3799 stories by Philip Conneller
New Hampshire Lottery Prepared to Sue Feds over Wire Act Reinterpretation, as US AG Whitaker Denies Corruption
New Hampshire lottery officials have said they are prepared to sue the federal government if needed to protect the revenues the state derives from online ticket sales. The declaration comes as Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Friday vowed that “nothing...
Rush Street-Backed Venture Raises Stakes in Massachusetts, Splurging $430,000 Lobbying for Brockton Casino
Mass Gaming and Entertainment -- a venture led by Chicago real-estate and casino mogul Neil Bluhm that wants to build a casino in Brockton, Massachusetts -- has become the third-biggest spender on outside lobbyists in the Bay State. That’s according to disclosure...
UK Horse Racing Suspended Over Fears of Vaccine-Resistant Equine Influenza Epidemic
The bets are off at Britain’s historic racecourses. Trainers across the country are nervously awaiting the results of tests from more than 100 stables after an outbreak of equine influenza has sparked fears that a new vaccine-resistant strain of the disease could...
As Big as Caesars? Q4 Results Show Penn National Has Become Regional Casino Superpower
Penn National Gaming (PNG) posted record Q4 financial results on Thursday, as revenue skyrocketed, illustrating the extent to which the company has become a behemoth in the regional casino market through its $2.8 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment, which completed in October...
Las Vegas-based Online Sweepstake Operator Charged With $9 Million Fraud
The owner of a Las Vegas-based online gaming company has been arrested and charged with fraud after it is alleged he used investors money as his “own personal piggy bank.” Robert Alexander is accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of...
Rhode Island Lawmakers Push for Mobile Sports Betting After Super Bowl Local Bias Batters Market
A bill that would authorize online sports betting in Rhode Island received the unanimous approval of a Senate committee on Wednesday and will now head to the floor for a full vote. The state legalized sports betting last year and its first...
Police Investigating Alleged Assault at ICE as Bizarre Spat Develops Between ‘White-Hat’ Hacker and Casino Supplier, Atrient
The International Casino Exhibition (ICE) has been raging all week at the ExCel convention center in London, where an unusual row has erupted between a self-proclaimed ethical hacker and a market-leading vendor of digital casino rewards kiosks. "White-hat" hacker Dylan Wheeler (the...
Tokyo Court Rules Gaming Mogul Kazuo Okada Was Legally Ousted from His Own Company by His Children
A court in Tokyo has ruled that a trust agreement between the son and daughter of billionaire Japanese gambling mogul Kazuo Okada -- which led to the two siblings ousting their father from the family company in a dynastic power struggle --...
Year of the Pig Off to a Golden Start for Macau Casinos as Chinese Revelers Flock to Enclave
Golden Week kicked off in Macau on Monday, with early figures suggesting visitation to the gambling hub will be up on last’s year’s annual Chinese Lunar New Year holiday. On the first day of the holidays, 84,777 people flocked to Macau to...
Leaked Memo Reveals New MGM Resorts Security Policy to Restrict Movement Around Hotel Properties
A memo leaked by an employee of MGM Resorts and posted on Twitter this week by Vital Vegas revealed that the company has tightened its elevator security policy in response to the Las Vegas shooting of October 1, 2017. As of Monday,...
