3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Macau Regulator Granted New Powers to Shut Down Casinos as Typhoon Mangkhut Looms on Horizon
Macau’s gaming regulator, the DICJ, has been granted new executive power to completely shut down casino operations in the gambling hub in “exceptional circumstances.” On Wednesday, the Macau government cited a “typhoon or adverse weather” as an example. The announcement is timely:...
Drama at Encore: Ex-Bachelor Winner Amanda Stanton Gets Arrested for Domestic Battery in Las Vegas
Former The Bachelor contestant Amanda Stanton was arrested at Encore in the early hours Monday morning and charged with domestic battery after a hotel room party got out of hand. The 5’ 3’’ mother of two allegedly assaulted her 6’ 6’’ partner,...
Tokyo Casino on the Horizon? City Prepares Impact Study
Tokyo city officials are to commission an impact study into hosting an integrated resort, the first concrete interest the Japanese capital has shown in participating in the country’s impending casino market. With the Japanese public largely opposed to casinos, according to opinion...
Wynn Macau Says Spike in IP Theft by Rogue Gambling Sites is Damaging Business
Wynn Macau has warned of an increase in rogue online gambling and investment websites illegally appropriating the company’s branding and intellectual property in a bid to “deceive members of the public” to depart with their hard-earned cash. In its interim report published...
‘Lotto Rapist’ Charged with Fraud Over £2.5 Million Falsified Ticket
UK lottery winner Edward Putman, 53, has been charged with fraud by British police in relation to the £2.5 million ($3.27 million) lottery windfall he claimed almost ten years ago. Putman, a convicted rapist, has long been suspected of using a fake...
Brett Kavanaugh Grilled on ‘Gambling Addiction’ and Unusually High Credit Card Debt
Last week’s combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearings saw President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, interrogated on everything from his views on racial profiling to abortion rights, but now one Democrat wants to know about his gambling habits. Among a series...
MGM Resorts Offers to Make Charitable Donations on Behalf of Las Vegas Shooting Victims as Reward for Suing Them
MGM Resorts has offered to donate $500 to the charity of choice of each of some 2,500 plaintiffs who were injured or bereaved by the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting, provided they accept legal notice they are being sued by the...
Electronic Arts Faces Criminal Investigation in Belgium for Failing to Remove Loot Boxes from FIFA Video Games
Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) is could face prosecution in Belgium for its apparent refusal to scrap loot box microtransactions from its FIFA 18 title, despite the country’s gaming commission having declared them to be illegal “wagers” in their current form....
Employee Charged with Aiding $193K Wind Creek Montgomery Casino Robbery
A kiosk attendant at the Wind Creek Montgomery Casino, in Montgomery Alabama, has been charged in relation to theft from the casino last month of almost $193,000, which remains unrecovered. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Courtney Deandrea Stanton pleaded not guilty to...
Macau Casino Stocks Tumble Over Concerns of China Economic Slowdown, US Trade War
Macau casino stocks took a hit on Tuesday as Deutsche Bank revised its growth forecast for the gambling hub over concerns that a slowing Chinese economy is impacting on its VIP yield. MGM China was worst affected, falling as much as 8.8...
