralot Contract
The District of Columbia stands on the cusp of legal sports betting. The District’s Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) has published a final framework of regulation for the impending market, and says it aims to kickstart the licensing process “in the...
As UK Parliament Boils Over Brexit, MPs Express ‘Outrage’ as Betting Bosses Swerve Gambling Hearing
British parliament may have its hands full with the latest round of Brexit upheaval. But some members took time out from the turmoil this week to express their exasperation with betting industry chiefs for blowing them off on an online gambling hearing,...
Chinese Government Freezes $88 Million in Accounts Owned By Embattled Game Developer Boyaa
The Chinese government is threatening to seize some $88 million in idle cash reserves belonging to social games developer Boyaa Interactive, the company said in a weekend filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The funds could be seized if they are...
Sportradar Threatens to Sue Genius Sports Over Monopolization of UK Soccer Data Feeds
A legal battle could be about to erupt over control of lucrative data-feeds in British soccer, The Times reports. Switzerland-based sports-data company Sportradar has threatened to sue Genius Sports, which in May became the official partner of Football DataCo, the rights holder...
Cambodia Kowtows to Beijing Pressure: Online Gambling Gone by End of Year, Says Regime
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said his country will end all online gambling by the end of this year, bowing to pressure from the Chinese government. The announcement followed the news last month -- significantly, first reported in Chinese state media...
