3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Senior Citizen Killed at Harrah’s Joliet, Illinois Was Stabbed 26 Times in Frenzied Attack
A 76-year old man who was robbed and killed Sunday in a hotel corridor of the Harrah’s Joliet Casino in Joliet, Illinois was stabbed 26 times in a horrific assault, police said Tuesday. Chicago man Robert Watson, 25, was charged with the...
Amaya Founder David Baazov Sues Quebec Securities Regulator for $2 Million for Malicious Prosecution
David Baazov was once the golden boy of the online gaming industry. Now, he is suing Quebec financial regulator, AMF, over its failed attempted to prosecute him for securities fraud. The founder and former CEO of PokerStars parent Amaya -- which changed...
Sudden Swing in Game of Thrones Betting Market Sparks Speculation About Who Will Sit on the Iron Throne
With less than three weeks to go until the eighth and final season of HBO’S sprawling fantasy epic Game of Thrones, an unusual movement in the betting markets has got “Thronies” chattering. And if you want to avoid a potential but not-guaranteed...
BC Officials Examine Cashless Casinos in Bid to Banish Specter of Money Laundering
Could cashless casinos be coming to British Columbia? Officials in a province that has been scandalized by revelations of widespread money-laundering at its casinos over the past few years are asking the question. Councilmembers for Delta -- a small city in the...
Macau Satellite Casinos Could Be Under Threat in Relicensing Process
The future of Macau’s 20 satellite casinos could be in doubt when the gambling hub’s relicensing process kicks in, post-2022. The casinos are essentially sublicensees of Macau’s “big six” concessionaires: SJM Holdings, Sands China, Melco Resorts, MGM China, Galaxy Entertainment and Wynn...
No Prosecution for Louisiana Dem Leader Who Flouted Casino Self-Exclusion Rule
The leader of the Louisiana Democratic Party will not face prosecution for entering a casino from which she was self-excluded, The Advocate reports. State Senator Karen Carter Peterson (New Orleans) admitted Friday she had a gambling problem, after news broke that she...
MGM Resorts Teams with Orix in Bid for Osaka License, Casino Giant Would Cede Controlling Stake in Japanese Project
MGM Resorts will partner up with Japanese financial services group Orix in its bid for an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan’s third largest city. The tie-up is the first to be announced between an international casino operator and a domestic company and...
DOJ Files Motion to Dismiss New Hampshire Challenge to Wire Act Opinion
On Friday, the US Department of Justice filed a motion dismiss a lawsuit brought by the New Hampshire Lottery that challenges its new Wire Act opinion. In January, the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel published the updated opinion of the 1961 federal...
Virginia Governor Signs Off On Gaming Bill But Casinos Not Legal — Yet
Virginia moved a step closer to legalizing casino gaming on Friday when Governor Ralph Northam signed SB 1126 into law. Virginia has not authorized casinos -- not yet, anyway. Only residents of potential host cities can do that via a referendum that...
Australian Lottoland Player Misses Out on US Mega Millions Jackpot Due to Time Zone Blunder
An Australian man “betting” on the US Mega Millions lottery draw via secondary lottery site Lottoland believed he had won a share of a $50 million prize until he discovered a time conversion glitch had voided his win, ABC News reports. According...
