3884 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
Asian Casino Scandals in 2018: From the Philippines to Saipan, Wrong Kinds of Headlines Make the News
Asia and the gaming industry go together like soba noodles and soy sauce. So too, apparently, do Asian casino operators and scandal: there was plenty to go around in 2018. Galaxy’s Quest The Philippines’ strongarm president Rodrigo Duterte was flexing his muscles...
Stars Group Off the Hook for $870 Million as Appeals Court Shoots Down ‘Absurd’ Kentucky Clawback Lawsuit
Shares in PokerStars parent The Stars Group shot up nearly eight percent on Friday after a panel of Kentucky appellate judges called a fine imposed on the group in 2015 “an absurd and unjust result.” The panel reversed a 2015 judgment by...
Guns and Gaming in 2018: From Angry Employees to Desperate Gamblers, Violence Hit Industry Hard, Again
High crime rates were the new normal all through 2018 in Las Vegas, a city still reeling from the October 1, 2017 Mandalay Bay massacre. In fact, crime has been rising steadily in America’s gambling capital for several years now. In 2018,...
Michigan Online Gambling Bill Unexpectedly Passed in Final Minutes of Lame Duck Session
In the early hours of Friday morning, Michigan lawmakers legalized online gambling -- a move that largely blindsided industry observers. As the clock ticked towards the end of the final day of the lame duck session, an online gambling bill which has...
Injured Imperial Palace Casino Construction Workers Sue Building Contractor for Negligence
Seven construction workers injured while building the Imperial Palace Casino on the Pacific island of Saipan -- a US overseas territory -- are suing their former bosses for damages, claiming “negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” The plaintiffs allege that Chinese...
Pamunkey Tribe Finds Site for First Virginia Casino but Must Now Win Over DOI
The Pamunkey tribe believes has found the location where it hopes to build Virginia’s first ever casino. The tribe -- which claims a famous ancestor in Pocahontas -- says it’s in negotiations to buy land in the City of Norfolk, on the...
