3799 stories by Philip Conneller
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 games of skill and that they constituted...
Oregon Governor Kate Brown ‘Hypocritical’ Over Tribal Gambling U-Turn, Say Critics
Oregon Democratic Governor Kate Brown has been accused of naked hypocrisy after hopping into bed with a Native American tribe that has to date boosted her political war chest to the tune of $115,000, The Washington Times alleges. There’s nothing illegal about...
MGM Resorts Becomes Official NHL Sports Betting Partner
The NHL has signed a major sports betting deal that will see it provide official data to MGM Resorts' sports books. Per the agreement, MGM will receive access to proprietary NHL data generated by the league’s new tracking systems, which are currently...
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 blackjack or Pai Gow Poker -- have...
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 on hold because its lawyers were scheduling...
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 with the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, Glenn...
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 oddsmakers were largely rooting for New Jersey...
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 it will open its Prairie Flower Casino...
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 Dmitry Medvedev, which commands its three casinos...
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 prohibited state-sanctioned sports books, Meanwhile, Mississippi’s first-mover...
