3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Macau’s Chief Regulator Pulls Out of G2E Asia as Expo Investigated for ‘Promoting Illegal Online Gambling’
Macau’s top regulator Paulo Martins Chan will not be making a keynote speech at gaming expo G2E Asia as expected, but he may be investigating it, the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. Chan, who heads Macau’s Gaming and Inspection Coordination Bureau (DICJ),...
Death Valley Tribe Sues DOI Over Stalled Casino Land Application, Alleging ‘Undue Political Influence’
The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Death Valley is suing the US Department of the Interior for its failure to sign off on an application take to land into trust for the tribe in Ridgecrest, California. The Timbisha want to build a casino...
Game of Thrones Finale: How the Bookies Got It Right
All hail Bran the Broken, First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Six Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm … etc, etc. Whatever your feelings about the Game of Thrones finale -- and there...
Pro Bettor ‘Vegas Dave’ Oancea Walks Free But Barred from Nevada Sports Books For Three Years
Professional sports bettor “Vegas Dave” Oancea walked out of a Las Vegas courtroom a free man Thursday, having been indicted in April 2017 on 19 felony charges for allegedly using bogus social security numbers to open player accounts at casinos. Prosecutors had...
‘Borgata Babes’ Can Move Forward with Gender Discrimination Case, Rules Appeals Court
The “Borgata Babes” will have their day in court, a New Jersey appeals panel ruled on Monday, as first reported by The Courier Post. A group of Borgata beverage servers who sued their employee 11 years ago for gender discrimination -- because...
Dutch Government Junks Holland Casino Privatization Plans
The Dutch government has withdrawn a bill that would have broken up the country’s sole casino chain, the state-owned Holland Casino, and sold its properties off in chunks to the highest bidder. The privatization plan has been eight years in the making...
Investors in Former Lucky Dragon Casino Sue Developers for Refund After Dreams of US Citizenship Go Up in Smoke
Around 40 Chinese investors who plowed $550,000 each into the failed Lucky Dragon casino in Las Vegas are suing the developers, claiming they were “fraudulently induced” into helping finance the project, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The investors believed their funds would...
MGM in Talks to Buy $2.6 Billion Encore Boston Harbor from Wynn Just Weeks Before Grand Opening
Wynn Resorts is mulling the sale of its $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts, to MGM Resorts. The two companies confirmed a sale could be in the cards in a joint press release late Friday after The Boston Globe reported...
New Acquisitions Shine as Stars Group Posts 48 Percent Growth in Q1
Analysts were swooning over Stars Group stock this week following an earnings update that saw the PokerStars parent book Q1 revenues of $580 million, up 48 percent year over year. The Motley Fool pounced on Thursday, designating Stars a “very hot buy,”...
Employee Goes Rogue on Boss, Steals $96K, Blows It All in Four Hours at Crown Melbourne Casino
A young Japanese man who quietly liberated US$96,000 from his boss’ briefcase while he slept and squandered every last cent in just four hours at the gaming tables of Australia's Crown Melbourne Casino has been sent to prison to reflect on what...
