4177 stories by Philip Conneller
Resorts World Catskills Reports $37 Million Q2 Loss
Resorts World Catskills opened in Upstate New York in February of this year with a promise to revitalize the area. Its launch was even heralded as “the rebirth of the Catskills.” But figures suggest the...
FanDuel Group Receives West Virginia Sports Betting License
West Virginia is issuing its first sports betting licenses. On Friday, The FanDuel Group received a license to operate a sports book in the Mountain State, in partnership with historic, luxury hotel resort, The Greenbrier,...
Iipay Nation’s Online Gambling Dreams Knocked Offline by Federal Appellate Court
The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel has lost its appeal against a 2016 judgment that its online bingo operations illegally violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The decision by a panel of appellate judges...
Apple Targets Innocent Developers in Hunt for Unlicensed Gambling Apps
Apple was accused this week of accidentally eliminating licensed apps in search of the bad apples. The tech giant has been scavenging through its app store in search of unlicensed gambling platforms and innocent developers...
Broadcom Billionaire Henry Nicholas, Ex-Wife of Wells Fargo Heir Busted at Wynn Encore in Las Vegas for Alleged Drug Trafficking
Henry Nicholas III -- the billionaire Broadcom founder -- was arrested by Las Vegas Metro police on Thursday on suspicion of drug trafficking after a large stash of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy was discovered...
EPL Betting: Manchester City a Sure Thing for the English Premier League Title, According to Bookies
The English Premier League is back. Yes, after a summer of World Cup soccer, it’s time for lots more soccer. On Thursday, the transfer window closed with no dramatic last-minute deals. On Friday, Man United...
‘World Buddhism’ Group Buys 12.2 Acre, $17.5 Million Land By SLS, But Lacks Funds to Build Temple
A Southern California-based group known as the World Buddhism Association Headquarters -- which holds questionable status in the mainstream Buddhist world -- has come up with $17.5 million for a 12.2 acre plot of land...
Charles Oakley Hires Celeb Las Vegas Defense Attorney David Chesnoff, Sidesteps Felony from Cosmopolitan Cheating Charge
Former NBA star Charles Oakley has been fined $1,000 by a Las Vegas court after pleading no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct in relation to an alleged cheating incident at the Cosmopolitan last...
Scientific Games Dealt Losing Hand in Antitrust Case, Owes Competitors $315 Million in Damages
Scientific Games Corp has been ordered to pay $315 million to competitors after a federal court in Chicago ruled it had launched “frivolous lawsuits” to assert “sham patents” in a bid to monopolize the market...
New Downtown Las Vegas Sign Goes Retro, City Officials Embrace Vintage Showgirl Theme
The entrance point to downtown Las Vegas from the Strip -- just north of the Stratosphere -- will be marked by a dramatic new sign welcoming visitors into the area for the first time officially...