3704 stories by Philip Conneller
US State Department Ups Travel Warning on China, So How Safe is Macau?
The US State Department has warned Americans to “exercise increased caution” when traveling to China due to a rise in the arbitrary detention of US citizens by Chinese authorities, amid tense relations between the two superpowers. The warning comes after three US...
DOJ Probes Ex-Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Over Connecticut Casino to Determine Whether He Lied to Investigators
Former US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is facing a Department of Justice investigation into whether he lied to Department of Interior investigators about his rejection of a Connecticut tribal casino. Zinke left office on Wednesday, pressured by President Trump into...
Las Vegas Strip Killer Ammar Harris Death Penalty Upheld by Nevada Court, But State Still Wrestles with Lethal Injection
UPDATE: Scott Dozier was found dead in his cell in Ely State Prison, Nevada on the afternoon of January 5, 2019, the day after the publication of this article, a suspected suicide. He had been placed in an isolation cell on suicide watch since the...
Scandal Breaks Over YouTube Stars Promoting Scam Gambling Site
Top internet personalities Jake Paul and Bryan “Ricegum” Le have been blasted this week for pushing a sketchy Polish gambling website written in broken English and making outrageous claims about the prizes being offered. Mystery Brand is the latest in a new...
Sands China Denies App Targeted by Chinese Internet Cops
Sands China -- the Asian wing of US casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) -- has denied its app has been blacklisted by the Chinese government. The announcement follows a December 28 release by the Cyberspace Administration of China, listing 3,469...
New York State’s Oneida Nation Forms Sports Betting Partnership with Caesars Entertainment
Caesars has struck a deal with the Oneida Nation to bring sports betting to the tribe’s three Upstate New York casinos later this year. That’s provided the deal is approved by National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) and New York signs off some...
Mystery Long Islander Wins $254.6 Million Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot on New Year’s Day
One lucky Mega Millions player in Long Island, New York kicked off 2019 with a bang when they became the eighth-biggest winner in the draw’s history, scooping a $254.6 million prize on New Year’s Day. Lottery officials confirmed Tuesday that a single...
Casino Stock Hit as Fresh Evidence Points to Chinese Economic Decline
The first day of 2019 was a downer for global stock markets, largely due to increasing investor jitters over a slowing Chinese economy. News that China’s manufacturing sector contracted in December caused major stock indexes to fall across Asia and Europe. The...
Gunman Shot Dead at Station Casinos’ Green Valley Ranch
Security guards at the Green Valley Ranch Casino in Henderson, Nevada shot dead an armed man in the casino lobby at around 3:40 pm Tuesday. According to police reports, frightened casino patrons alerted security after seeing the man walking through the casino...
Japan Legalizes Casinos in 2018, US Operators Stand Ready to Pounce
There were chaotic scenes in Japan’s lower house in June as the country's long-awaited casino bill hit the floor. The gaming measure has been unpopular -- despite having the support of the coalition government-controlled legislature -- and, with the end of the...
