3884 stories by Philip Conneller
Imperial Pacific Blows Through Four Executive Directors in a Year as Latest Chairman and CEO Resigns
Imperial Pacific International has lost another executive. The controversial company is in the process of building the Imperial Palace on the Pacific island of Saipan, a project that has been beset by problems this year. CEO and chairman Henry Cheang’s departure after...
US Gaming Industry Outperforms Economy in August in Every State but Nevada
The casino economy was booming in August right across the US, with one exception -- Nevada. Of the 21 states covered by market analyst Ken Adams in his most recent review of the US casino industry, 20 enjoyed at least 2 percent...
NASCAR to Establish Sports Betting Rules in 2019, As Dover International Speedway Introduces On-Track Betting
NASCAR will draw up a new set of rules on sports betting to bring itself up to speed with a post-PASPA America. Speaking to the Associated Press at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, NASCAR president Steve Phelps said new guidelines will be...
Interpol Chief Goes AWOL in China and Resigns: Spearheaded ‘Corruption Crackdown,’ Hit Macau Casino Sector Hard
President of Interpol Meng Hongwei has been arrested in China as part of an “anticorruption investigation,” authorities in Beijing said Monday. The international crime-fighting agency said on Sunday that it had received his resignation "with immediate effect." It is unclear where Meng...
Dallas Mavericks Sign Up Maverick Sports Bettor Bob Voulgaris as Strategic Thinker
The Dallas Mavericks’ Marc Cuban has hired sports bettor and poker player extraordinaire Haralobos “Bob” Voulgaris as the team’s director of quantitative research and development. League sources told the sports media giant that Cuban “is expected to utilize Voulgaris as a strategic...
Eldorado Resorts Takes Control of Tropicana Atlantic City, Fires Entire Online Gaming Team
Just two days after Eldorado Resorts assumed the operations of the Tropicana in Atlantic City, it sacked the entire in-house team manning its New Jersey online casino, according to sources who spoke to Online Poker Report this week. According to OPR, the...
New York-New York Heist ‘Blackface’ Serial Armed Robber Pleads Guilty in Las Vegas
A white man who disguised himself with blackface makeup to rob the cashier cage at New York-New York pleaded guilty in a Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday to one count of interference with commerce by robbery. 26-year-old Cameron James Kennedy was under court-ordered...
FanDuel Urges Florida Players to Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 3, Claims Ballot Measure Threatens DFS, Sports Betting
DFS and sports betting operator FanDuel has joined the fight against Amendment 3 in Florida, a ballot measure that if approved would place all future gambling expansion in the state in the hands of voters. Opponents of Amendment 3 say the measure...
Nevada Final State to Approve Penn National $2.8 Billion Pinnacle Takeover, Deal Expected to Complete This Month
On Wednesday, Nevada became the 14th and final state to approve the $2.8 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment by Penn National Gaming (PNG). Following a special hearing of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission, PNG CEO Tim Wilmott...
$21.7 Million Mega Moolah Jackpot is Biggest Online Progressive Payout Ever
Microgaming’s Mega Moolah mega-jackpot has finally toppled. The record-setting €18,915,872.81 ($21.7 million) prize was hit on Friday, September 28 by an anonymous gambler playing at Grand Mondial Casino, part of the Casino Rewards group of online casinos. The win significantly eclipses the previous...
