3663 stories by Philip Conneller
Radio Host Craig Carton Found Guilty of $5.6 Million Fraud to Fund Gambling Habit
Former New York sports radio host Craig Carton is facing a maximum 45 years in prison after being found guilty of securities and wire fraud charges relating to a bogus ticket reselling business that bilked investors out of millions. A Manhattan jury...
Japan’s Loot-Box Mobile Games Industry in Decline as China Levels Up
As the debate about loot-boxes and gambling continues to rage, the industry that started it all is in freefall, Bloomberg reports. The Japanese “gacha” mobile games market has spawned some of the most lucrative digital products in history, generating some $55 billion...
Louisiana Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports in 47 of 64 Parishes
Daily fantasy sports is coming to Louisiana -- or most of Louisiana, at least. Voters on Tuesday agreed to legalize the contests in 47 of the state’s 64 parishes. The Louisiana legislature comfortably passed a bill removing the state-level prohibition on DFS...
Florida Overwhelmingly Votes to Ban Greyhound Racing
Florida -- the nucleus of greyhound racing in the US -- has banned the sport by public referendum. State residents on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in support of Amendment 13, a measure that will phase out races by 2021. Some 69 percent of...
Arkansas Voters Legalize Casino Gaming Through Controversial Ballot Measure
Voters in Arkansas said yes to gambling expansion on Tuesday, approving a constitutional amendment that will legalize casino gaming and sports betting in the state. With 2,334 of 2,607 precincts declared, Arkansas Online reported an unofficial result of 453,275 for and 384,526...
Betfred Refuses to Pay Bet Placed on WBA Bantamweight Champ Nonito Donaire by Father-in-Law
When Nonito Donaire captured the WBA bantamweight title in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday night it was a triumphant moment for the veteran Filipino-American boxer, who had begun his fight against Ireland’s Ryan Burnett a 12-1 underdog. But celebrations were marred for Donaire’s...
Ascendant in New Jersey, DraftKings Gears Up for Massachusetts Sports Betting Push
The Massachusetts legislature plans to grapple with sports betting in January and homegrown DFS giant-turned-bookmaker DraftKings wants to make sure they get the job done. According to The Boston Herald, the Boston-based company expects to ramp up its lobbying and legislative efforts...
Illegal Sports Betting Linked to Murder of Aussie Gangster John Macris, Shot in Cold Blood in Athens
Police investigating the murder of Greco-Australian gangster John Macris are working on the theory that he was killed because of links to an illegal sports betting operation. Macris was shot dead by a gunman last Wednesday outside his home in a wealthy...
33 Online Gambling Sites Quit Australian Market in a Year
Thirty-three unlicensed gambling operators have left the Australian market over the past year, thanks to enforcement action from Australia’s communications watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). In 2017, the country’s federal government enacted a raft of online gambling reforms, including...
Irish Government Shoots Itself in Foot Over Betting Tax
The decision to double the Irish betting tax was taken "without a detailed analysis of the economic consequences,” according to a professor of Economics, and could result in a loss for government coffers. In a report commissioned by The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA), Dublin...
