3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Loot Box Site Mystery Brand Responds to ‘Scam’ Gambling Site Allegations
Lucky-dip loot-box site Mystery Brand has hit back against reports that it is a “scam” gambling operation. The site made headlines last week after it was promoted by YouTube A-listers Jake Paul and Bryan “Ricegum” Le to their millions of followers, most...
Kazuo Okada Indicted in Philippines for Fraud, Maintains Innocence
A court in the Philippines has ordered the arrest of Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada, 77, on three counts of fraud. The charges relate to the alleged misappropriation of more than $3 million from Tiger Resorts -- the operator of the Okada...
California Tribes Sue State Over Card Clubs’ ‘Brazen’ Offering of Alleged House Banked Games
Three of California’s powerful tribal operators are suing the state and Governor Jerry Brown in a federal court for failing to prevent cardrooms offering what they claim are house-banked games, to which the tribes hold exclusivity in accordance with their gaming compacts....
Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents, Gagging Massachusetts Regulators on Suitability Probe
A Las Vegas judge ruled on Friday that documents related to sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn will remain under wraps -- for now, at least. In November, Wynn sued the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and Wynn Resorts, the company...
Tennessee House Bill Would Create County-by-County Sports Betting Referendums
The very first bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly in preparation for the new session beginning Tuesday in Nashville proposes legalizing sports betting in cities and counties that vote for it in local referendums. HB 0001 -- also known as the...
US State Department Ups Travel Warning on China, So How Safe is Macau?
The US State Department has warned Americans to “exercise increased caution” when traveling to China due to a rise in the arbitrary detention of US citizens by Chinese authorities, amid tense relations between the two superpowers. The warning comes after three US...
DOJ Probes Ex-Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Over Connecticut Casino to Determine Whether He Lied to Investigators
Former US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is facing a Department of Justice investigation into whether he lied to Department of Interior investigators about his rejection of a Connecticut tribal casino. Zinke left office on Wednesday, pressured by President Trump into...
Las Vegas Strip Killer Ammar Harris Death Penalty Upheld by Nevada Court, But State Still Wrestles with Lethal Injection
UPDATE: Scott Dozier was found dead in his cell in Ely State Prison, Nevada on the afternoon of January 5, 2019, the day after the publication of this article, a suspected suicide. He had been placed in an isolation cell on suicide watch since the...
Scandal Breaks Over YouTube Stars Promoting Scam Gambling Site
Top internet personalities Jake Paul and Bryan “Ricegum” Le have been blasted this week for pushing a sketchy Polish gambling website written in broken English and making outrageous claims about the prizes being offered. Mystery Brand is the latest in a new...
Sands China Denies App Targeted by Chinese Internet Cops
Sands China -- the Asian wing of US casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) -- has denied its app has been blacklisted by the Chinese government. The announcement follows a December 28 release by the Cyberspace Administration of China, listing 3,469...
