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Philip Conneller

In Philip Conneller’s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation.

Philip was the original features editor for poker’s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites.

His news stories for Casino.org/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others.

Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John’s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic.

He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist.

Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC.

Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.

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4178 stories by Philip Conneller

Cleaning Lady Cleans Up with $103 Million World-Record Online Gambling Payout
September 28, 2018

Cleaning Lady Cleans Up with $103 Million World-Record Online Gambling Payout

A German cleaning lady has claimed the largest ever online gambling payout -- €90 million ($103 million) -- an achievement confirmed this week by officials from the The Guinness Book of World Records. The happy...

Written by Philip Conneller
New York Governor Cuomo Sends $12.3 Million to City of Niagara Falls, Squeezed by Seneca Casino Payment Drought
September 27, 2018

New York Governor Cuomo Sends $12.3 Million to City of Niagara Falls, Squeezed by Seneca Casino Payment Drought

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has sent $12.3 million in financial relief to the cash-strapped City of Niagara Falls. The city has been struggling with a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall ever since the Seneca tribe stopped...

Written by Philip Conneller
Caesars Japan Unveils Plans for Yokohama ‘Great Wave’ Integrated Resort
September 27, 2018

Caesars Japan Unveils Plans for Yokohama ‘Great Wave’ Integrated Resort

Caesars wants to be big in Japan. At a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, the US casino giant’s Japanese arm revealed its proposal for an integrated resort, which it submitted to the municipal government...

Written by Philip Conneller
New Jersey Bill Would Allow Atlantic City Casinos to Employ Workers with Drug Convictions
September 26, 2018

New Jersey Bill Would Allow Atlantic City Casinos to Employ Workers with Drug Convictions

The New Jersey State Senate will vote Thursday on a bill that would allow ex-drug offenders to be employed by Atlantic City casinos. Under existing law, people who have convictions for drugs are barred from...

Written by Philip Conneller
Deadbeat Gambler Found Guilty of Murdering Casino Worker with One Punch at Eldorado Casino in Reno
September 26, 2018

Deadbeat Gambler Found Guilty of Murdering Casino Worker with One Punch at Eldorado Casino in Reno

A sore loser who punched a casino worker at the Eldorado Casino in downtown Reno, killing him, is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison. On Tuesday, Frederick Borden, 65, was found guilty...

Written by Philip Conneller
New Jersey Goes Crazy for Sports Betting as DraftKings Processes Two Millionth Bet
September 25, 2018

New Jersey Goes Crazy for Sports Betting as DraftKings Processes Two Millionth Bet

New Jersey sports betting is going through the roof, according to DraftKings. The daily fantasy sports giant-turned New Jersey sports book operator took its two-millionth bet at some point over the weekend. DraftKings announced via...

Written by Philip Conneller
Woman Sues Rivers Casino Schenectady for $25,000 Denied Prize Due to Missing Asterisk
September 25, 2018

Woman Sues Rivers Casino Schenectady for $25,000 Denied Prize Due to Missing Asterisk

Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, Upstate New York, faces a legal suit from a disgruntled gambler who believes she was robbed of her rightful claim to a brand new Jaguar XE, The Daily Gazette...

Written by Philip Conneller
Caesars, Melco, MGM, and Wynn Submit Japan Casino Plans to City of Yokohama
September 25, 2018

Caesars, Melco, MGM, and Wynn Submit Japan Casino Plans to City of Yokohama

Japan’s second-biggest city, Yokohama, has received 12 proposals for integrated resorts following a request for information (RFI) process that concluded on September 21, local newspaper, the Kanagawa Shimbun reports. Among the hopefuls are eight international...

Written by Philip Conneller
Oregon Lottery Sports Betting Launch in November Could Be Single-Game Wagering or Blast from the Past
September 25, 2018

Oregon Lottery Sports Betting Launch in November Could Be Single-Game Wagering or Blast from the Past

Oregon will launch a mobile sports book in November, according to SportsHandle. But the big question is what form it will take. Sports Action Reboot? The Oregon Lottery rolled out its brand new online lottery app...

Written by Philip Conneller
Crown Resorts VIP Revenues Plunge in Australia as James Packer Recuperates in New $66 Million LA Mansion
September 24, 2018

Crown Resorts VIP Revenues Plunge in Australia as James Packer Recuperates in New $66 Million LA Mansion

There was more bad news for James Packer’s Crown Resorts this week. Western Australia’s Gaming and Wagering Commission reported that VIP revenue at its Crown Perth property had plunged despite the company splurging $470 million...

Written by Philip Conneller