3832 stories by Philip Conneller
Duterte Backtracks on Impulsive Philippine Lottery Shutdown
Lottery operations in the Philippines resumed on Tuesday, just four days after the country’s strongarm president, Rodrigo Duterte, ordered them to shut due to “massive corruption.” On Saturday, police were dispatched to plaster “closed” signs onto thousands of lottery outlets across the...
Rhode Island Sports Betting Market Books Record June Revenues, Showing Signs of Life After Disastrous Start
After a torrid start, a glimmer of hope for Rhode Island’s sports betting market. The state’s two sportsbooks reported their best month revenue-wise in June, according to figures newly released by the Rhode Island Lottery. The sportsbooks at Twin River Lincoln and...
Crown Resorts to be Investigated by Anti-Corruption Watchdog Over Fast-Tracked Visas for Chinese VIPs
Australia’s anti-corruption watchdog is to investigate whether the country’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) improperly fast-tracked visas for Chinese VIPs on behalf of Crown Resorts. This follows reports by Australian current affairs program 60 Minutes – as well as The Sydney Morning...
Rivers Casino Schenectady Lives Up to Name as Freak Flood Video Goes Viral
A video of floodwater racing through the Rivers Casino in Schenectady, upstate New York went viral on Sunday after it was uploaded to Facebook and viewed by more than 265,000 people. Rivers may have been hoping for the floodgates to open when...
Police Bust Vietnam’s Biggest Ever Online Gambling Ring, 380 Chinese Nationals Arrested
Police in Vietnam swooped on a massive illegal online gambling operation Sunday, arresting more than 380 Chinese nationals in a tightly guarded gated community in the northern port city of Haiphong. Authorities said it was the largest online gambling ring they had...
Losing Gambler Faces Prison Time for Making Instagram Death Threats to Athletes
A gambler who posted death threats on social media to professional and collegiate athletes he blamed for his losing bets and mounting debts is expected to receive a federal prison sentence. According to court documents, Addison Choi, 23, used up to 45...
Former Crown Resorts Employee Speaks Out About 2017 China Imprisonment, Claims She Refused Hush Money
An ex-employee of Crown Resorts who was among those arrested and later imprisoned in China in 2017 for illegally marketing gambling to Chinese citizens has broken her silence on her ordeal and the events that led up to it. Jenny Jiang was...
Work Begins on First New Jersey Standalone Sportsbook, Despite Legal Spat with Parx Owner Greenwood
A developer determined to bring the first-ever New Jersey standalone retail sports betting outlet to the former Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill has said he is close to choosing a partner to operate a future book, despite efforts by the...
US House Passes Bill That Would Allow Texas Tribes to Offer Gaming
A bipartisan bill backing the right of two tribes to offer gaming operations in Texas was passed by the US House of Representatives Wednesday. The Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo (Tigua) and Alabama-Coushatta tribes have for years been fighting a battle with the...
Gamblers Withdraw Lawsuit Against SugarHouse Casino Over Busted Card Shufflers
Two Pennsylvania casino customers who gambled on suing the Pennsylvania’s SugarHouse Casino because they lost money at a time when the casino’s shuffling machines had gone haywire have decided to cut and run. Gamblers Anthony Mattia of Philadelphia and William Vespe of...
