3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Faces Power Struggle After Failed Casino Bid Leaves It $500 Million in the Red
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts has been rocked by financial crisis and political unrest since its bid to build a $1 billion Genting-funded casino in Taunton hit the skids. Now, The Cape Cod Times reports a coup is afoot to oust...
Unibet Australia Head of Racing Under Investigation in Widening Betting Fraud Probe
Australian regulators looking into possible betting fraud have seized the phone and laptop belonging to Head of Racing at Unibet Australia, Phil Moyes, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The incident is believed to be related to an ongoing investigation into Sally Snow,...
Draft Seminole Compact Deal Would Include Sports Betting, Craps, Roulette, But Will Be Tough to Pass, Governor Says
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has a copy of a “draft outline” of a potential new gaming compact, thrashed out over the past few weeks during negotiations between the Seminole Tribe and Sen. Wilton Simpson (R-10th). Few people have seen the document,...
Gambling Sector Dominates Advertising on Piracy Websites, Study Finds
The online gambling sector is by far the biggest sector advertising on intellectual property-infringing websites, such as file-sharing platforms and sites that stream movies and live sports illegally. A study by White Bullet -- a cybersecurity company that monitors IP infringement in...
Game of Thrones Death Pools Spring Into Life as Army of the Dead Descends on Winterfell
Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 2 ended on Sunday night with more than half the cast who haven’t yet been killed off trapped in Winterfell as the Night King and his remorseless Army of the Dead prepared to swarm the fortress....
Failed Lucky Dragon Casino Sold for $36 Million to Become Non-Gaming Hotel
Doomed off-Strip casino project Lucky Dragon was sold for $36 million Monday to a developer who wants to turn the building into a non-gaming hotel and conference space. Don Ahern – who is the chairman and CEO of Ahern Rentals, a Las...
Sheldon Adelson-backed Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Wades into Wire Act Case with Faulty Argument
Much of the legal battle between the Department of Justice and the State of New Hampshire over the new interpretation of the Wire Act will hinge on semantics and grammar, as the US First Circuit Court attempts to decipher the original intent...
Australia’s Ailing VIP Segment to Rebound in 2020 Due to New Economic Sentiment in China: Analyst
Australia’s casino sector is in the midst of VIP meltdown, although analysts predicted this week that recovery is in sight – just not until the next financial year. The downturn in Chinese VIP spending at the country’s two top casino operators has...
Sports Betting Suddenly Off Table in Massachusetts Budget Talks
Massachusetts’ budget debate kicks off Monday but one item that won’t be up for discussion is sports betting, much to the regret of Republican Governor Charlie Baker. Baker included $35 million in projected revenue from regulated sports betting in his budget plan...
Betting Fraud Conman and Serial Impersonator Allegedly Scammed Nearly 100 Victims
A businessman who was duped into plowing £400,000 ($520,000) into a bogus betting scheme orchestrated by conman Chris Beek has spoken of the devastating impact of the scam on his life and says he believes there are many more victims out there....
