3704 stories by Philip Conneller
MGM Signs Sports Betting Partnership Deal with Major League Soccer
MGM Resorts has signed a four-year deal with MLS that will see the operator become the league’s “official sports betting partner.” It marks the fourth major sports league -- if MLS can be accurately described as such -- to partner with the...
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...
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...
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...
Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts in Reported Merger Talks
Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts have initiated merger negotiations, according to Reuters. The news agency cited “sources familiar with the matter” who said Sunday the two casino operators were in the early stages of talks “exploring the possibility” of a combination. Caesars...
Bellagio Robbery Perp Dies After Shootout with Police, Also Suspected of Prior Heist
A man who walked into the packed Bellagio at peak hours on Friday night and robbed the poker room cage at gunpoint has died from injuries sustained during an ensuing faceoff with police. According to police reports, the armed robber -- who...
Chinese Casino Ordered to Close for Polluting Cambodia Island Paradise
A Chinese casino on the paradisaical Cambodian island of Koh Rong Samloem has been ordered to close after it was accused by provincial officials of deliberately pumping raw sewage into the sea. Other complaints against the Jin Ding Hotel and Casino --...
MGM, SJM Secure Macau Casino License Extensions Until 2022, Markets Rejoice
MGM China Holdings and SJM Holdings have been granted two-year extensions to their Macau casino licenses, bringing the two operators in line with the gambling hub’s four other main licensees. All six gaming concessions will now expire together in the summer of...
LVS Abruptly Settles 15-Year Court Battle with Richard Suen, Figure Not Disclosed
Las Vegas Sands Corp agreed an undisclosed out-of-court-settlement with Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen Thursday on what was to be the second day of the third trial in a 15-year legal battle between the two parties. Suen -- who says he arranged...
Federal Bill Would Bring South Carolina Tribe’s Casino to North Carolina
US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S. Carolina) on Wednesday dropped a bill on Capitol Hill that, if passed, would take land into trust for the Catawba Indian Tribe for the construction of a $560 million casino in North Carolina. Graham is the kind...
