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Philip Conneller
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Sheldon Adelson Wants ‘Hypocritical’ Las Vegas Sun Antitrust Lawsuit Tossed
LVS billionaire and owner of the Las Vegas-Review Journal (LVRJ) Sheldon Adelson has entered a motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed in September by The Las Vegas Sun, which accuses him of orchestrating a...
Philadelphia’s Stadium Casino Gets Sports Betting License, Plans to Take Bets Before Physical Casino Opens
Philadelphia’s “stadium casino” could be offering online sports betting before it officially exists, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The project that will be known as the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia has been long in the...
Michigan House Passes Sports Betting, Online Gaming but Governor Obstructive
Michigan’s House of Representatives passed a gambling expansion package Wednesday that would legalize sports betting, online gaming, and daily fantasy sports. But while there is an appetite in the legislature to legalize these forms of...
Macau Junket Suncity to Operate Casino at Planned Philippine Mega-Resort
Junket giant Suncity is set to continue its transition from middleman to major international casino operator through a new deal that will see it manage the gaming operations of the Philippines integrated resort project, Westside...
Former Oklahoma Governor Issues Warning to State as Tribal Compact Negotiations Kick Off
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter began controversial compact negotiations with the state’s tribal gaming operators on Monday in a bid to squeeze more cash from their operations. But one former governor had a word of...
Casino Security Footage Leads to Murder Charge in 21-Year-Old Seattle Cold Case
After reviewing casino security footage, authorities in Seattle have charged a 62-year-old man with the murder of his former girlfriend who went missing 21 years ago. On November 9, 1998, mother-of-one Nguyet “Anna” Nguyen left...
Ladbrokes Dodges Regulator Fine for £1 Million Hush Money Payments
British retail-betting giant Ladbrokes has avoided a financial penalty after it was found to have bought the silence of the victims of a gambling-addicted fraudster who blew almost £1 million ($1.2 million USD) in stolen...
Potawatomi Tribe Sues City of Waukegan Over Snubbed Casino Bid
The Forest County Potawatomi tribe of Wisconsin is suing the city of Waukegan, Illinois, for rejecting its proposal to build a casino on the site of a ghost shopping mall in the city. The Waukegan...
Oklahoma Tribal Operators Claim Racetracks License Renewal Gives Them Upper Hand in Compact Talks
Tribal casino operators in Oklahoma may have been handed a lifeline in their clash with Republican Governor Kevin Stitt over upcoming compact renegotiations. Stitt declared in an op-ed in Tulsa World in July that revenue-share agreements with...
Ontario Priest Who Gambled Away $1 Million Meant for Refugees Imprisoned, Ordered to Pay It Back
A Catholic priest has been jailed for two years for defrauding refugees of almost C$1 million ($760,000) to support a self-destructive gambling habit, Canada’s Global News reports. Father Amer Saka, 61, formerly the priest of...
