3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Finnish Teenager and Parents Convicted in €130,000 Online Casino Scam
A Finnish teenager has been sentenced with his parents for stealing €130,000 ($152,000) from an unnamed online casino by exploiting a glitch in its systems. The prosecution had called for a custodial sentence for the eighteen-year-old, but a court in Häme, Finland...
Activist Investor Jason Ader Plans to Shake Up Playtech
Activist investor Jason Ader has his sights set on online gambling software giant Playtech. The former Las Vegas Sands (LVS) director has a reputation for investing big in gaming companies before unleashing a wrecking ball into their boardrooms. On Monday, The Times...
Court Rules Florida Pre-Reveal Games are Illegal Slots as Gator Coin Loses Federal Appeal
Pre-reveal machines are illegal in Florida, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, thus effectively ending the longstanding debate between Sunshine State regulators and the games’ respective manufacturer and distributor: Blue Sky Games and Gator Coin. The appellants had argued that the...
FanDuel and William Hill Sports Betting Apps Go Live in New Jersey as the Field Starts to Get Crowded
The New Jersey mobile sport betting market swelled over the weekend, as two new entrants, FanDuel and William Hill, launched their wagering apps. There are now five players in the mobile market since DraftKings earned first-mover kudos just under a month ago....
GVC Holdings Denies £700 Million ‘Great Pensions Robbery’ Claim in Ladbrokes Coral Takeover
GVC Holdings has rejected claims that the structure of its recent takeover of British bookmaking giant Ladbrokes Coral has enabled it to “swindle” hundreds of millions from pension funds invested in its new acquisition. The little-known National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has accused...
Macau Buoyant as Visitors Splurge $2 Billion On Retail Opportunities Away from Tables
Chinese visitor numbers to Macau are up and the enclave’s retail sector is booming, according to new figures, which suggest its efforts to embrace non-gaming revenue streams during its 2014-16 economic slump has transformed it into a more resilient little gambling hub....
CG Technology to Sweat Possible License Revocation at Nevada Gaming Commission Hearing Thursday
Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology (CGT) will face the judgment of the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) on Thursday, knowing its license to operate is on the line. Last week, the Gaming Control Board ordered the CGT to dump all its sports...
Las Vegas Metro Police Bust Rio Casino Hotel ‘Gang Party,’ But One Reveler Says It Was Only a Birthday Bash
Las Vegas Metro crashed a party of alleged gang members uninvited, when they entered a suite at the Rio Hotel & Casino off the Strip shortly after 2am on Sunday, arresting 12 and seizing five handguns. LVMPD said in a tweet that...
WSOP.com Coming to Pennsylvania, as Caesars Hails Online Gaming License
Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) confirmed Monday that its WSOP.com brand will launch shortly in Pennsylvania along with its Caesars Casino, once regulators agree “go live” conditions have been satisfied. The company was granted a license to offer online poker and casino games...
Landing International Continues Construction of Philippine Resort in Defiance of Duterte
Landing International is pressing ahead with the construction of its $1.5 billion NayonLanding integrated resort in the Philippines’ Entertainment City, despite having incurred the ire of the country’s strongman president Rodrigo Duterte. According to the Philippine Star on Monday, “bulldozers, backhoes, graders,...
