3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Washington State Joins Alliance of European Regulators to Challenge Video Game Industry on Loot Boxes
Gaming regulators in 15 European countries and one US state have joined forces to address the “risks created by the blurring of lines between gaming and gambling.” The Washington State Gambling Commission is the only US signatory to a declaration that vows...
Macau Gambling Industry Takes $185 Million Hit as Typhoon Mangkhut Closes Casinos, Spares Hub from Worst Devastation
Typhoon Mangkhut caused a 33-hour emergency shutdown of Macau’s casino industry over the weekend, the first forced cessation of gaming in the enclave’s history. Operations were suspended at all 42 casinos from 11pm on Saturday night, local time, on the order of...
Macau Casinos Won’t Be Hit by Trade War Retribution: Analyst
CLSA analyst Jonathan Galligan does not believe Macau’s casino sector will be detrimentally affected by Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing, CNBC reports. Speaking at the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Galligan, the firm’s head of Asia gaming and conglomerates,...
Stars Group Goes Live with BetStars Sports Betting App In New Jersey
PokerStars parent The Stars Group is the latest operator to enter the burgeoning New Jersey sports betting market. On Thursday, it launched its BetStars platform for mobile devices in partnership with Resorts AC. The company already offers its PokerStarsNJ and PokerStarsCasinoNJ platforms...
American Gaming Association Pushes Back Against Federal Sports Betting Faction
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has urged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to abandon his push for the federal regulation of sports betting. In a letter dated September 13, Senior VP of Public Affairs Sara Slane outlined the trade organization’s...
Macau Regulator Granted New Powers to Shut Down Casinos as Typhoon Mangkhut Looms on Horizon
Macau’s gaming regulator, the DICJ, has been granted new executive power to completely shut down casino operations in the gambling hub in “exceptional circumstances.” On Wednesday, the Macau government cited a “typhoon or adverse weather” as an example. The announcement is timely:...
Drama at Encore: Ex-Bachelor Winner Amanda Stanton Gets Arrested for Domestic Battery in Las Vegas
Former The Bachelor contestant Amanda Stanton was arrested at Encore in the early hours Monday morning and charged with domestic battery after a hotel room party got out of hand. The 5’ 3’’ mother of two allegedly assaulted her 6’ 6’’ partner,...
Tokyo Casino on the Horizon? City Prepares Impact Study
Tokyo city officials are to commission an impact study into hosting an integrated resort, the first concrete interest the Japanese capital has shown in participating in the country’s impending casino market. With the Japanese public largely opposed to casinos, according to opinion...
Wynn Macau Says Spike in IP Theft by Rogue Gambling Sites is Damaging Business
Wynn Macau has warned of an increase in rogue online gambling and investment websites illegally appropriating the company’s branding and intellectual property in a bid to “deceive members of the public” to depart with their hard-earned cash. In its interim report published...
‘Lotto Rapist’ Charged with Fraud Over £2.5 Million Falsified Ticket
UK lottery winner Edward Putman, 53, has been charged with fraud by British police in relation to the £2.5 million ($3.27 million) lottery windfall he claimed almost ten years ago. Putman, a convicted rapist, has long been suspected of using a fake...
