3704 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo Tweets Rape Denial of Woman at Palms in Las Vegas in 2009, Alleged Victim Going Ahead with Lawsuit
Cristiano Ronaldo has addressed a lawsuit filed against him in a Las Vegas courtroom last week the old-fashioned way: via social media. The suit accuses him of a 2009 rape which allegedly took place at his penthouse suite in the Palms Casino...
Lucky Dragon Las Vegas Hotel Closes, Casino Project Aimed at Asian Demographic Officially a Dead Hand
The Lucky Dragon Hotel closed its doors for good on Tuesday, eight months after its casino operations bit the dust, and less than two years after its grand opening. Last month, owner Andrew Fonfa received permission to shutter the hotel from a...
Landing International Stock Crash May Explain Mystery of Missing Chairman Yang Zhihui
Hong Kong-based casino developer Landing International is at a loss to explain the sudden stock crash that wiped 30 percent off its market capitalization on Tuesday. In response to a request from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to account for the unusual...
