3943 stories by Philip Conneller
Backstreet Boys Concert Ends with Injuries as Scaffolding Collapses at WinStar World Casino Concert Venue
At least fourteen people were injured during a Backstreet Boys concert at the WinStar World Casino Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma when a heavy storm caused overhead scaffolding to collapse on a line of people waiting to get in. According to officials at...
Apple Zaps 25,000 Gambling Apps from Chinese App Store
Apple Inc. has purged around 25,000 gambling apps from the Chinese App Store, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Monday, the tech giant confirmed it had removed “illegal gambling apps” but declined...
Rank Group’s Grosvenor Casinos Squeezed by AML Clamp Down, Weird Weather, and Lucky High Rollers
The UK’s biggest casino operator, Rank Group, said that the tightening of financial checks on high rollers and a spate of extreme weather in the British Isles -- both hot and cold -- contributed to a 41 percent drop in profits in...
Penn National Gaming’s Hollywood Gulf Coast and Boomtown Casinos Enter Mississippi Sports Betting Market Today
From Friday, Penn National Gaming’s five Mississippi properties will enter the state’s nascent sports betting market, effectively doubling its size. The company announced its Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast and Boomtown Casino in Biloxi would launch full sportsbooks on August 17, with its three Tunica properties excepted...
Losing Bidders Cry Foul in Andorra Casino Tender
Andorra, the tiny country in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain, is prepared to have its first ever casino, but the project has become mired in controversy before a single stone has been laid. A group of disgruntled operators are wondering...
Talking Stick Casino Appeals for Patience After Monsoon Causes Evacuation of Players with Cash Stuck in Slots
The Talking Stick Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona will remain shuttered until August 19, management have said, after a monsoon in the early hours of Saturday morning caused the complete evacuation of the casino. Around 600 casino players, hotel guests, and employees were ushered...
UK Poker Champ Ordered to Turn Prize Over to Taxman to Atone for Past Crimes
In March, British poker player Adam Lulat won the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT) main event for £70,000. This week, he was ordered to surrender all his winnings to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or face prison time. In 2015,...
Ladbrokes Coral Sportsbook Worker Faces Prison Over ‘Past-Posting’ Scam
The assistant manager of a bookmaker’s shop in Dundee, Scotland, is facing prison after a glitch in the computer system allowed him to scam his employer, Ladbrokes Coral, out of more than £40,000 ($51,000). Gavin Thomson worked for a Coral betting shop...
Arkansas Casino Legalization Groups Accuse State Officials of Flawed Financial Analysis
Advocates of legalizing casinos in Arkansas have accused state officials of trying to torpedo its proposed ballot measure with flawed statistics before it has even qualified for the November 6 general election. The State Department of Finance and Administration claimed this week...
Westgate SuperBook to Expand Brand Across US In Post-PASPA America
The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas is the biggest sports book in the world and it’s expanding to even greater levels thanks to the new gaming climate in the US. Westgate is planning to capitalize on opportunities from the US Supreme Court...
