3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Champions League Favorite Man City Crashes Out in Crazy Quarter Final vs Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur progressed to the semifinals of the Champions league at the expense of former favorite Manchester City on Wednesday night in a breathtaking seven-goal thriller in which VAR (video-assistant referee) played a starring role. It’s hard to recall a game of...
Saipan Typhoon Clean Up Hampered by Plummeting Imperial Palace Casino Revenue
The US Pacific island of Saipan is struggling to rebuild after the destruction wrought by Super Typhoon Yutu last October, largely because the declining fortunes of its controversial casino, Imperial Palace, Reuters reports this week. Last month, the Chinese-owned casino booked a...
New Jersey Smashed Online Gaming Revenue Records in March, Mobile Sports Betting Proves Game Changer
New Jersey online gaming revenues continued their eye-popping upward trajectory in March, almost hitting the $40 million mark, according to figures newly released by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). Overall revenues not including online sports betting came in at $39,134,380,...
Colorado Lottery Winner Who Split Winnings with Mastermind Fraudster Wants Full $4.2 Million
Lawyers for a 2005 Colorado lottery winner who unwittingly split the jackpot three ways with mastermind fraudster Eddie Tipton and an associate will argue their client should be paid the full whack at the Colorado Court of Appeals Tuesday, The Denver Post...
Indiana Sports Betting Bill Moves Minus Mobile, Senate Wants It Back
The Indiana House of Representatives overwhelming approved a gambling package Monday that would legalize sports betting in the Hoosier State -- but not before it was stripped of a provision that would have authorized mobile betting. The House approved the packag -- ...
Seneca Nation Ordered to Pay $255 Million to New York State But Rev-Share Spat May Not Be Over Yet
The Seneca Nation owes the State of New York more than $255 million in casino revenue-share contributions and it must pay its tab. That was the verdict of a legally binding arbitration panel on Wednesday, which said the tribe must also resume...
Bookies Lose Big on Game of Thrones After DirecTV Leaks Premier Four Hours Early
Some gamblers cleaned up on the Game of Thrones betting markets on Sunday because, unknown to bookmakers, DirecTV inadvertently dropped the agonizingly awaited first episode of the eighth and final season of the fantasy juggernaut onto its streaming service four hours early....
Carl Icahn Ally Tony Rodio Named New Caesars Entertainment CEO
Veteran casino executive Tony Rodio was formally announced as the new CEO of Caesars Entertainment early Tuesday, confirming rumors that had been swirling since Sunday night. Rodio, who last year was appointed CEO of Affinity Gaming, is a longtime right-hand man to...
Virgin Brand to Roll Into Las Vegas Via Planes, Trains and Casino Hotel
Not content with an impending Las Vegas casino and transatlantic passenger planes landing daily at McCarran International, billionaire Richard Branson also wants to bring his Virgin Trains USA brand to Las Vegas, via southern California. Branson launched the brand in Florida earlier...
James Packer’s New $200 Million ‘Giga-Yacht’ Ready for Maiden Voyage — And It’s Bigger than Steve Wynn’s
They say money can’t buy happiness, and billionaire casino mogul James Packer’s recent descent into the doldrums would seem to attest to that. The tycoon resigned from the Crown Resorts board last year, citing “mental health reasons,” and is reported to be...
