4008 stories by Philip Conneller
World Cup Betting: England and Belgium Impress, Germany Bounces Back
The FIFA World Cup moved into its third round of group matches on Monday, which means this free-scoring tournament is now just past the halfway mark. The group stage of World Cups can often be cagey affairs, throwing up games between plodding,...
Guitar-Shaped Florida Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Casino Hotel Tower Nearing Completion
The Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel is close to topping off its new 450-foot guitar-shaped hotel tower, which will be an architectural homage to the Gibson Les Paul in blue glass that will be visible from miles around the Fort Lauderdale and...
Dragon Corp’s Blockchain-Powered Floating Casino Concept Capsizes Over Unsigned Contracts, Delayed Payments
Dragon Corp’s plans to “integrate blockchain into the world’s biggest gambling hub” via a cryptocurrency-powered floating casino in Macau may have hit the rocks. This week, Bova Idea, the Norwegian company hired to build the $300 million “Dragon Pearl” casino, told the...
Keep New Jersey Casinos Open, Begs Sen. Chris Brown, as State Shutdown Looms
Are New Jersey casinos about to face a shutdown in the wake of a state budget crisis? Not if Garden State Sen. Chris Brown (R-2nd Dist.) has anything to do with it. Brown has called on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to...
Galaxy Entertainment Accused of Employee Privacy Violations After Developing Thin Skin Over Typhoon Hato
Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has been accused of violating the personal privacy rights of its employers after the South China Morning Post discovered it monitors the private social media activity of its employees for negative comments about the company. According...
Rhode Island Sports Betting Will Be Legalized Friday, Vows Governor
The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday emphatically approved a state budget plan that includes a provision to regulate sports betting. Having been passed by the House last week, the plan heads the Governor Gina Raimondo’s desk for sign-off. Her signature is all-but...
Macau Canidrome Greyhound Track to Close, Concern Mounts Over Welfare of Dogs
The Macau Canidrome, the enclave’s -- and Asia’s -- only dog racing stadium will shutter its doors tomorrow, June 21. Greyhound racing, once a big draw in Macau, has become unpopular, particularly with a younger generation that is less willing to ignore...
China-Backed Pacific Island Casinos ‘Threat to US Military’
Chinese investment in Pacific-Island casinos is making life difficult for the US military. That’s the conclusion of a US government report which suggests that Chinese-backed projects, particularly on the islands of Saipan and Tinian – two of the US’ remotest territories –...
Troubled New York State Del Lago Resort Makes New Plea for State Help
Thomas Wilmot, the owner of the struggling Del Lago Resort and Casino in upstate New York, was in Albany last week to meet with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget division. The shopping mall magnate did not divulge the nature of his business in...
Japan Casino Bill Passed by Lower House as All Hell Breaks Loose on Committee Floor: Not a Done Deal Yet
Updated June 19: On Tuesday, June 19, Japan’s full lower house passed the casino bill pushed through by the lower house Cabinet Committee last Friday. The bill -- which now passes to the upper house before it becomes law -- would go...
