3799 stories by Philip Conneller
New Jersey Regulators Quiz Eldorado Resorts About Caesars Deal as They Approve Tropicana License
New Jersey’s Casino Control Commission approved licensing of Eldorado Resorts Tuesday, essentially finalizing the company’s acquisition of The Tropicana and its entry into the Atlantic Gaming market. But The Press of Atlantic City reports that a good part of the two-hour hearing...
Tax Deductions on Gambling Losses Under Threat in California, Tribal Casinos Expected to Fight Back
California State Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced) wants to put an end to tax-deductible gambling losses. Under current federal and state law, gamblers can claim deductions on gambling losses, provided these are itemized on tax returns and do not exceed the amount of...
Macau Casinos Told to Prepare for ‘Four to Six’ Typhoons this Summer
Macau’s gaming regulator, DICJ, has warned the enclave’s casinos to prepare for typhoon season, GGR Asia reports. The regulator announced Monday that it had held consultations with operators in response to a forecast by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (MGB) that predicted...
Kim Jong-nam Was CIA Agent, Online Casino Operator, Money Launderer, Claims New Book
Kim Jong-nam, the murdered older half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, was a CIA informant at the time of his death in Malaysia in 2017. That’s the claim of a new book by Washington Post journalist Anna Fitfield, who also alleges...
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment to Assume Control of Ontario’s Niagara Casino Bundle Tuesday
Mohegan Gaming an Entertainment (MGE) will take over the reins of two Canadian casinos on Tuesday, the Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. MGE CEO Mario Kontomerkos said Friday it was “the next stage of our international expansion” and promised to invest...
Small-Time Crooks Threaten to Sue UK National Lottery Over Withheld $4 Million Payout
Two career criminals have vowed to sue the UK National Lottery provider, Camelot, for a £4 million ($5 million) payout they believe they won fair and square on a £10 scratch-off card. Mark Goodram, 36, and Jon-Ross Watson, 31, from Bolton, Greater...
US Tourist Deaths at Punta Cana Hard Rock Casino as Suspicious Dominican Republic Fatalities Grow
A spate of mysterious deaths of US citizens in tourist resorts in the Dominican Republic has prompted speculation that a serial poisoner may be running amok on the Caribbean Island. The death of California man Robert Bell Wallace in April at the...
Stadium and Racetrack Sports Betting Back on the Agenda in New York But the Mets Would Miss Out
On Monday, the New York Gaming Commission will vote to approve its framework of regulation for sports betting. If signed off as expected, it will authorize the state’s commercial and native American casinos to commence sports book operations. But mobile sports betting...
Seneca Nation Files Federal Lawsuit Over $255 Million Casino Rev-Share Battle with New York
The Seneca Nation – the tribal casino operator involved in a $255 million-and-counting revenue-sharing dispute with the State of New York – is asking a federal judge to vacate a legally binding arbitrators’ decision which in March placed the tribe on the...
No Integrated Resorts in Japan Before 2026: Analysts
The first Japanese casino resorts are unlikely to open their doors until 2026. That’s the conclusion of a research brief published this week by Global Market Advisors (GMA), which asserts that legislative delays and construction challenges will put paid to the ambitions...
