3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Pennsylvania Casino Market Figures Not So Hot When Adjusted for Inflation
Pennsylvania casinos either enjoyed their best year of all time in 2018 or their worst since 2010, depending on how much of a stickler you are for economics. Last week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that combined gross gaming revenues generated...
Curacao Online Gambling Data Leak Detailed 108 Million Bets, Exposed Customers to Fraud
The personal information of thousands of online gamblers and details of over 108 million bets have been exposed by a leaky server that almost certainly belongs to one of Curacao’s major online gambling licensing and solutions providers. As reported by ZDNet, last...
Minnesota Tribal Operators Hope to Scuttle State’s 2019 Sports Betting Push
Minnesota lawmakers are mulling sports betting regulation this year, but the state’s tribal operators have already tossed a substantial monkey wrench in the works, MinnPost reports. Charles Vig -- the aptly named chairman of Minnesota Indian Gaming Association -- has written to...
Wynn Resorts Wins Landmark $4.2 Million Court Battle Against Malaysian High Roller
Wynn Resorts has won a court battle in Malaysia to recoup around $4.2 million gambled and lost by a Malaysian hedge fund manager at its Wynn Macau property. It’s a landmark case because the country’s laws offer no legal recourse for gambling...
Shares Slide as William Hill Confirms Profit Warning
Despite “excellent” US expansion throughout 2018, William Hill told investors Monday to expect a 15 percent fall in profits when it issues its full year results on March 1. The British sports betting giant estimated operating profit will be £234 million ($301...
Crime Surges 300 Percent Around MGM Springfield Since Casino’s August Opening
Crime figures have risen in and around MGM’s new $950 million casino in Springfield, Massachusetts since the property opened in late August, per analysis of the latest statistics. Police claimed in October that crime rates had remained stable around the MGM Springfield,...
Artificial Intelligence Bot that ‘Solved’ Poker Gets New Job Advising the Pentagon
An A.I. bot that destroyed some of the most accomplished poker players humanity had to offer at heads-up no limit Texas hold’em in 2017 has heard the call of duty and enlisted in the US military. Poker pro Daniel McAulay taking on...
UK Racetracks Fly into Rage Over ‘Betting Drones’ That Give Gamblers an Edge
British racetracks are calling for a ban on the unauthorized use of drones during races, which they say gamblers are using to gain a split-second edge for betting on horses. Not only do drones relay images from racetracks a few seconds...
Iranian Hacking Collective Suspected of LVS Attack May Have Been Shut Down for Running Gambling Sites
An Iranian hacking collective that was likely to have been behind 2015's massive cyberattack on Las Vegas Sands Corp. was shut down last year by the government in Tehran, possibly because some of its members were operating online gambling sites, a report...
Data Protection Questions Over Skrill’s Cooperation with Bet365 in £975,000 Betting Dispute
Payment processor Skrill has been accused of failing to protect the data of a customer involved in a million-pound legal dispute with Bet365. Should Skrill have intervened in a civil case on behalf of Bet365 against one of its own customers? The...
