4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Foxwoods Reports Slots Revenue Dips as MGM Competition Starts to Pinch, Satellite Casino Still Nowhere in Sight
Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino reported a 10 percent drop in slots revenue in October, as competition from Massachusetts’ MGM Springfield begins to bite. The Mashantucket Pequot-owned casino resort said the year-on-year plunge followed a 5 percent decline in September. Connecticut’s other tribal...
Top Chinese Lottery Officials Paraded After Possible $20 Billion Embezzlement
Fourteen Chinese lottery officials are rumored to have siphoned off $20 billion from the state-owned Welfare Lottery. On November 9, the Chinese Communist Party’s internal disciplinary agency published videos on its website showing four senior lottery officials confessing to the embezzlement of...
Bet365 to Become Empire Resorts’ Second-Biggest Shareholder Through Sports Betting Deal
UK sports betting giant Bet365 has teamed up with Resorts World Catskills' owner Empire Resorts in a deal that will see it provide the Upstate New York casino with digital and physical bookmaking operations -- that's provided New York regulates sports betting,...
Imperial Pacific Denounces ‘Fake News’ Bankruptcy Rumors
Saipan casino developer Imperial Pacific International (IPI) says that rumors circulating on social media regarding the company’s financial status and one of its senior executives are false. In a press statement released Monday, the company categorically denied it had entered into bankruptcy...
NBA Signs First European Sports Betting Partnership with French State-Owned Gaming Operator Française des Jeux
The NBA is beginning to realize that opportunities arising from its new relaxed attitude to sports betting are not confined to the recently liberalized US market. On Tuesday, the league announced it had signed an exclusive partnership deal with Française des Jeux...
‘Blue-Collar Worker’ Placed Five-Figure Sum on Daniel Sturridge Loan Move
A five-figure bet on Liverpool and England soccer star Daniel Sturridge moving to Inter Milan during last January’s transfer window startled one leading bookmaker, who suspected it was made using insider information, The Daily Telegraph reports. If it were, the information proved...
Cowlitz Tribe Sues to Block Release of UFC Casino Assault Video
The Cowlitz Tribe has launched legal action to prevent the release of security video showing the assault of a customer last month after an Ultimate Fighting Championship event at its Ilani Casino in Washington State. Richard Christie was attacked by a group...
Daniel Sturridge Charged by English Soccer’s Governing Body For Alleged Betting Offenses
Liverpool and England soccer star Daniel Sturridge has been charged with misconduct by English soccer’s governing body, the FA, for allegedly breaking betting rules. While the FA has not disclosed the exact nature of the striker’s alleged transgression, it is understood to...
UK Conservative Government Faces Party Revolt Over FOBT Delay
The UK government is facing full-scale rebellion over a delay to curb fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT). Dozens of Conservative Party lawmakers have joined opposition parties in putting their names to an amendment that will force the Treasury to expedite a cut in...
CG Technology Proposes $2 Million Settlement to Make Regulator Heat Go Away
CG Technology (CGT) is hoping a payment of $2 million will convince gaming regulators to drop ongoing disciplinary action and allow the company to continue to operate its sports books in Nevada. CGT, formerly Cantor Gaming, has been hauled up in front...
