3973 stories by Philip Conneller
Connecticut Sports Betting Bill Would Hand Exclusivity to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun
Connecticut State Sen. Cathy Osten believes sports betting can be an “early session success story” for the state legislature. The Sprague Democrat whose district includes the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos -- the principle benefactors of her sports betting bill -- was...
New York Online Poker Push Begins All Over Again
Another year and another online poker bill has surfaced in the New York legislature, but this time with a new face. On Monday, State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-15th) pre-filed SB 18 in preparation for the new session, which kicks off on...
NBC Sports Washington to Unveil In-Game Betting Focused Sports Broadcasting
NBC Sports Washington has wasted no time in embracing sports betting following its legalization by the District of Columbia just before Christmas. Sports Business Daily reports that this Friday’s televised NBA game between the Washington Wizards and the Milwaukee Bucks will receive...
Loot Box Site Mystery Brand Responds to ‘Scam’ Gambling Site Allegations
Lucky-dip loot-box site Mystery Brand has hit back against reports that it is a “scam” gambling operation. The site made headlines last week after it was promoted by YouTube A-listers Jake Paul and Bryan “Ricegum” Le to their millions of followers, most...
California Tribes Sue State Over Card Clubs’ ‘Brazen’ Offering of Alleged House Banked Games
Three of California’s powerful tribal operators are suing the state and Governor Jerry Brown in a federal court for failing to prevent cardrooms offering what they claim are house-banked games, to which the tribes hold exclusivity in accordance with their gaming compacts....
Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents, Gagging Massachusetts Regulators on Suitability Probe
A Las Vegas judge ruled on Friday that documents related to sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn will remain under wraps -- for now, at least. In November, Wynn sued the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and Wynn Resorts, the company...
Tennessee House Bill Would Create County-by-County Sports Betting Referendums
The very first bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly in preparation for the new session beginning Tuesday in Nashville proposes legalizing sports betting in cities and counties that vote for it in local referendums. HB 0001 -- also known as the...
US State Department Ups Travel Warning on China, So How Safe is Macau?
The US State Department has warned Americans to “exercise increased caution” when traveling to China due to a rise in the arbitrary detention of US citizens by Chinese authorities, amid tense relations between the two superpowers. The warning comes after three US...
DOJ Probes Ex-Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Over Connecticut Casino to Determine Whether He Lied to Investigators
Former US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is facing a Department of Justice investigation into whether he lied to Department of Interior investigators about his rejection of a Connecticut tribal casino. Zinke left office on Wednesday, pressured by President Trump into...
Sands China Denies App Targeted by Chinese Internet Cops
Sands China -- the Asian wing of US casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) -- has denied its app has been blacklisted by the Chinese government. The announcement follows a December 28 release by the Cyberspace Administration of China, listing 3,469...
