3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Electronic Skill Games Illegal in Wyoming, Says State Attorney General
Many of Wyoming’s electronic skill games machines are illegal games of chance, according to State Attorney General Peter Michael, which means those playing them are unwittingly breaking the law, as it is a crime to engage in legal gambling in the state....
Las Vegas Trump International Hotel Window Washer Falls to His Death in 35 MPH Winds
Las Vegas has 151,000 hotel rooms, but just how safe are the workers employed to wash all those windows? The news that a window washer fell to his death from the Trump International Hotel midday on Wednesday has raised serious questions whether...
Seneca Nation and New York State Begin High-Stakes Arbitration Process to Resolve Rev-Share Spat
Long-awaited arbitration hearings between the Seneca Nation and the State of New York got underway on Tuesday in an effort to end a 20-month standoff over revenue-share payments. The cash-strapped host cities of the Seneca’s three casinos -- Salamanca, Buffalo, Niagara Falls...
Tropical Breeze to Raging Inferno: Feds Blame Casino Operator for Fatal Ferry Boat Fire
The casino operator and owner of a Florida casino ferry boat that caught fire while shipping passengers to its floating casino in the Gulf of Mexico is guilty of a litany of safety violations, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)....
NASCAR Signs Integrity Deal with Sportradar as It Turns to Sports Betting to Drive Growth
NASCAR has signed an “integrity partnership” deal with sports data firm Sportradar, a sign that the racing series is at last shifting gears on sports betting. The agreement will see Sportradar employ its Fraud Detection System (FDS) to monitor the global betting...
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr Pleads Not Guilty to Casino Parking Lot Assault as FBI Probe Looms
Embattled Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. and councilman Jeffree Fauntleroy II have pleaded not guilty to charges of harassment and simple assault emanating from a fight last month in the parking lot of the Golden Nugget Casino. The altercation, which occurred...
Barclays Bank Offers Customers Option to Voluntarily Block Gambling Transactions
UK bank Barclays has become the first financial institution to offer its customers the option to “self-exclude” from gambling-related transactions. From Tuesday, users of the bank’s mobile app will be able to block payments to betting companies and online casinos in an...
MGM CEO Jim Murren Wins $2.3 Million Legal Spat with Former Vegas Exec Over New Zealand Winery
A judge in New Zealand has ordered former Mandalay Bay Resort Group director Glenn Schaeffer to pay MGM CEO Jim Murren and another former Las Vegas executive, Daniel Lee, $2.3 million to resolve a dispute over a winery. The three Las Vegas...
Reformed Gambler Who Blew Hundreds of Thousands in Stolen Money Fighting to Claw It Back from Bookmakers
A remorseful gambling addict who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from wealthy clients in Dubai and squandered it in UK bookmaking shops is trying to make things right for his victims. The Guardian reports the man -- whose name has been...
Pennsylvania Gambling Reforms Generate $385 Million for State in First Year
Pennsylvania’s wide-ranging gambling expansion package -- signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf in late 2017 -- has generated over $385 million in new revenues for the state since its enactment, according to analysis by PlayPennsylvania.com. That’s before many of the new...
