3663 stories by Philip Conneller
Ajax Heartache as Spurs Make Champions League Final with Epic, Last-Second Victory
“It’s glory, glory Tottenham Hotspur in the most amazing Champions League semifinal most of us have ever seen!” marveled BT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher, as Spurs celebrated an improbable, last-second victory against Ajax on Wednesday night. He forgot to add “since yesterday.”...
New Jersey Online Poker Players Will Compete in WSOP.com Bracelet Events Despite DOJ Threat
Some online World Series of Poker bracelet tournaments will be available to New Jersey players this year, despite an opinion released by the Department of Justice that would appear to render participation in the events illegal. WSOP.com launched interstate bracelet events last...
Champion League Betting: Liverpool Stuns Barcelona with Miracle Semifinal Comeback
Liverpool needed a miracle to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit against Barcelona in its Champions League semifinal on Tuesday night, and guess what? The EPL team staged arguably its most stunning comeback on the European stage, beating the world’s top-ranked club side,...
Alleged Trump Tax Records Show Extent of Atlantic City Casino Losses
Purported printouts of Donald Trump tax transcripts from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s obtained by the New York Times reveal he lost $1.17 billion -- reportedly more than any other individual American -- at a time when casinos formed a core part of...
Who Will End Up on the Iron Throne? Game of Thrones Betting Heads into Final Straight
Eight years and 70 episodes into Game of Thrones and -- at last -- things are starting to get interesting. We jest, because HBO’s rendering of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy juggernaut has been nothing if not consistently compelling -- although there are...
Wynn Resorts and Massachusetts Regulators Bury the Hatchet to Focus on Encore Boston Harbor June 23 Finish Line
Having hit Wynn Resorts with a $35 million fine last week for failing to disclose sexual misconduct allegations against the company’s former chairman and CEO, Steve Wynn, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) in now bending over backwards to ensure its Encore Boston...
New UK Age-Verification Rules Expected to Curb Online Gambling Market Growth
New online gambling age-verification rules came into effect in the UK on Monday that will make player acquisition more difficult for operators, likely restricting the growth of the sector. Under the new rules, a new customer will not be permitted to gamble...
New York Mobile Sports Betting Bill Revised, But Lawmakers Preserve Leagues’ Cut of the Action
A pair of New York sports betting bills that two Democratic lawmakers hope will legalize mobile wagering in the state have been fine-tuned and were reintroduced to the legislature at the end of last week. Representative Gary Pretlow (D-89th) and Senator Joe...
Six Las Vegas Sports Betting Funds Being Controlled by Ex-Con Ponzi Scheme Operators, Investor Payouts in Limbo
Two men imprisoned in the 1990s for operating a Ponzi scheme shell company that pretended it supplied copy machines to financial institutions are in charge of at least $1 million invested in six Las Vegas several sports betting mutual funds, the Las...
Montana Governor Steve Bullock Legalizes Sports Betting but Rejects Private Market
Montana has become the ninth US state to legalize sports betting and the first this year, although bills also sit on the desks of governors in Tennessee, Iowa, Colorado, and Indiana. Governor Steve Bullock signed Montana sports betting legislation Friday authorizing the...
