3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Ladbrokes Planning for 5,000 Redundancies, 1,000 Shop Closures Over Next Two Years
Britain’s biggest retail bookmaker, Ladbrokes Coral, is preparing to close 1,000 outlets, leading to 5,000 redundancies throughout the UK, according to a leaked internal memo seen by The Guardian newspaper. A spokesperson for the bookmaker said the shop closures -- equating to...
D.C. Council Suspends Competitive Bidding on Sports Betting, Handing Monopoly to Intralot Despite 2009 Contract Scandal
The DC Council has all but handed a mobile sports betting monopoly to its Greek lottery provider Intralot. On Tuesday, the council narrowly voted, by 7 to 6, to suspend the competitive bidding process that normally precedes the award contracts to vendors....
Ukraine Court Blunder Reveals Alleged Owner of Russia’s Biggest Black Market Online Gaming Site
A court in Kyiv, Ukraine, has accidentally leaked the name of the suspected owner of Azino777 – the biggest single illegal online gaming operator serving the Russian market. The Bell is an independent Russian-language business media outlet launched by Russian journalists based...
Borgata Wins Right to Hunt Phil Ivey’s Assets in Nevada in Bid to Recoup $10.1 Million from Edge-Sorting Case
The Borgata in Atlantic City is pursuing the Nevada assets of poker player Phil Ivey as it seeks to claw back at least $10.16 million that Ivey and an accomplice “won” while playing mini-baccarat at the casino almost seven years ago. FlushDraw.com’s...
Stratosphere to be Renamed The STRAT Hotel, Casino and Skypod in Bid to Revamp Image
Las Vegas’ Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower is to be rebranded “The STRAT Hotel, Casino and Skypod” by its new owner. Golden Entertainment hopes the name change will make the property sound hipper and change the perception that it’s not exactly the...
‘Lottery Scam Made Me A Champion,’ Claims Former Boxer Chris Eubank Sr
Former boxer Chris Eubank Sr. has claimed he once won the lottery in New York but was scammed out of a six-figure prize by a dishonest grocery store clerk. The British former middleweight and super-middleweight WBO world champion, 54, revealed on Twitter...
Demolition Work Begins to Make Way for Elk Grove Casino After Years of Legal Challenges
On Friday, the Wilton Rancheria began the demolition of a “ghost mall” in Elk Grove, California -- in preparation for the construction of its controversial $400 million casino, in partnership with Boyd Gaming. On completion, the development will boast 110,000 square feet...
All Bets Are Off: New Jersey Regulator Mysteriously Pulls Plug on Oscars Betting
New Jersey sports books will not be taking bets on the Oscars this year, after all. Just days after the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) gave the go ahead for legal wagering on the Academy Awards ceremony for what would...
Gamble-Free Utah Prepares to Ban “Fringe Gaming” Sweepstakes Machines
Utah is tied with Hawaii as America’s most gamble-dry state and it’s about to get even less “gambly.” A bill that would outlaw electronic sweepstakes machines, dropped in the legislature last October, is now on its way to a vote on the...
Macau: World’s Biggest Gaming Market Contracts for First Time Since July 2016
Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell by 5 percent year on year in January, the first decrease in monthly revenues for well over two years. The drop had been widely anticipated by analysts, many of whom feared it would be more pronounced....
