3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Judge Takes Five Minutes to Rule on 12-Year Wynn Dealer Tips Battle
Hundreds of Wynn Las Vegas dealers trying to claw back millions of dollars in tips they believe they were unlawfully denied by their employer were dealt a lousy hand by US District Judge Robert Jones on Monday when he threw out their...
Ladbrokes Agrees to Pay Out on Phantom Bets Caused by Software Glitch
Betting giant Ladbrokes on Monday said it will pay out on a glut of “ghost bets” customers believed had been placed but which had in fact been swallowed by a technical glitch. The UK’s Guardian newspaper discovered in November that three almost...
Philippine DOJ Recommends Indictment of Japanese Gambling Tycoon Kazuo Okada for Fraud
The Philippine Department of Justice has recommended the indictment of Japanese pachinko and casino mogul Kazuo Okada on three counts of fraud in relation to the alleged misappropriation of more than $3 million from Tiger Resorts -- the operator of the Okada...
District of Columbia Expected to Legalize Sports Betting Tuesday and Hand Monopoly to Greek Lottery Operator
The District of Columbia stands on the cusp of legal sports betting, with DC Council expected to pass a bill regulating the market on Tuesday. But despite the best efforts of an unlikely lobbying alliance of operators and sports leagues, the DC...
Chickasaw Oklahoma Off-Reservation Casino Challenge from Comanche Nation Dismissed, Leaving Tribe to Dominate
A new Chickasaw Nation-operated casino in Oklahoma has survived a legal challenge by the rival Comanche Nation. The Chickasaws' Riverstar Casino opened in March, despite the pending litigation which argued the Department of Interior (DOI) had erred when it gave the green...
Texas Democrat Pushing to Bring Casinos to State’s Storm-Prone Coastal Counties
Texas State Representative Joe Deshotel (D-Beaumont) wants to bring casino gambling to the Texas coast and he wants the revenues it generates to subsidize the state’s underfunded windstorm insurance system. His bill would establish a statewide referendum that would ask voters whether...
MGM Casino Mogul Kirk Kerkorian’s Estate Settles with Widow for $12.5 Million
The widow of MGM Resorts International founder Kirk Kerkorian will receive $12.5 million from the billionaire’s estate, despite waiving away her claim his fortune when she signed a prenup four years ago. Una Davis married Kerkorian -- known as “the father of the megaresort”...
Having Transformed Its Casinos, Slots Maker Aristocrat Finally Makes Its Home in Las Vegas
Australian slots manufacturer Aristocrat Technologies unveiled its new $45 million headquarters in Summerlin, Las Vegas on Thursday. Once a minor player in the North American casino industry, the company has stolen significant market share from homegrown giants like Scientific Games and IGT...
Sheldon Adelson and LVS Corp Pushing for New York City Casino
LVS chief and chair Sheldon Adelson has his eyes on a casino in New York City, which is why he’s been busy aligning himself with some of New York State’s key movers and shakers in the worlds of business and politics, Politico...
New Jersey Sports Betting Handle Likely Smashed Billion-Dollar Mark Sometime Last Week
The New Jersey sports betting market was approaching $1 billion in bets after just five and a half months of operation, as of December 1. That means it is very likely to have already exceeded the 10-figure mark -- and no one...
