3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Online Gaming Increasingly Cited in Divorce Cases, Says Internet Legal Firm
Divorce is back in fashion -- in the UK, at least. While rates have been falling year-on-year in the US since the 1980s, last year the UK saw its first rise this decade in couples ending their marriages, a 5.8 percent increase...
Mohegan Sun Pocono Player Card Scam Informant and Dealer Found Dead in Pennsylvania Creek, ‘Accidental Drowning’ Named as Cause
A Mohegan Sun Pocono dealer who exposed a cheating scam orchestrated by the casino’s VP of player development was pulled dead from a creek in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Saturday, less than two miles from the casino where he had worked. 28-year-old Matthew Crane's...
New Jersey Sports Betting Revenues to Eclipse Nevada’s in Just Three Years
New Jersey’s sports betting market will overtake Nevada’s by 2021, according to new analysis by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG). It’s almost four months since New Jersey’s Monmouth Park racetrack took the state’s first legal sports wager and there are now seven...
DOI Reverses Decision on Mashpee Wampanaoag Tribal Land, Stripping Tribe of Sovereignty and $1 Billion Casino
The Mashpee Wampanaoag tribe has been dealt a devastating blow in its bid to build a $1 billion casino in Taunton, Massachusetts. On Friday, the US Department of the Interior ruled that it could not hold land in trust for the tribe,...
Bet365 Million-Pound Customer Payout Dispute Heads to Court
A woman who claims sports betting giant Bet365 owes her more than £1 million in winnings and damages will have her day in court. Northern Irish student Megan McCann was 19 years old when she placed 960 each-way “Lucky 15” bets on...
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...
