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Philip Conneller

In Philip Conneller’s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation.

Philip was the original features editor for poker’s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites.

His news stories for Casino.org/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others.

Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John’s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic.

He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist.

Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC.

Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.

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4179 stories by Philip Conneller

Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo Opens Up About Palms Las Vegas Rape Allegations
October 30, 2018

Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo Opens Up About Palms Las Vegas Rape Allegations

Cristiano Ronaldo says his personal life has been turned upside down by allegations that he raped a woman at the Palms Casino Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in 2009. While the soccer superstar’s performances...

Written by Philip Conneller
New York Jets and 888 Ink First Ever NFL-Online Gaming Tie-Up, Deal Already Ruffling Feathers
October 30, 2018

New York Jets and 888 Ink First Ever NFL-Online Gaming Tie-Up, Deal Already Ruffling Feathers

News that the New York Jets have signed a sponsorship deal with 888 came via a New York Post article late Monday. The Post notes disapprovingly that the “the fruits of the deal” were on...

Written by Philip Conneller
New York State Supreme Court Rules DFS is Illegal Gambling
October 30, 2018

New York State Supreme Court Rules DFS is Illegal Gambling

The future of daily fantasy sports (DFS) in New York State has been thrown into confusion with the wave of a gavel. On Monday, a judge in Albany ruled that the DFS contests were not...

Written by Philip Conneller
California Tribes Threaten to Sue State Over Banked Games Despite Regulator Assurances
October 29, 2018

California Tribes Threaten to Sue State Over Banked Games Despite Regulator Assurances

California tribal gaming operators are treating with caution a declaration by regulators that they will wipe out controversial banked card games currently on offer at the state’s card clubs. The games -- usually versions of...

Written by Philip Conneller
MGM Resorts Prepared to Settle with Mandalay Bay Shooting Victims After Federal Lawsuit Gambit Fails
October 29, 2018

MGM Resorts Prepared to Settle with Mandalay Bay Shooting Victims After Federal Lawsuit Gambit Fails

MGM Resorts is ready to negotiate and settle with victims of the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting. In a Thursday filing to a Las Vegas courtroom, the casino giant requested all litigation be put...

Written by Philip Conneller
FA Chief Proposes Betting Industry Levy to Fund Grassroots UK Soccer
October 26, 2018

FA Chief Proposes Betting Industry Levy to Fund Grassroots UK Soccer

Martin Glenn, the head of English soccer’s governing body, the Football Association (FA), has called for a levy to be imposed on the gambling industry to fund amateur soccer in the country. In an interview...

Written by Philip Conneller
UNLV Panel Examines Whether PASPA Repeal is Threat to Nevada Sports Betting Market
October 26, 2018

UNLV Panel Examines Whether PASPA Repeal is Threat to Nevada Sports Betting Market

A UNLV panel discussion on the future of the Nevada sports betting market in post-PAPSA America produced diverging opinions about whether liberalization and proliferation will threaten Las Vegas’ status as a sports betting mecca. Nevada...

Written by Philip Conneller
Ponca Tribal Casino to Open on Nebraska-Iowa Border, Despite Federal Lawsuit to Stop It
October 26, 2018

Ponca Tribal Casino to Open on Nebraska-Iowa Border, Despite Federal Lawsuit to Stop It

As the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has discovered, the problem with developing a tribal border casino is you’re in danger of being sued by two states instead of just one. Nevertheless, the tribe announced Thursday...

Written by Philip Conneller
Russia to Liquidate Azov City Gaming Zone, Casinos Ordered to Close by December 31
October 26, 2018

Russia to Liquidate Azov City Gaming Zone, Casinos Ordered to Close by December 31

The Azov City gaming zone in Krasnodar Krai, Western Russia, has two months in which to contemplate its impending extinction. The zone’s fate was sealed by an order signed October 20 by Russian Prime Minister...

Written by Philip Conneller
Louisiana Sports Betting Back in the Frame as Mississippi Gleefully Rakes in the Dough
October 25, 2018

Louisiana Sports Betting Back in the Frame as Mississippi Gleefully Rakes in the Dough

Louisiana is looking jealously over the border at Mississippi’s burgeoning sports betting operations. The Pelican State failed to pass a sports betting bill in 2018, just before the Supreme Court rejected the federal law that...

Written by Philip Conneller