3833 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
Slots Supervisor Accused of Rigging Jackpots at Mississippi Casino Says She Hasn’t Got the Money
A former slots supervisor at the Silver Slipper Casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi is facing felony charges of embezzlement over accusations she fixed slot-machine jackpots, allegedly pocketing at least $36,000 via 81 false transactions, The Biloxi Sun Herald reports. Geavoni Reese,...
Police Seek Former Ted Binion Employee Hunting for Late Casino Tycoon’s Hidden Treasure
Police in Nye County, Nevada are seeking a man on felony burglary, conspiracy, and destruction of property charges, who they believe has been looking for Ted Binion’s fabled hidden treasure. Some believe the late casino tycoon left some of his personal wealth...
Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss New Hampshire vs. DOJ Wire Act Case
A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday that the issues surrounding the Department of Justice’s new Wire Act opinion -- and the New Hampshire Lottery Commission’s (NHLC) ensuing legal challenge -- were some of the most complex he had encountered in...
North Carolina Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Sports Betting for Tribal Operators
On Tuesday, a North Carolina sports betting bill received an emphatic thumbs up from the State Senate, moving one step closer to establishing legal sports books in the state – or at least in one tiny corner of it. Sen. Jim Davis’...
BC Regulator Report Exonerates River Rock Casino From Money Laundering But Journalist Says It’s Flawed
A British Columbia Lottery Corporation report has apparently cleared the River Rock Casino in Richmond of wide-scale money laundering, Global News reports, despite the dirty-cash scandal that has engulfed the Canadian province’s casino sector over the past few years. A separate report...
British Army Claims It Has Eradicated Illegal Casinos From Its Corner of Cyprus
British military police in Cyprus have said they have effectively wiped out illegal casinos from the vicinity of the two British Army bases on the island. News of the operation comes after Macau-based gaming giant Melco announced it would begin the construction...
