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Philip Conneller
4218 stories by Philip Conneller
Barclays Bank Offers Customers Option to Voluntarily Block Gambling Transactions
UK bank Barclays has become the first financial institution to offer its customers the option to “self-exclude” from gambling-related transactions. From Tuesday, users of the bank’s mobile app will be able to block payments to...
Reformed Gambler Who Blew Hundreds of Thousands in Stolen Money Fighting to Claw It Back from Bookmakers
A remorseful gambling addict who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from wealthy clients in Dubai and squandered it in UK bookmaking shops is trying to make things right for his victims. The Guardian reports...
Wynn Resorts $50 Million Quarrel with Dealers Over Tips Heads Back to Court
Hundreds of Wynn Las Vegas dealers will be praying that a new federal law won’t torpedo their 12-year legal battle with their employer, Wynn Resorts. The dealers are fighting to claw back millions of dollars...
Tara Reid Sues Sharknado Producer for $100 Million Over Image Use on Slot Machines
Hollywood actress Tara Reid is suing the producers of cult B-movie Sharknado over the alleged unauthorized use of her likeness on slot machines. The American Pie and Big Lebowski star is asking for $100 million...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
