4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Kidnapping, Violent Casino-Related Crime Rise in Macau as Police Vow to Clamp Down on Triad Loan Sharks
Crime linked to Macau’s casino industry was up 14.1 percent in Q1, with violent crime and kidnappings leading the surge, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said Thursday. Authorities recorded 438 criminal cases related to the gaming industry -- which is the...
MGM-GVC Venture, Roar Digital, Launches Borgata-Branded Online Sports Betting Platform in New Jersey
In a week that marked one year since the US Supreme Court shot down the federal ban on sports betting, Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino launched its own online wagering platform, BorgataSports.com. The casino’s owner MGM Resorts International already operates mobile sports betting...
Bill to Restore Mashpee Land Rights and Casino Ambitions Passed by US House, Despite Trump Opposition
A bill that would secure the federal trust status of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts' land was approved by the US House Wednesday. The Democrat-backed HR 312 was approved by 275-146, in a vote broadly split across party lines, although 42...
Encore Boston Harbor Vacuuming Up Hospitality Market Workforce, Complain Local Businesses
Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor is due to fling open its doors in just over a month and the casino giant is currently scrambling to fill 5,500 positions at the $2.6 billion casino resort. As a licensing condition, the company has committed...
Horse Racing Won’t Be Excluded from New York Sports Betting Legislation: Sen. Addabbo
New York mobile sports betting bill sponsor Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-15th) has denied his legislation would freeze the state’s racetracks out of a future sports-betting market. Speaking during at a hearing for the bill Monday by the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering...
Nevada, Illinois Pols Call on US Treasury to Raise Tax-Reporting Threshold for Slot Jackpots to $5,000
Congressmembers from Nevada and Illinois have petitioned the US Treasury to up the tax-reporting threshold on slot-machine jackpots, which has been frozen in time at $1,200 since 1977, in defiance of inflation. In a letter dated May 13, US Reps. Dina Titus...
Connecticut’s Mohegan Gaming ‘Shovel Ready’ for Massive Project in Future Asian Gaming Hub
Connecticut tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment is poised to begin construction of the first $1.6-billion phase of its proposed integrated resort in Incheon, South Korea, around 16 miles from the capital, Seoul. Incheon was South Korea’s first free economic zone...
Manchester City Wins Record-Breaking EPL, No Final-Day Twist for Liverpool
Manchester City was crowned English Premier League Champion on Sunday with a 4-1 defeat of Brighton, becoming the first team to win the title back-to-back since arch rival Manchester Utd pulled off that feat exactly ten years ago. While the celebrations in...
BC Lottery Corp Seeks Tech Contractor to Fix Broken Anti-Money-Laundering System
The BC Lottery Corp has launched a competitive bidding process for a technology solution to help combat money laundering after an independent report described its current system as unfit for purpose, CBC reports. The province has been engulfed by scandal following revelations...
Loto-Quebec Sued Over Long Lottery Odds But Longshot Lawsuit Shot Down by Judge
A former avid player of Loto-Quebec’s 6/49 and Lotto Max lottery games has failed in her bid to sue the provincial government’s operator-regulator on the grounds that she did not fully understand just how horribly the odds of winning were stacked against...
