3944 stories by Philip Conneller
West Virginia Pols Probe Mystery of Missing Lottery Officials Who Drew Up Sports Betting Rules
West Virginia lawmakers are anxious to know what happened to their missing lottery officials and whether a possible spat with Governor Jim Justice over sports betting had anything to do with it. Lottery Director Alan Larrick mysteriously resigned on August 31, the...
Decentralized, EOS-based ‘Smart’ Casinos Hacked, Over $250,000 Stolen
EOSBet and DEOSGames, two blockchain-based “smart” casinos were hacked last week, leading to the theft of more than $250,000 in EOS, the digital currency that powers the EOS.IO blockchain protocol. Both gaming platforms are part of a new wave of online casinos...
Formula One Signs $100 Million Deal to Shift Gears on Gambling Sponsorship
Formula One will embrace gambling sponsorship for the first time in its history. The Financial Times reports the race car series has sold the global rights to Formula One gambling sponsorship to London-based marketing agency Interregional Sports Group, which will shortly begin...
Genting Deliberating Recovery of $400 Million Investment in Massachusetts Casino After DOI Leaves Tribe High and Dry
Malaysian casino giant Genting says it is “deliberating the appropriate course of action” in relation to $400 million loaned to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to build a $1 billion casino in Taunton, Massachusetts -- a project that suddenly faces huge hurdles. In...
Macau Casinos Won’t Be Hit by Trade War Retribution: Analyst
CLSA analyst Jonathan Galligan does not believe Macau’s casino sector will be detrimentally affected by Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing, CNBC reports. Speaking at the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Galligan, the firm’s head of Asia gaming and conglomerates,...
Stars Group Goes Live with BetStars Sports Betting App In New Jersey
PokerStars parent The Stars Group is the latest operator to enter the burgeoning New Jersey sports betting market. On Thursday, it launched its BetStars platform for mobile devices in partnership with Resorts AC. The company already offers its PokerStarsNJ and PokerStarsCasinoNJ platforms...
American Gaming Association Pushes Back Against Federal Sports Betting Faction
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has urged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to abandon his push for the federal regulation of sports betting. In a letter dated September 13, Senior VP of Public Affairs Sara Slane outlined the trade organization’s...
Macau Regulator Granted New Powers to Shut Down Casinos as Typhoon Mangkhut Looms on Horizon
Macau’s gaming regulator, the DICJ, has been granted new executive power to completely shut down casino operations in the gambling hub in “exceptional circumstances.” On Wednesday, the Macau government cited a “typhoon or adverse weather” as an example. The announcement is timely:...
Drama at Encore: Ex-Bachelor Winner Amanda Stanton Gets Arrested for Domestic Battery in Las Vegas
Former The Bachelor contestant Amanda Stanton was arrested at Encore in the early hours Monday morning and charged with domestic battery after a hotel room party got out of hand. The 5’ 3’’ mother of two allegedly assaulted her 6’ 6’’ partner,...
Tokyo Casino on the Horizon? City Prepares Impact Study
Tokyo city officials are to commission an impact study into hosting an integrated resort, the first concrete interest the Japanese capital has shown in participating in the country’s impending casino market. With the Japanese public largely opposed to casinos, according to opinion...
