3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Congressman Demands DOJ Opinion on Sports Betting, Calls for Federal Regulation
US Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) believes the “worst option” for the federal government is to defer completely to states on sports betting regulation. In a letter addressed to US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rothstein, dated November 15, Sensenbrenner writes that it’s “clear...
Nevada Regulators Throw Black Book at $1.2 Million Bellagio Craps Cheaters
Two members of a Bellagio craps cheating ring will join the list of those barred from entering Nevada casinos as they take their place in the Gaming Control Board’s (NGCB) legendary “black book.” According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, on Thursday Anthony...
Foxwoods Reports Slots Revenue Dips as MGM Competition Starts to Pinch, Satellite Casino Still Nowhere in Sight
Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino reported a 10 percent drop in slots revenue in October, as competition from Massachusetts’ MGM Springfield begins to bite. The Mashantucket Pequot-owned casino resort said the year-on-year plunge followed a 5 percent decline in September. Connecticut’s other tribal...
Top Chinese Lottery Officials Paraded After Possible $20 Billion Embezzlement
Fourteen Chinese lottery officials are rumored to have siphoned off $20 billion from the state-owned Welfare Lottery. On November 9, the Chinese Communist Party’s internal disciplinary agency published videos on its website showing four senior lottery officials confessing to the embezzlement of...
Controversial Saipan Casino Shut Down After Super Typhoon Yutu Causes ‘Millions’ in Damage
Embattled Saipan casino developer Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has announced it will close its Imperial Palace Casino “until further notice” from Friday after a super typhoon devastated the Pacific island three weeks ago. Super Typhoon Yutu struck Saipan and Tinian in the...
Bet365 to Become Empire Resorts’ Second-Biggest Shareholder Through Sports Betting Deal
UK sports betting giant Bet365 has teamed up with Resorts World Catskills' owner Empire Resorts in a deal that will see it provide the Upstate New York casino with digital and physical bookmaking operations -- that's provided New York regulates sports betting,...
UK Government Backflips on FOBTs in Face of Party Revolt, Bookies Brace for April Double Whammy
A cut to the maximum stakes of the UK’s fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will be effective from April, following a humiliating government climbdown in the face of a full-scale party rebellion. On Wednesday afternoon, culture secretary Jeremy Wright announced reforms to the...
Imperial Pacific Denounces ‘Fake News’ Bankruptcy Rumors
Saipan casino developer Imperial Pacific International (IPI) says that rumors circulating on social media regarding the company’s financial status and one of its senior executives are false. In a press statement released Monday, the company categorically denied it had entered into bankruptcy...
NBA Signs First European Sports Betting Partnership with French State-Owned Gaming Operator Française des Jeux
The NBA is beginning to realize that opportunities arising from its new relaxed attitude to sports betting are not confined to the recently liberalized US market. On Tuesday, the league announced it had signed an exclusive partnership deal with Française des Jeux...
‘Blue-Collar Worker’ Placed Five-Figure Sum on Daniel Sturridge Loan Move
A five-figure bet on Liverpool and England soccer star Daniel Sturridge moving to Inter Milan during last January’s transfer window startled one leading bookmaker, who suspected it was made using insider information, The Daily Telegraph reports. If it were, the information proved...
