3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Rhode Island Lawmakers Push for Mobile Sports Betting After Super Bowl Local Bias Batters Market
A bill that would authorize online sports betting in Rhode Island received the unanimous approval of a Senate committee on Wednesday and will now head to the floor for a full vote. The state legalized sports betting last year and its first...
Police Investigating Alleged Assault at ICE as Bizarre Spat Develops Between ‘White-Hat’ Hacker and Casino Supplier, Atrient
The International Casino Exhibition (ICE) has been raging all week at the ExCel convention center in London, where an unusual row has erupted between a self-proclaimed ethical hacker and a market-leading vendor of digital casino rewards kiosks. "White-hat" hacker Dylan Wheeler (the...
Tokyo Court Rules Gaming Mogul Kazuo Okada Was Legally Ousted from His Own Company by His Children
A court in Tokyo has ruled that a trust agreement between the son and daughter of billionaire Japanese gambling mogul Kazuo Okada -- which led to the two siblings ousting their father from the family company in a dynastic power struggle --...
Year of the Pig Off to a Golden Start for Macau Casinos as Chinese Revelers Flock to Enclave
Golden Week kicked off in Macau on Monday, with early figures suggesting visitation to the gambling hub will be up on last’s year’s annual Chinese Lunar New Year holiday. On the first day of the holidays, 84,777 people flocked to Macau to...
Leaked Memo Reveals New MGM Resorts Security Policy to Restrict Movement Around Hotel Properties
A memo leaked by an employee of MGM Resorts and posted on Twitter this week by Vital Vegas revealed that the company has tightened its elevator security policy in response to the Las Vegas shooting of October 1, 2017. As of Monday,...
Ladbrokes Planning for 5,000 Redundancies, 1,000 Shop Closures Over Next Two Years
Britain’s biggest retail bookmaker, Ladbrokes Coral, is preparing to close 1,000 outlets, leading to 5,000 redundancies throughout the UK, according to a leaked internal memo seen by The Guardian newspaper. A spokesperson for the bookmaker said the shop closures -- equating to...
D.C. Council Suspends Competitive Bidding on Sports Betting, Handing Monopoly to Intralot Despite 2009 Contract Scandal
The DC Council has all but handed a mobile sports betting monopoly to its Greek lottery provider Intralot. On Tuesday, the council narrowly voted, by 7 to 6, to suspend the competitive bidding process that normally precedes the award contracts to vendors....
Ukraine Court Blunder Reveals Alleged Owner of Russia’s Biggest Black Market Online Gaming Site
A court in Kyiv, Ukraine, has accidentally leaked the name of the suspected owner of Azino777 – the biggest single illegal online gaming operator serving the Russian market. The Bell is an independent Russian-language business media outlet launched by Russian journalists based...
Borgata Wins Right to Hunt Phil Ivey’s Assets in Nevada in Bid to Recoup $10.1 Million from Edge-Sorting Case
The Borgata in Atlantic City is pursuing the Nevada assets of poker player Phil Ivey as it seeks to claw back at least $10.16 million that Ivey and an accomplice “won” while playing mini-baccarat at the casino almost seven years ago. FlushDraw.com’s...
Stratosphere to be Renamed The STRAT Hotel, Casino and Skypod in Bid to Revamp Image
Las Vegas’ Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower is to be rebranded “The STRAT Hotel, Casino and Skypod” by its new owner. Golden Entertainment hopes the name change will make the property sound hipper and change the perception that it’s not exactly the...
