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Philip Conneller
4218 stories by Philip Conneller
UK Horse Racing Suspended Over Fears of Vaccine-Resistant Equine Influenza Epidemic
The bets are off at Britain’s historic racecourses. Trainers across the country are nervously awaiting the results of tests from more than 100 stables after an outbreak of equine influenza has sparked fears that a...
As Big as Caesars? Q4 Results Show Penn National Has Become Regional Casino Superpower
Penn National Gaming (PNG) posted record Q4 financial results on Thursday, as revenue skyrocketed, illustrating the extent to which the company has become a behemoth in the regional casino market through its $2.8 billion acquisition...
Las Vegas-based Online Sweepstake Operator Charged With $9 Million Fraud
The owner of a Las Vegas-based online gaming company has been arrested and charged with fraud after it is alleged he used investors money as his “own personal piggy bank.” Robert Alexander is accused by...
Rhode Island Lawmakers Push for Mobile Sports Betting After Super Bowl Local Bias Batters Market
A bill that would authorize online sports betting in Rhode Island received the unanimous approval of a Senate committee on Wednesday and will now head to the floor for a full vote. The state legalized...
Police Investigating Alleged Assault at ICE as Bizarre Spat Develops Between ‘White-Hat’ Hacker and Casino Supplier, Atrient
The International Casino Exhibition (ICE) has been raging all week at the ExCel convention center in London, where an unusual row has erupted between a self-proclaimed ethical hacker and a market-leading vendor of digital casino...
Tokyo Court Rules Gaming Mogul Kazuo Okada Was Legally Ousted from His Own Company by His Children
A court in Tokyo has ruled that a trust agreement between the son and daughter of billionaire Japanese gambling mogul Kazuo Okada -- which led to the two siblings ousting their father from the family...
Year of the Pig Off to a Golden Start for Macau Casinos as Chinese Revelers Flock to Enclave
Golden Week kicked off in Macau on Monday, with early figures suggesting visitation to the gambling hub will be up on last’s year’s annual Chinese Lunar New Year holiday. On the first day of the...
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...
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...
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...
