3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Underground Bank Laundered $220 Million a Year Through BC Casinos, Claims Province’s Civil Forfeiture Office
A British Columbia company that police say was a front for an illegal underground bank was laundering up to $220 million per year, much of it through the province’s casinos, according to the BC Civil Forfeiture Office. The case against Silver International...
Seneca Nation Told to Pay Millions as Arbitrators Side With New York in Compact Dispute
An arbitration panel charged with resolving the 20-month dispute between the Seneca Nation and the State of New York over revenue-share payments came down on the side of the state on Tuesday. The tribe announced it would stop making payments -- worth...
Connecticut Sports Betting Bill Would Hand Exclusivity to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun
Connecticut State Sen. Cathy Osten believes sports betting can be an “early session success story” for the state legislature. The Sprague Democrat whose district includes the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos -- the principle benefactors of her sports betting bill -- was...
New York Online Poker Push Begins All Over Again
Another year and another online poker bill has surfaced in the New York legislature, but this time with a new face. On Monday, State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-15th) pre-filed SB 18 in preparation for the new session, which kicks off on...
NBC Sports Washington to Unveil In-Game Betting Focused Sports Broadcasting
NBC Sports Washington has wasted no time in embracing sports betting following its legalization by the District of Columbia just before Christmas. Sports Business Daily reports that this Friday’s televised NBA game between the Washington Wizards and the Milwaukee Bucks will receive...
Loot Box Site Mystery Brand Responds to ‘Scam’ Gambling Site Allegations
Lucky-dip loot-box site Mystery Brand has hit back against reports that it is a “scam” gambling operation. The site made headlines last week after it was promoted by YouTube A-listers Jake Paul and Bryan “Ricegum” Le to their millions of followers, most...
Kazuo Okada Indicted in Philippines for Fraud, Maintains Innocence
A court in the Philippines has ordered the arrest of Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada, 77, on three counts of fraud. The charges relate to the alleged misappropriation of more than $3 million from Tiger Resorts -- the operator of the Okada...
California Tribes Sue State Over Card Clubs’ ‘Brazen’ Offering of Alleged House Banked Games
Three of California’s powerful tribal operators are suing the state and Governor Jerry Brown in a federal court for failing to prevent cardrooms offering what they claim are house-banked games, to which the tribes hold exclusivity in accordance with their gaming compacts....
Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents, Gagging Massachusetts Regulators on Suitability Probe
A Las Vegas judge ruled on Friday that documents related to sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn will remain under wraps -- for now, at least. In November, Wynn sued the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and Wynn Resorts, the company...
Tennessee House Bill Would Create County-by-County Sports Betting Referendums
The very first bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly in preparation for the new session beginning Tuesday in Nashville proposes legalizing sports betting in cities and counties that vote for it in local referendums. HB 0001 -- also known as the...
