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4253 stories by Philip Conneller
Melco to Phase Out All VIP Operations at Studio City Macau by 2020
Melco Resorts and Entertainment plans to close its VIP gaming operations at its Studio City property, apparently for good. The company announced Tuesday that it would cease VIP rolling chip operations at the casino on...
Rumored Drake Vegas Residence at XS Nightclub Could Be Bad Optics for Wynn Resorts
Drake has reportedly struck a $10 million Vegas residency deal that is expected to see him perform 12 shows over two years at the XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas. According to The Las Vegas...
Black Market Betting Bad for Your Health, Report Warns
Betting on the black market is more injurious to health and wellbeing than betting on regulated markets, a new study by the Asian Racing Federation claims. The research paper looked at six gambling jurisdictions --...
Bangladesh Bank Heist Case Still Wide Open, Says Philippine DOJ
Investigators examining the notorious $101 million cyber heist on the Bangladesh Bank said Tuesday that the case is not closed, despite the conviction last week of the only person so far indicted. On January 10,...
Hit Game Fortnite’s VBucks Used for Widespread Dark Web Money Laundering
Fortnite Battle Royale has become an online cultural phenomenon. The free-to-play survival shooter garnered 125 million players within a year of its release, leading to concerns that its addictive qualities and use of in-game currency...
DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship Ends in Controversy as Glitch Freezes Out Potential Winner
DraftKings’ inaugural Sports Betting National Championship ended in controversy on Sunday evening when the player leading the handicapping tournament was denied his final bet -- and a possible $1 million first prize -- apparently due...
Virginia’s First Casino No Guarantee as Nansemond Tribe Challenges Pamunkey Ancestral Land Claim
The Pamunkey tribe of Virginia want to build the state’s first ever casino, in the city of Norfolk on the banks Elizabeth River. The tribe has the support of the city mayor and a financial...
Suspected Kidnappers Arrested in ‘5Dimes Tony’ Case, But Sportsbook Owner Still Missing
Police in Spain and Costa Rica have arrested 12 people they believe to be responsible for the kidnapping last September of 5Dimes sports book owner William Sean Creighton, better known to his customers as “5Dimes...
Resorts World Hits Back at Wynn Resorts’ ‘Heavy-Handed’ Copyright Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by Wynn Resorts just before Christmas last year claiming that the architectural design of Resorts World Las Vegas is too similar to its own properties was a “heavy-handed” move designed to shut...
Super Bowl LIII: CBS Announcers Barred From Talking Sports Betting During Broadcast
Super Bowl LIII will be the first since the US Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting, paving the way for liberalization. But gambling won’t be mentioned at all when the game...
