3755 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
Wynn Resorts $50 Million Quarrel with Dealers Over Tips Heads Back to Court
Hundreds of Wynn Las Vegas dealers will be praying that a new federal law won’t torpedo their 12-year legal battle with their employer, Wynn Resorts. The dealers are fighting to claw back millions of dollars they say they were denied when the...
Tara Reid Sues Sharknado Producer for $100 Million Over Image Use on Slot Machines
Hollywood actress Tara Reid is suing the producers of cult B-movie Sharknado over the alleged unauthorized use of her likeness on slot machines. The American Pie and Big Lebowski star is asking for $100 million from Asylum Entertainment and SYFY Media Productions,...
Gambling Nuns Embezzled $500,000 from California School, Blew it On Casino Junkets
Two nuns accused of embezzling $500,000 in tuition fees and donations from a hard-up Catholic School in California -- some of which they blew on gambling trips -- have apparently been absolved of their sins. Parents at St. James Catholic School in...
Bidders for Final New Mexico Racino License Left in Limbo as Racing Commission Postpones Decision
The New Mexico Racing Commission (NMRC) will keep bidders for the state’s sixth and final racino license on tenterhooks, after an eleventh-hour legal challenge prompted it to postpone its decision. Commissioners were expected to announce the winning bid on Thursday, but instead...
Mexico Border Towns to Fill Up with Casinos Next Year as Tamaulipas Relegalizes Gaming
Up to 30 casinos are expected to appear on the other side of the Texas-Mexico border following the Mexican state of Tamaulipas' relegalization of casino gaming. Last month, the Tamaulipas regional government reversed a 2017 decision to ban casinos and shut down...
Big Trouble in Little China: Nine Loan Sharks Held for Kidnapping, Torture in China’s Cambodian Gambling Hub
Authorities in Cambodia have arrested nine Chinese nationals for the alleged kidnap and torture of two gamblers in Sihanoukville, a once sleepy seaside town now booming with Chinese-owned casinos. Major Sok Kosal of the Sihanouk Province Military Police said the men were...
Online Gaming Shares Tumble on False BBC Report of Advertising Ban
A BBC report suggesting members of online gambling industry body the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) had agreed a self-imposed ban on UK TV advertising during sports events is simply not true, according to RGA chief Clive Hawkswood. The BBC’s article was published...
UK Casino Bomb Hoaxer Told to Expect Prison Time
A gambler who returned to a casino that had barred him to stage a bomb hoax should be sent to prison for up to two years, prosecutors told a court in Bath, UK this week. British-Iraqi Faris Attia claimed his actions were...
MGM Keeps Plans for Yonkers Raceway Under Wraps As $850 Million Deal Nears Completion
MGM Resorts International is just weeks away from finalizing its $850 million acquisition of the Yonkers Raceway in New York State, along with its adjoining Empire City Casino -- and locals are aching to know what the casino giant has planned for...
