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Reporter: 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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3943 stories by Philip Conneller

'Pacman' Jones

‘Pacman’ Jones Takes Plea Deal Over Indiana Casino Cheating, Disorderly Conduct Rap

Former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback and current free agent Adam 'Pacman' Jones has accepted a plea deal in relation to charges that included cheating and disorderly conduct at an Indiana casino. The defender turned defendant was arrested at the Rising Star Casino in Indiana...

Philip Conneller March 22, 2019
Japanese casino

Analysts: Japanese Casino Market Will ‘Underwhelm’

The Japanese casino market appears to be shrinking and it's still several years away from opening its first resort. The country has for the past decade been touted by analysts as the sleeping giant of casino gaming, with the potential to quickly...

Philip Conneller March 21, 2019
money laundering

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...

Philip Conneller March 21, 2019
New York casinos

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...

Philip Conneller March 21, 2019
Connecticut gambling

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...

Philip Conneller March 20, 2019
Little River Band

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...

Philip Conneller March 20, 2019
New York online sports betting

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...

Philip Conneller March 20, 2019
Genting

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...

Philip Conneller March 19, 2019
NESN

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...

Philip Conneller March 19, 2019
Leila de Lima

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...

Philip Conneller March 18, 2019