3799 stories by Philip Conneller
New Mexico Tribal Casino Launches State’s First Legal Sports Book
The Santa Ana Pueblo tribe launched sports betting Tuesday at its Santa Ana Star Casino, in partnership with Nevada-based USBookmaking. In doing so, New Mexico became the sixth US state to offer full-scale, legal sports betting and the fifth since the striking...
‘Lotto Rapist’ Claims Malicious Prosecution in £2.5 Million Fraud Trial
A UK lottery winner charged with faking his ticket to win a £2.5 million ($3.27 million) jackpot almost ten years ago pleaded not guilty to one count of fraud by false representation during a hearing at St Albans Magistrate Court on Tuesday. Edward...
Miami Dolphins Secretly Battling Florida’s Amendment 3
The Miami Dolphins are quietly opposing a Florida ballot initiative that would hand voters the exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling. Among a list of names that have made campaign donations to Citizens for the Truth About Amendment 3...
Paddy Power Betfair Fined £2.2 Million for Failing to Detect Criminal Gambling Sprees
UK regulators have fined Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) £2.2 million ($2.9 million), after the operator failed to stop two customers from gambling “significant sums” of stolen money on the Betfair betting exchange. According to The Guardian, one of these customers was Simon...
Elizabeth Warren Gets No Love from Cherokee Nation: DNA Test Results, Massachusetts Tribal Casino Bill Fail to Buy Credibility
Elizabeth Warren's claim that she has high cheekbones -- “like all of the Indians do,” as she was famously once berated for saying -- has already gotten her in plenty of hot water with various Native American tribes. But the Massachusetts senator...
Sheriff Gaming CEO Faces Four Years in Dutch Prison
The trial of Sheriff Gaming CEO Stijn Flapper got underway in a District Court in Den Bosch, Netherlands on Thursday, with the Public Prosecution Services demanding tough prison sentences for the former online gaming executive and his co-accused, brothers Maurice and Michel Gregoire. The...
Melco Would Put Esports Stadium Front and Center of Japanese Integrated Resort
Melco’s International’s bid to win a Japanese hearts, Japanese minds, and a Japanese casino license will involve the integration of an esports stadium into a future casino resort in the country. Japan has passed legislation to legalize and regulate casino gaming, opening...
Imperial Pacific Lays Off Construction Workers as Concerns Deepen for Controversial Saipan Casino Project
Imperial Pacific International’s always-controversial Saipan casino project drew fresh exasperation from the long-suffering officials on the Pacific island late last week when it unexpectedly laid off 80 construction workers. According to local media reports, there are rumors the company is soon to...
DraftKings, FanDuel Dominate Burgeoning NJ Sports Betting Market
The New Jersey sports betting market is three months old today and meaningful figures are now beginning to emerge. The latest numbers from the New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) show online sports betting is beginning to dominate the market --...
China Blockchain Gambling Market to Explode in Next Five Years, Says Blockdraw CEO
The Chinese online gambling market will continue to grow despite the best efforts of the Chinese government to stamp it out, and the future of the market is blockchain. That was the message from cryptocurrency expert Darin Oliver, who spoke to Inside...
