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Philip Conneller

In Philip Conneller’s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation.

Philip was the original features editor for poker’s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites.

His news stories for Casino.org/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others.

Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John’s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic.

He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist.

Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC.

Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.

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4260 stories by Philip Conneller

Case Challenging Rhode Island Sports Betting Constitutionality Dismissed
September 10, 2019

Case Challenging Rhode Island Sports Betting Constitutionality Dismissed

A judge in Providence, Rhode Island Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to have sports betting declared unconstitutional because the prominent Republican who brought the suit had not been personally harmed. Dr. Daniel Harrop, a...

Written by Philip Conneller
New Jersey Judge Zaps Claim for Shopping Mall Sports Book at Former Garden State Park Racetrack
September 9, 2019

New Jersey Judge Zaps Claim for Shopping Mall Sports Book at Former Garden State Park Racetrack

An effort to establish New Jersey’s first standalone retail sports book in a shopping mall on the site of the former Golden State Park racetrack was shot down last week by a federal judge in...

Written by Philip Conneller
Macau VIP ‘One-Percent’ Generates More Than Two-Thirds of Casino GGR: Analysts
September 9, 2019

Macau VIP ‘One-Percent’ Generates More Than Two-Thirds of Casino GGR: Analysts

Macau, the biggest casino market in the world, is sustained by a relatively small group of VIP and premium mass players, representing around one percent of its 35.8 million visitors last year, brokerage firm Bernstein...

Written by Philip Conneller
PGA Tour Follows NFL Lead in Selling Official Data Via New Deal with IMG Arena
September 9, 2019

PGA Tour Follows NFL Lead in Selling Official Data Via New Deal with IMG Arena

The PGA Tour has signed an extended deal with IMG Arena that will grant the London-based sports data company the exclusive right to stream official PGA data feeds to sports betting operators. The new PGA...

Written by Philip Conneller
Paddy Power Threatened Legal Action After Soccer Team Got Cold Feet in Jersey-Branding Stunt
September 8, 2019

Paddy Power Threatened Legal Action After Soccer Team Got Cold Feet in Jersey-Branding Stunt

English tier-two soccer team Huddersfield Town told soccer's governing body in the UK that it was pressured into wearing prohibited outsized logos on its jerseys because Paddy Power threatened legal action if it pulled out...

Written by Philip Conneller
Mafia Men Convicted of Florida Murder of SunCruz Casino Cruise Tycoon Gus Boulis Get Retrial
September 6, 2019

Mafia Men Convicted of Florida Murder of SunCruz Casino Cruise Tycoon Gus Boulis Get Retrial

Two alleged members of the Gambino crime family who were convicted of orchestrating the 2001 murder of multimillionaire casino boss and restaurateur Gus Boulis will have their day in court again, after the Florida Supreme...

Written by Philip Conneller
MGM Says Site of Las Vegas Shooting to Become Community Center
September 5, 2019

MGM Says Site of Las Vegas Shooting to Become Community Center

MGM Resorts International plans to turn the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history into a community and athletics center, which the company hopes will one day host high-school basketball tournaments and...

Written by Philip Conneller
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Treasurers Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury
September 5, 2019

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Treasurers Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury

The current and former chief financial officers of Massachusetts’ Mashpee Wampanoag tribe have been subpoenaed for reasons that are currently unclear, The Cape Cod Times reports. One source told The Times that the court orders...

Written by Philip Conneller
Nevada Seniors Accused of Running $29.5 Million Sports Betting Ponzi Scheme
September 4, 2019

Nevada Seniors Accused of Running $29.5 Million Sports Betting Ponzi Scheme

The SEC has filed fraud charges against two septuagenarian ex-convicts from Henderson, Nevada for allegedly bilking investors out of $29.5 million in a fraudulent sports betting mutual fund. John F. Thomas, 74, and Thomas Becker,...

Written by Philip Conneller
As DC Preps for Sports Betting Launch, Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Intralot Contract
September 4, 2019

As DC Preps for Sports Betting Launch, Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Intralot Contract

The District of Columbia stands on the cusp of legal sports betting. The District’s Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) has published a final framework of regulation for the impending market, and says it aims...

Written by Philip Conneller