3799 stories by Philip Conneller
National Politics Happen in Vegas: Adelsons Add $25M to GOP Midterms; Biden, Trump, Obama Stumping across Nevada
LVS Corp Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, have splurged another $25 million in a bid to help Republicans retain control of the US Senate in November's midterm elections. According to Bloomberg, this adds to the $87 million they...
New Debt-Averse Caesars Entertainment to Reject Golden Nugget Merger Offer
The Caesars Entertainment board is expected to unanimously reject a reverse merger proposal from Tillman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget, according to New York Post sources. Billionaire Houston Rockets owner Fertitta is understood to have approached Caesars about a possible combination of the two...
Rank Group Reports Grosvenor Casinos Slump, While GVC Buoyed by World Cup
The UK’s biggest casino operator, The Rank Group, reported a slump in earnings as high-rollers ditched its Grosvenor Casinos chain in in the 16 weeks to October 14. In a trading update, the group blamed a reduction in handle -- the volume...
DeClub Macau Plans to Build World’s First Blockchain-Based Cashless Casinos Following $1 Billion ICO
The first blockchain-powered land-based casinos could be on the horizon, if an ambitious new venture involving Macau-based casino management company DeClub and a Malta-based investment firm called Wide Rich Global Company comes to fruition. According to an official statement from DeClub, Wide...
China’s Internet Censorship Czar Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
China’s former internet czar, Lu Wei -- the architect of the country’s “Great Firewall” online censorship program – pleaded guilty to corruption charges in a court in in the eastern city of Ningbo on Friday. Once named by Time Magazine as one...
Virginia Joins Neighbor Washington DC in Race to Legalize Sports Betting in 2019
Virginia could legalize sports betting by next July, according to State Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church). Simon says he is working on a bill, to be introduced in January, which he hopes will do just that, along with a companion bill to...
Spoofing is Now the Online Gambling Industry’s Biggest Cyber Headache, Per Report
Spoofing has become the number-one cyber threat to the online gambling industry, according to a report by ThreatMetrix. The internet risk solutions company described spoofing as the “fastest growing attack vector in the space” with a 257 percent increase year over year...
SugarHouse Casino Drops Golden Nugget Over NBA Sports Betting Ban in New Jersey
Pennsylvania’s SugarHouse casino is bailing on its New Jersey sports betting partner, the Golden Nugget, because the Nugget is forbidden from offering NBA betting under New Jersey gambling laws. As an out-of-state company, SugarHouse parent Rush Street Gaming was required to team...
Philly Mobster Joey Merlino Gets Two Years for Illegal Gambling Ops
“Skinny” Joey Merlino -- reputed by some to be the boss of the Philadelphia Mob -- was sentenced to two years in prison by a Manhattan judge on Wednesday for operating illegal gambling. In sentencing, Judge Richard J. Sullivan said there was evidence...
5Dimes Sports Book Owner Reported Missing in Costa Rica, Possibly Kidnapped
Police in Costa Rica have confirmed they are investigating the disappearance of William Sean Creighton, a US ex-pat and owner of the 5Dimes online sports book. Chief of the Judiciary Investigative Police Walter Espinoza said at a press conference Tuesday he had...
