4324 stories by Philip Conneller
Florida Overwhelmingly Votes to Ban Greyhound Racing
Florida -- the nucleus of greyhound racing in the US -- has banned the sport by public referendum. State residents on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in support of Amendment 13, a measure that will phase out...
Betfred Refuses to Pay Bet Placed on WBA Bantamweight Champ Nonito Donaire by Father-in-Law
When Nonito Donaire captured the WBA bantamweight title in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday night it was a triumphant moment for the veteran Filipino-American boxer, who had begun his fight against Ireland’s Ryan Burnett a 12-1...
33 Online Gambling Sites Quit Australian Market in a Year
Thirty-three unlicensed gambling operators have left the Australian market over the past year, thanks to enforcement action from Australia’s communications watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). In 2017, the country’s federal government enacted...
Irish Government Shoots Itself in Foot Over Betting Tax
The decision to double the Irish betting tax was taken "without a detailed analysis of the economic consequences,” according to a professor of Economics, and could result in a loss for government coffers. In a report commissioned...
Zynga Social Gaming Founder Mark Pincus Fights Fellow Billionaire Over San Fran Homeless Tax Issues as Midterms Loom
Social gaming billionaire Mark Pincus went to war on Twitter with fellow San Francisco tech mogul Marc Benioff over the weekend, as divisions erupted in Silicon Valley over a homeless tax measure on Tuesday’s citywide...
Rapper Drake Accuses Vancouver Casino of Racial Profiling
Hip hop and R&B star Drake has lashed out at a Vancouver casino for refusing to allow him to gamble, accusing it of “racially profiling” him. The Canadian was in town to perform two concerts...
PaddyPower: Meadowlands’ FanDuel Sports Book Now One of Biggest Worldwide
The FanDuel sports book at the Meadowlands Racetrack, North Jersey, is exceeding the expectations of its parent company, Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), which on Friday upgraded its full-year profit forecast, largely as a response to...
Canadian Gaming Association Calls on NHL to Join Fight for Legal Single-Game Sports Betting
The Canadian Gaming Association CGA wants single-game sports betting to be legal in Canada and it wants the NHL’s help to make it happen. President and CEO of the CGA Paul Burns this week called...
Pennsylvania Casino Fined For Admitting Underage Male Gambler Who Claimed to Be 42-Year-Old Woman
The Presque Isle Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania has been fined by regulators for permitting five cases of underage gambling on its premises, including one instance that left security staff with egg on their faces. In...
New Mexico Lottery Plans to Offer Sports Prediction Game, Without Nod From Lawmakers
The New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) board voted unanimously this week to roll out a sports lottery-style product. The move comes just weeks after Santa Ana Pueblo tribe launched the state’s first sports book at...