3832 stories by Philip Conneller
Gambling Nuns Embezzled $500,000 from California School, Blew it On Casino Junkets
Two nuns accused of embezzling $500,000 in tuition fees and donations from a hard-up Catholic School in California -- some of which they blew on gambling trips -- have apparently been absolved of their sins. Parents at St. James Catholic School in...
Bidders for Final New Mexico Racino License Left in Limbo as Racing Commission Postpones Decision
The New Mexico Racing Commission (NMRC) will keep bidders for the state’s sixth and final racino license on tenterhooks, after an eleventh-hour legal challenge prompted it to postpone its decision. Commissioners were expected to announce the winning bid on Thursday, but instead...
Mexico Border Towns to Fill Up with Casinos Next Year as Tamaulipas Relegalizes Gaming
Up to 30 casinos are expected to appear on the other side of the Texas-Mexico border following the Mexican state of Tamaulipas' relegalization of casino gaming. Last month, the Tamaulipas regional government reversed a 2017 decision to ban casinos and shut down...
Big Trouble in Little China: Nine Loan Sharks Held for Kidnapping, Torture in China’s Cambodian Gambling Hub
Authorities in Cambodia have arrested nine Chinese nationals for the alleged kidnap and torture of two gamblers in Sihanoukville, a once sleepy seaside town now booming with Chinese-owned casinos. Major Sok Kosal of the Sihanouk Province Military Police said the men were...
Online Gaming Shares Tumble on False BBC Report of Advertising Ban
A BBC report suggesting members of online gambling industry body the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) had agreed a self-imposed ban on UK TV advertising during sports events is simply not true, according to RGA chief Clive Hawkswood. The BBC’s article was published...
UK Casino Bomb Hoaxer Told to Expect Prison Time
A gambler who returned to a casino that had barred him to stage a bomb hoax should be sent to prison for up to two years, prosecutors told a court in Bath, UK this week. British-Iraqi Faris Attia claimed his actions were...
MGM Keeps Plans for Yonkers Raceway Under Wraps As $850 Million Deal Nears Completion
MGM Resorts International is just weeks away from finalizing its $850 million acquisition of the Yonkers Raceway in New York State, along with its adjoining Empire City Casino -- and locals are aching to know what the casino giant has planned for...
MGM GVC Interactive Believes Strategic Tribal Gaming Partnerships Hold Key to Sports Betting Domination
MGM Resorts and GVC Holdings are venturing deeper into Indian Country in their hunt for sports betting partnerships. The two operators -- collectively known as MGM GVC Interactive -- announced Tuesday they had retained the services of California-based TFA Capital Partners, an investment...
Sports Betting Boosts New Jersey Horse Racing But Industry Still Needs Lifeline from Legislature
Sports betting is thriving at Meadowlands Racetrack and that’s good news -- for once -- for New Jersey’s ailing horse racing industry. On Friday, Meadowlands agreed a ten-year sports betting revenue-share deal with the Standardbred Breeders and Owners of New Jersey (SBOANJ)...
Federal Sports Betting Bill Surfaces in Congress, Proposes Official League Data Mandate
A draft of Senator Orin Hatch’s (R-Utah) threatened federal sports betting bill appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday. The bill seeks to provide a uniform federal framework of sports betting regulation and would require states seeking to legalize sports gambling operations to have...
