4253 stories by Philip Conneller
World Series of Poker Big 50 Shatters Live Tournament Record with 28,371 Players
The 50th World Series of Poker has been underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas since Thursday and it has already broken attendance records. On Tuesday, the field at the “Big...
China’s Hainan Province Denies Lifting Ban on Gambling, Prostitution, Pornography
Reports that China’s Hainan Province had scrapped its prohibition on gambling, prostitution, and pornography have been misconstrued, local officials have said. The Hainan Daily reported on Sunday that the provincial government had voted on Saturday...
Pennsylvania Casinos Seek Injunction to Stop ‘Slot-Style’ iLottery Games Ahead of Online Gaming Launch
Seven Pennsylvania casinos have petitioned the state’s Commonwealth Court to impose a speedy injunction on online lottery games that they say are too similar to the kind they offer on their gaming floors, Penn Live...
Pechanga Casino Fire Injures Three, Arson Ruled Out
A fire at California’s largest casino, the Pechanga Resort & Casino, on Monday resulted in three injuries and the entire evacuation of a hotel tower, according to local news reports. The Pechanga Fire Department said...
William Hill Held Failed Talks with Caesars Over $7.6 Billion Merger
William Hill and Caesars Entertainment were involved in serious merger discussions in the immediate wake of the US Supreme Court’s rejection of the federal ban on state-sanctioned sports betting, according to new reports. The Sunday...
Illinois Governor Pritzker Quashes DraftKings, FanDuel TV Campaign Attacking Rush Street Gaming
An Illinois TV spot bankrolled by DraftKings and FanDuel that attacked casino owner Neil Bluhm has been axed just a day after its launch, apparently at the behest of the state’s governor J.B. Pritzker. It...
Penitent GVC Holdings Granted Provisional Gaming License in Nevada
The Nevada Gaming Commission has awarded British online gambling giant GVC a provisional license to operate in the America’s gambling capital, despite the reservations set out two weeks ago by the Gaming Control Board. The...
Cristiano Ronaldo Faces US Summons Over Alleged Palms Casino Rape
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be summoned to appear in a Nevada court to answer allegations he raped a woman at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in 2009, The Daily Mirror reports....
BC Calls for Canada-Wide Probe to Establish Extent of Money-Laundering, Federal Government Declines
British Columbia has launched an official investigation into how its casinos were able to become a dirty-money laundromat for Chinese criminal gangs, but Bill Blair, Canada’s federal minister for organized crime reduction, said this week...
Japanese Government Delays Casinos Fearing Voter Backlash
The Japanese government has mothballed plans to establish a regulatory body to oversee its new gambling industry until after summer elections, fearing that any moves related to the impending casino market could hurt it at...