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Philip Conneller
4253 stories by Philip Conneller
BC Lottery Corp Seeks Tech Contractor to Fix Broken Anti-Money-Laundering System
The BC Lottery Corp has launched a competitive bidding process for a technology solution to help combat money laundering after an independent report described its current system as unfit for purpose, CBC reports. The province...
Loto-Quebec Sued Over Long Lottery Odds But Longshot Lawsuit Shot Down by Judge
A former avid player of Loto-Quebec’s 6/49 and Lotto Max lottery games has failed in her bid to sue the provincial government’s operator-regulator on the grounds that she did not fully understand just how horribly...
Genius Sports Signs Major Exclusive Data Deal with English Premier League
Genius Sports has signed a “transformational” sports betting data deal with the English Premier League, which CEO Mark Locke said would afford his company “exclusive access to the most valuable sports betting content in the...
Fox Sports Buys $236 Million Chunk of Stars Group, Will Be First US Broadcaster to Offer Sports Betting
Shares in Stars Group skyrocketed 11 percent Wednesday on the news that Fox Sports has pledged to invest $236 million for a 4.99 percent share of the the PokerStars parent. As part of the deal,...
Ajax Heartache as Spurs Make Champions League Final with Epic, Last-Second Victory
“It’s glory, glory Tottenham Hotspur in the most amazing Champions League semifinal most of us have ever seen!” marveled BT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher, as Spurs celebrated an improbable, last-second victory against Ajax on Wednesday...
New Jersey Online Poker Players Will Compete in WSOP.com Bracelet Events Despite DOJ Threat
Some online World Series of Poker bracelet tournaments will be available to New Jersey players this year, despite an opinion released by the Department of Justice that would appear to render participation in the events...
Champion League Betting: Liverpool Stuns Barcelona with Miracle Semifinal Comeback
Liverpool needed a miracle to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit against Barcelona in its Champions League semifinal on Tuesday night, and guess what? The EPL team staged arguably its most stunning comeback on the European...
Alleged Trump Tax Records Show Extent of Atlantic City Casino Losses
Purported printouts of Donald Trump tax transcripts from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s obtained by the New York Times reveal he lost $1.17 billion -- reportedly more than any other individual American -- at a time...
Who Will End Up on the Iron Throne? Game of Thrones Betting Heads into Final Straight
Eight years and 70 episodes into Game of Thrones and -- at last -- things are starting to get interesting. We jest, because HBO’s rendering of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy juggernaut has been nothing if...
Wynn Resorts and Massachusetts Regulators Bury the Hatchet to Focus on Encore Boston Harbor June 23 Finish Line
Having hit Wynn Resorts with a $35 million fine last week for failing to disclose sexual misconduct allegations against the company’s former chairman and CEO, Steve Wynn, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) in now bending...
