3799 stories by Philip Conneller
‘Persecuted’ Sweepstakes Operator Spearheads Impeachment of Honolulu’s Embattled Top Prosecutor
Honolulu’s top prosecutor, Keith Kaneshiro -- once the scourge of sweepstakes operations in the gamble-dry state of Hawaii -- has had a week to forget. Under investigation for public corruption, the Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu -- an elected official -- finally yielded...
888 Books 2018 Profit Growth Despite UK Headwinds, But Analysts Chide ‘Underperformance’
888 Holdings has reported double-digit profit growth for 2018, despite a dip in revenues amid an increasingly challenging regulatory environment in the UK. The company reported an 11 per cent rise in profit, to $86.7 million, as well as record EBITDA (earnings before interest,...
Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn File Motions to Dismiss $3 Billion Boston RICO Lawsuit
Both Wynn Resorts and its former chairman and CEO, Steve Wynn, have hit back at a lawsuit that accuses the company of racketeering in relation to its bid to secure licensing for the Encore Boston Harbor, back in 2014. On Friday, Steve...
Icahn Increases Grip on Caesars to 17.75 Percent, Sale or Merger Now Likely
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has increased his stake in Caesars Entertainment to 17.75 percent, according to a Monday SEC filing. The 83-year-old is now the largest shareholder in the Caesars group. Icahn has been slowly increasing his ownership since the news...
Michigan Online Gaming Pushes Back, Minus Naysaying Governor Snyder
Michigan State Rep. Brandt Iden (R-61st) has reintroduced an online casino bill that last year came as close to becoming law as it is possible to do without actually making it over the line. Iden’s bill had been passed by the House...
West Virginia Online Casino, Poker Bill Clears Legislature But Plug Pulled for Online Sports Betting
West Virginia’s Lottery Interactive Wagering Act sailed through the Senate on Friday, which means the state stands on the brink of legalizing online casino gaming and poker. It’s not West Virginia’s first foray into online gambling -- it already has online sports...
Fifteen States Join Legal Challenge to New Wire Act Interpretation
A group of 15 states led by New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan have joined a legal challenge kickstarted by the New Hampshire Lottery to the DOJ’s new interpretation of the Wire Act. On Friday, the Pennsylvania Lottery filed to join the case...
Rhode Island Republicans Threaten Lawsuit to Block Mobile Sports Betting
Rhode Island Republicans have thrown a spectacular monkey wrench into the works of a legislative movement to authorize mobile sports betting. On Thursday, the state's Republican Party Chairman, Brandon Bell, threatened to sue Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo’s administration unless the legislature opts...
BC Regulator Probe Launched After Hundreds of Intact Grand Villa Casino Playing Cards Found in Dumpster
The British Columbia Lottery Corp (BCLC) is looking into a dumpster -- specifically, a dumpster that was found full almost to the brim of intact, unpunched playing cards belonging to the Grand Villa Casino in Burnaby. The cache would have proved a...
Connecticut Sports Betting Bill Would Allow Off-Track, Lottery, and Mobile Wagering, Leagues Would Get Cut
A Connecticut sports betting bill dropped in the General Assembly this week wouldn’t just restrict wagering to casinos, it would offer off-track betting sites and the CT Lottery a piece of the market too, both online and land-based. It would also offer...
