3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Genting Cuts Financial Support for Distressed Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Genting Malaysia is no longer providing financial support to the cash-strapped Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts, but it is backing a legal challenge against a US Department of the Interior decision that torpedoed the tribe’s long-cherished dreams of a casino. Newly elected...
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Cleared Over Golden Nugget Brawl
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam has been cleared of charges of assault and harassment stemming from a fight in the early hours of November 11 in the parking lot of the Golden Nugget Casino. A video of the fracas, between Gilliam and...
DOJ Wire Act Opinion May Freeze New Jersey Players Out of WSOP Online Bracelet Events
The World Series of Poker will mark its half-century this summer. Once more, WSOP.com will be running a series of online gold bracelets events every Sunday, this year from June 2 to July 14, offering players the chance to win some coveted...
Sheldon Adelson in ‘Dire’ Health, Says Lawyer, LVS Confirms Lymphoma Treatment
Las Vegas Sands Corp chairman Sheldon Adelson is seriously ill and undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the company confirmed Thursday. The news was revealed by an LVS attorney, James Jimmerson on Monday when he told a Nevada courtroom that the 85-year-old casino...
Benjamin Netanyahu to be Indicted for Corruption Linked to Sheldon Adelson Newspaper
Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted for fraud, bribery, and breach of trust, Israel’s attorney general Avichai Mandelblit announced Thursday. The news comes just weeks before Israel’s general elections, which would see Netanyahu become the country’s longest-serving prime minister, were he to win....
Casino Owner Phil Ruffin was ‘Kansas Businessman’ in Michael Cohen Hearing
Treasure Island-owner Phil Ruffin has revealed he was the mystery “Kansas businessman” referred to during Wednesday’s questioning of former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen by the House Oversight Committee. The reference was made in relation to a $25 million payment to settle...
Playtech Seals Major Long-Term Deal with GVC to Supply Content Across All Brands
Online gaming software giant Playtech has signed a long-term deal with GVC Holdings that will it see it provide all its products and services to all of GVC’s brands. The two companies are already commercial partners, but the new deal will expand...
Arizona Sports Betting Bill Advances in Senate Despite Tribal Resistance
An Arizona sports betting bill was approved by the State Senate’s Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, but it was only through some deft political maneuvering that Senator Sonny Borrelli’s (R-Havasu City) bill made it in front of the committee at all, the Phoenix...
Paul Phua Beats Illegal Gambling Rap in Macau
High-stakes poker player Paul Phua has been acquitted by a court in Macau on charges of running an illegal World Cup betting ring, just as he was four years ago in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, the Macau Court of First Instance cleared...
Indiana Senate Approves Controversial Terre Haute Casino Gambling Package
The Indiana Senate on Tuesday passed a gambling expansion package that would legalize sports betting, authorize table games for racetracks, allow for a Gary riverboat casino to move 160 miles inland to Terre Haute, and remove the cap on the number of...
