3799 stories by Philip Conneller
William Hill Strikes Gold with Eldorado Resorts, Signs Major US Sports Betting Deal
William Hill has pulled off a US sports betting coup, signing a 25-year deal with Eldorado Resorts, one of the biggest regional casino operators in America. The British bookmaking giant will become Eldorado’s exclusive sports betting partner, providing both digital and land-based...
Jon Kyl, Longtime Online Gambling Foe, Replaces John McCain in US Senate
Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey announced Tuesday he has chosen former US Senator Jon Kyl to take the late John McCain’s seat in the Senate. The appointment returns to Congress one of the most tireless legislators against online gambling since the dawn...
Tropical Storm Gordon Shuts Down Mississippi Gulf Coast Casinos, But Not for Long
The Mississippi Gaming Commission ordered the closure of the state’s 12 Gulf Coast casinos from 5 pm on Tuesday as the region braced itself for the arrival of Tropical Storm Gordon. Many communities in the region imposed 24-hour curfews, while the governors...
UKGC Orders British Online Gambling Sites to Remove Withdrawal Restrictions
People who choose to gamble online should be free to walk away with their money whenever they want to: that’s the key message from UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), following its investigative report into the online gambling industry which was published...
Saipan Casino Developer Imperial Pacific Blames Lack of ‘Qualified’ Workers for Another Three-Year Delay on Pacific Island Project
Saipan's controversial Grand Mariana Casino Hotel & Resort -- currently under construction on the Pacific island and US territory -- missed its completion deadline last week. On Monday, it was granted a new deadline by Saipan’s Casino Control Commission: in three-and-a-half years’...
Finnish Teenager and Parents Convicted in €130,000 Online Casino Scam
A Finnish teenager has been sentenced with his parents for stealing €130,000 ($152,000) from an unnamed online casino by exploiting a glitch in its systems. The prosecution had called for a custodial sentence for the eighteen-year-old, but a court in Häme, Finland...
Activist Investor Jason Ader Plans to Shake Up Playtech
Activist investor Jason Ader has his sights set on online gambling software giant Playtech. The former Las Vegas Sands (LVS) director has a reputation for investing big in gaming companies before unleashing a wrecking ball into their boardrooms. On Monday, The Times...
Court Rules Florida Pre-Reveal Games are Illegal Slots as Gator Coin Loses Federal Appeal
Pre-reveal machines are illegal in Florida, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, thus effectively ending the longstanding debate between Sunshine State regulators and the games’ respective manufacturer and distributor: Blue Sky Games and Gator Coin. The appellants had argued that the...
FanDuel and William Hill Sports Betting Apps Go Live in New Jersey as the Field Starts to Get Crowded
The New Jersey mobile sport betting market swelled over the weekend, as two new entrants, FanDuel and William Hill, launched their wagering apps. There are now five players in the mobile market since DraftKings earned first-mover kudos just under a month ago....
GVC Holdings Denies £700 Million ‘Great Pensions Robbery’ Claim in Ladbrokes Coral Takeover
GVC Holdings has rejected claims that the structure of its recent takeover of British bookmaking giant Ladbrokes Coral has enabled it to “swindle” hundreds of millions from pension funds invested in its new acquisition. The little-known National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has accused...
