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4254 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nevada Regulator’s Proposed Sexual Harassment Amendments Don’t Go Far Enough, Say Critics
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) is set to vote Thursday on a new set of rules for the gaming industry that are designed to better protect casino workers from sexual harassment. The proposed changes to...
Alabama Man Convicted Over $193,000 Wind Creek Montgomery Casino Heist
A Montgomery, Alabama man is facing up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring with two others to steal almost $193,000 from the Wind Creek Montgomery Casino. Having pleaded guilty in...
UK Betting Industry Embraces AI to Stop Gamblers Chasing Losses
Britain’s betting industry is to implement artificial intelligence (AI) systems on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) that can detect if gamblers are blowing their cool. The Anonymous Player Awareness System (APAS) will analyse player behavior on...
