3704 stories by Philip Conneller
FA Chief Proposes Betting Industry Levy to Fund Grassroots UK Soccer
Martin Glenn, the head of English soccer’s governing body, the Football Association (FA), has called for a levy to be imposed on the gambling industry to fund amateur soccer in the country. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, Glenn...
UNLV Panel Examines Whether PASPA Repeal is Threat to Nevada Sports Betting Market
A UNLV panel discussion on the future of the Nevada sports betting market in post-PAPSA America produced diverging opinions about whether liberalization and proliferation will threaten Las Vegas’ status as a sports betting mecca. Nevada oddsmakers were largely rooting for New Jersey...
Ponca Tribal Casino to Open on Nebraska-Iowa Border, Despite Federal Lawsuit to Stop It
As the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has discovered, the problem with developing a tribal border casino is you’re in danger of being sued by two states instead of just one. Nevertheless, the tribe announced Thursday it will open its Prairie Flower Casino...
Russia to Liquidate Azov City Gaming Zone, Casinos Ordered to Close by December 31
The Azov City gaming zone in Krasnodar Krai, Western Russia, has two months in which to contemplate its impending extinction. The zone’s fate was sealed by an order signed October 20 by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, which commands its three casinos...
Louisiana Sports Betting Back in the Frame as Mississippi Gleefully Rakes in the Dough
Louisiana is looking jealously over the border at Mississippi’s burgeoning sports betting operations. The Pelican State failed to pass a sports betting bill in 2018, just before the Supreme Court rejected the federal law that prohibited state-sanctioned sports books, Meanwhile, Mississippi’s first-mover...
BC Gaming Regulators Received Big Bonuses Thanks to Rampant Money Laundering They Were Supposed to Stop
Investigators for the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) were paid handsome bonuses at a time when money laundering was rife among the province’s casinos, according to records obtained by CBC News under the Freedom of Information Act. Ironically, some of these bonuses were...
NCAA Lays Down Its ‘Model’ Sports Betting Legislation in Indiana
Indiana lawmakers are interested in sports betting which means the sports leagues are interested in Indiana lawmakers. Last Friday, the NCCA submitted a framework of “principles” that it hopes will shape a future sports betting market in the state and elsewhere. The...
LVS To Plow $2 Billion into Macau Ops as License Renewal Looms
LVS Corp believes its investments in Macau over the last 14 years have been enough to persuade officials that it deserves license renewal in 2022 when all existing gaming concessions are set to expire -- but it will invest a further $2...
Florida Ballot Measure to Ban Dog Racing Bites Off More Controversy Than It Can Chew
Florida’s November ballot will ask voters whether commercial dog racing -- and gambling on it -- should be banned in the state. On the face of it, the question posed by Amendment 13 is simple enough, but the choice of language included...
Media Mogul Pal of Depressed Casino Billionaire James Packer Once Grounded Jet to Protect Him from Fiancee Mariah Carey
The planned wedding of James Packer and Mariah Carey was torpedoed when Packer’s close friend -- the Australian media billionaire Kerry Stokes -- arranged to have the boat that was staging the opulent ceremony in Tahiti moved out of the area. Stokes...
