3972 stories by Philip Conneller
BC Regulators Who Linked 2014 Slaying to Casino Money Laundering Networks Were Fired for Making ‘Too Much Noise’
Two British Columbia gaming regulators who linked money laundering in the province’s casinos to a 2014 murder that remains unsolved were fired from their jobs shortly after filing their report, documents seen by CTV News reveal. In September 2014, 29-year-old Birinder Khangura...
No Downstate New York Casinos Before 2023: Governor Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will not approve the lifting a moratorium barring the creation of new casino licenses before 2023, despite the best efforts of powerful casino interests and their lobbyists to convince him otherwise. MGM Resorts, LVS Corp, and the...
Connecticut Committee Advances Sports Betting, Plus Bridgeport and East Windsor Casino Bills
A glut of Connecticut gambling expansion bills advanced from the Public Safety and Security Committee in Hartford on Tuesday, with the understanding that the legislature still has a lot of refining to do. Rep. Pat Boyd (D-Pomfret) described the hearing as “chapter...
Michigan Tribes Squabble Over Little River Casino Proposal
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) has reacted angrily to a bid by three other Michigan tribal operators to derail its plans for a $180 million casino that would be built on the vacant Great Lakes Downs Racetrack, Michigan Live...
New York Governor Cuomo Will Not Bend on Online Sports Betting
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has reaffirmed that online sports betting is not welcome in the Empire State on his watch in a fresh blow to two state senators’ efforts to legalize it. Cuomo has previously said that online sports betting would...
Andorra Government Denies Influence Peddling in Casino Tender Process After Genting and Partouche File Criminal Complaint
The Andorran government has denied accusations of corruption in response to a criminal complaint filed last week by operators Genting and Partouche, losing bidders in last year’s casino tender. The casino giants are furious that their bids lost out to a little...
Red Sox-Owned Network NSEN Lines Up Six Hours of Sports Betting Content Every Morning in New England
You may only be able to gamble legally on sports in one tiny corner of New England but that hasn’t stopped the entire region from getting its own TV show devoted to sports betting discussion -- three hours of it, every weekday...
Imprisoned Philippine Senator Speaks Out Against Chinese Casino Kidnappings
The Philippine casino sector is thriving and so is Chinese tourism -- facilitated by closer relations between the two countries, fostered by President Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-China policy after years of squabbling over disputed territories in the South China Sea. But opposition politicians...
Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts in Reported Merger Talks
Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts have initiated merger negotiations, according to Reuters. The news agency cited “sources familiar with the matter” who said Sunday the two casino operators were in the early stages of talks “exploring the possibility” of a combination. Caesars...
Bellagio Robbery Perp Dies After Shootout with Police, Also Suspected of Prior Heist
A man who walked into the packed Bellagio at peak hours on Friday night and robbed the poker room cage at gunpoint has died from injuries sustained during an ensuing faceoff with police. According to police reports, the armed robber -- who...
