3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Michigan Online Gambling Bill Unexpectedly Passed in Final Minutes of Lame Duck Session
In the early hours of Friday morning, Michigan lawmakers legalized online gambling -- a move that largely blindsided industry observers. As the clock ticked towards the end of the final day of the lame duck session, an online gambling bill which has...
Injured Imperial Palace Casino Construction Workers Sue Building Contractor for Negligence
Seven construction workers injured while building the Imperial Palace Casino on the Pacific island of Saipan -- a US overseas territory -- are suing their former bosses for damages, claiming “negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” The plaintiffs allege that Chinese...
Pamunkey Tribe Finds Site for First Virginia Casino but Must Now Win Over DOI
The Pamunkey tribe believes has found the location where it hopes to build Virginia’s first ever casino. The tribe -- which claims a famous ancestor in Pocahontas -- says it’s in negotiations to buy land in the City of Norfolk, on the...
District of Columbia Legalizes Sports Betting, Grants Intralot Stranglehold on Nation’s Capital
The District of Columbia became the latest US jurisdiction to legalize sports betting on Tuesday. The District Council voted 11-2 in support of Councilman Jack Evans' bill, which will hand a mobile betting monopoly to the district’s Greek lottery provider, Intralot. “We’re...
Ohio Sheriff Who Cracked Notorious ‘Pike County Murders’ Case Accused of Stealing Drug Money to Fund Alleged Gambling Habit
An Ohio Sheriff who handled the investigation into the brutal murders of eight members of one family in the southeast of the state -- a case that garnered national attention in 2016 -- has been accused of using confiscated drug money to...
Judge Takes Five Minutes to Rule on 12-Year Wynn Dealer Tips Battle
Hundreds of Wynn Las Vegas dealers trying to claw back millions of dollars in tips they believe they were unlawfully denied by their employer were dealt a lousy hand by US District Judge Robert Jones on Monday when he threw out their...
Ladbrokes Agrees to Pay Out on Phantom Bets Caused by Software Glitch
Betting giant Ladbrokes on Monday said it will pay out on a glut of “ghost bets” customers believed had been placed but which had in fact been swallowed by a technical glitch. The UK’s Guardian newspaper discovered in November that three almost...
Philippine DOJ Recommends Indictment of Japanese Gambling Tycoon Kazuo Okada for Fraud
The Philippine Department of Justice has recommended the indictment of Japanese pachinko and casino mogul Kazuo Okada on three counts of fraud in relation to the alleged misappropriation of more than $3 million from Tiger Resorts -- the operator of the Okada...
District of Columbia Expected to Legalize Sports Betting Tuesday and Hand Monopoly to Greek Lottery Operator
The District of Columbia stands on the cusp of legal sports betting, with DC Council expected to pass a bill regulating the market on Tuesday. But despite the best efforts of an unlikely lobbying alliance of operators and sports leagues, the DC...
Chickasaw Oklahoma Off-Reservation Casino Challenge from Comanche Nation Dismissed, Leaving Tribe to Dominate
A new Chickasaw Nation-operated casino in Oklahoma has survived a legal challenge by the rival Comanche Nation. The Chickasaws' Riverstar Casino opened in March, despite the pending litigation which argued the Department of Interior (DOI) had erred when it gave the green...
