3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Bet365 to Become Empire Resorts’ Second-Biggest Shareholder Through Sports Betting Deal
UK sports betting giant Bet365 has teamed up with Resorts World Catskills' owner Empire Resorts in a deal that will see it provide the Upstate New York casino with digital and physical bookmaking operations -- that's provided New York regulates sports betting,...
UK Government Backflips on FOBTs in Face of Party Revolt, Bookies Brace for April Double Whammy
A cut to the maximum stakes of the UK’s fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will be effective from April, following a humiliating government climbdown in the face of a full-scale party rebellion. On Wednesday afternoon, culture secretary Jeremy Wright announced reforms to the...
Imperial Pacific Denounces ‘Fake News’ Bankruptcy Rumors
Saipan casino developer Imperial Pacific International (IPI) says that rumors circulating on social media regarding the company’s financial status and one of its senior executives are false. In a press statement released Monday, the company categorically denied it had entered into bankruptcy...
NBA Signs First European Sports Betting Partnership with French State-Owned Gaming Operator Française des Jeux
The NBA is beginning to realize that opportunities arising from its new relaxed attitude to sports betting are not confined to the recently liberalized US market. On Tuesday, the league announced it had signed an exclusive partnership deal with Française des Jeux...
‘Blue-Collar Worker’ Placed Five-Figure Sum on Daniel Sturridge Loan Move
A five-figure bet on Liverpool and England soccer star Daniel Sturridge moving to Inter Milan during last January’s transfer window startled one leading bookmaker, who suspected it was made using insider information, The Daily Telegraph reports. If it were, the information proved...
Cowlitz Tribe Sues to Block Release of UFC Casino Assault Video
The Cowlitz Tribe has launched legal action to prevent the release of security video showing the assault of a customer last month after an Ultimate Fighting Championship event at its Ilani Casino in Washington State. Richard Christie was attacked by a group...
Typhoon Mangkhut Cost Macau’s Casino Industry $119 Million
September’s Typhoon Mangkhut caused an estimated $119 million worth of damage to Macau’s casino industry, according to new figures from the enclave’s Statistics and Census Service (MSCS). The total economic hit to the enclave -- both directly and indirectly -- across all...
Daniel Sturridge Charged by English Soccer’s Governing Body For Alleged Betting Offenses
Liverpool and England soccer star Daniel Sturridge has been charged with misconduct by English soccer’s governing body, the FA, for allegedly breaking betting rules. While the FA has not disclosed the exact nature of the striker’s alleged transgression, it is understood to...
DraftKings to Launch Its First-Ever Retail Sports Book at Scarlet Pearl Casino, Mississippi on Friday
DrafKings has announced it will open its first-ever brick-and-mortar sports betting outlet this coming Friday at the Scarlet Pearl Casino in d’Iberville, Mississippi. With its launch, all 12 of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast casinos will have opened sports books since the MGM first...
UK Conservative Government Faces Party Revolt Over FOBT Delay
The UK government is facing full-scale rebellion over a delay to curb fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT). Dozens of Conservative Party lawmakers have joined opposition parties in putting their names to an amendment that will force the Treasury to expedite a cut in...
