4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Former Nevada Governor and Casino Industry Reformer Paul Laxalt Dead at 96
Paul Laxalt, the former Nevada governor who helped clean up and stabilize the state’s gaming industry in the 1970s, has died at 96. His family said the grandfather of current GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt passed away of natural causes at a...
Elaine Wynn Buries Hatchet with Wynn Resorts as Phil Sartre Becomes Vice-Chairman
Gaming industry veteran Phil Sartre has been appointed vice-chairman of Wynn Resorts in a move that should ease tensions between the company and its biggest shareholder and co-founder, Elaine Wynn. Satre, who is the former CEO of Harrahs, now Caesars, is expected...
DraftKings Sportsbook Goes Live, Becomes New Jersey’s First Online Sports Betting Platform
DraftKings has won the race to offer a full-scale digital sports betting platform in the New Jersey market, the first such platform that exists in the US outside Nevada. DraftKings Sportsbook launched in earnest on Monday morning after a week of invite-only...
Seattle Poker Players Cry Foul Over Lost Tribal Casino Jackpot Fund
What's the fate of a Seattle, Washington player-funded jackpot when a poker room closes? That's what customers at the Snoqualmie Casino, just outside Seattle, want to know, as their poker jackpot is about to disappear into the ether -- or at least, into...
William Hill Aims to Pull Off Penn National US Sports Betting Coup
William Hill is in early talks to form a sports betting partnership with Penn National Gaming, according to reports in the UK media over the weekend. The Times and City AM quoted “City sources” -- a reference to London’s financial district --...
Bet365 ‘Colonizes’ Half of La Liga with Ten New Sponsorship Deals
Bet365 this week completed ten separate sponsorship deals with ten teams from Spanish soccer’s prestigious La Liga. The unprecedented move means the British online gambling giant has partnered up with exactly half of Spanish soccer’s top tier in what the country’s el...
William Hill Blames Billion-Dollar Loss on FOBT Cuts, Looks to US for Silver Lining
William Hill blamed the UK government’s clampdown on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), Friday, for dragging it one billion into the red in the first half of the year. The British sports betting giant reported pre-tax H1 losses of £820 million ($1.06 billion),...
FanDuel Group Teams Up with Boyd Gaming in Bid to Corner US Sports Betting Market
FanDuel and Boyd Gaming have formed a joint strategic partnership to offer land-based and digital sports betting in the US. The deal will see the Vegas-based regional casino giant take 4 percent equity in the recently created FanDuel Group, a company now...
Swedish Online Gambling ‘Re-regulation’ Gets 22 Takers
The brand-new Swedish online gaming licensing regime began accepting applicants on Wednesday, with 22 operators submitting paperwork to join the market on day one. Among them were notable industry pioneers with Swedish origins, such as Betsson and Expekt -- companies exiled from...
Illinois Online Gaming Kickstarted by Chicago Lawmaker Amid Sports Betting Push
Illinois State Rep. Bob Rita wants the state legislature to take a serious look at online gaming and sports betting next year, and for that he needs allies. The Blue Island Democrat will lead a series of hearings in a bid to...
