3704 stories by Philip Conneller
German Gamblers Not Required to Repay Credit Card Transactions Used for Illegal Gambling, Court Rules
German gamblers who use credit cards to fund accounts with unlicensed online gambling companies are under no obligation to repay the balance to German financial institutions, provided the institution is aware of the nature of the transaction, a court in Munich has...
FanDuel Reentered Texas Market Out of ‘Business Necessity,’ Documents Reveal
FanDuel re-entered the Texas daily fantasy sports market last month in defiance of the state attorney general’s office because its absence since 2015 had damaged its business and valuation, causing it to fall behind DraftKings in the pecking order. That’s according to...
Mississippi Sports Betting Operations Handle $10 Million in First Month
Mississippi sports betting has got off to a good start, the state’s gaming commission insisted Thursday, with $9.8 million handled at Mississippi casinos from the start of August through September 3. Handle relates to bets taken before winnings are paid out. Bookmakers...
Wakayama Prefecture in Japan: Casino Operators Apply in Droves After Yokohama Shows Less Than Love
Wakayama Prefecture may not yet be a staunch favorite to win one of Japan's three casino licenses, but it’s among the most enthusiastic applicants, and it has received no shortage of interest from operators. Officials from the south Japanese coastal region said...
Bookie Offers Odds on ‘Anonymous’ Trump-Blasting New York Times Op-Ed Author
Few love US President Donald Trump more than the novelty bookmakers of the world, and now Costa-Rica based MyBookie.ag is offering odds on the mystery author of a scathing New York Times (NYT) op-ed about the controversial American leader. The identity of the...
William Hill Strikes Gold with Eldorado Resorts, Signs Major US Sports Betting Deal
William Hill has pulled off a US sports betting coup, signing a 25-year deal with Eldorado Resorts, one of the biggest regional casino operators in America. The British bookmaking giant will become Eldorado’s exclusive sports betting partner, providing both digital and land-based...
Jon Kyl, Longtime Online Gambling Foe, Replaces John McCain in US Senate
Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey announced Tuesday he has chosen former US Senator Jon Kyl to take the late John McCain’s seat in the Senate. The appointment returns to Congress one of the most tireless legislators against online gambling since the dawn...
Tropical Storm Gordon Shuts Down Mississippi Gulf Coast Casinos, But Not for Long
The Mississippi Gaming Commission ordered the closure of the state’s 12 Gulf Coast casinos from 5 pm on Tuesday as the region braced itself for the arrival of Tropical Storm Gordon. Many communities in the region imposed 24-hour curfews, while the governors...
UKGC Orders British Online Gambling Sites to Remove Withdrawal Restrictions
People who choose to gamble online should be free to walk away with their money whenever they want to: that’s the key message from UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), following its investigative report into the online gambling industry which was published...
Saipan Casino Developer Imperial Pacific Blames Lack of ‘Qualified’ Workers for Another Three-Year Delay on Pacific Island Project
Saipan's controversial Grand Mariana Casino Hotel & Resort -- currently under construction on the Pacific island and US territory -- missed its completion deadline last week. On Monday, it was granted a new deadline by Saipan’s Casino Control Commission: in three-and-a-half years’...
