3661 stories by Philip Conneller
US, Canada, Mexico Win Bid to Host FIFA Soccer World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, following FIFA vote in Moscow Wednesday, just 24 hours before this year’s tournament was due to kick off. Fears that geopolitics and US President Donald Trump’s unpopularity abroad might...
Imperial Pacific On Track to Complete Scandal-Ridden Saipan Casino
Chinese casino developer Imperial Pacific has vowed that its Grand Mariana Casino Hotel & Resort on the Pacific Island of Saipan will be completed, despite delays, and admitted in its March earnings report that it was still seeking financial backing to finish...
New York State Sports Betting Push Moving Forward, But How Far Can It Go in a Week?
The jury’s out on whether New York State sports betting can be legalized before the end of the legislative session on June 20, but on Monday, it at least took a step in the right direction. State Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-89th) and...
East Asian World Cup Betting Syndicates Using New Tech, Cryptocurrencies to Bamboozle Authorities
With the FIFA World Cup just days away, authorities across East Asia are redoubling their efforts to halt the tidal wave of illegal betting -- and they have their work cut out. Illegal betting markets in the region are believed to dwarf...
US Net Neutrality Game Over…or is it? FCC Regulations Could Be Challenged by States, Opponents Still in the Ring
US net neutrality had an open-casket wake on Monday, as Obama-era rules designed to safeguard an uncensored and equal opportunity internet were rolled back and replaced by a new set of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations that give more power to service...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Officially Legalizes Sports Betting After Grueling Seven-Year Fight
"Today, we're finally making the dream of legalized sports betting a reality for New Jersey," said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, as he signed the Garden State’s sports betting bill into law on Monday afternoon. Murphy's John Hancock finally put to bed...
World Cup Betting: Rules of Wagering Engagement for Russia 2018
With just four days until the Russia 2018 World Cup kicks off at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, it’s high time we crunched some numbers and squeezed some odds until value drips out of them like hot butter. Sports betting, as they’ve...
Coinrail Hack Causes Price of Cryptocurrencies to Nosedive
The price of bitcoin and other cyptocurrencies plunged over the weekend following a massive cyber-heist on South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail. The company confirmed in a statement on its website that it had suffered a “cyber intrusion” on Sunday, leading to the...
Net Neutrality Flatlining: Out After Switzerland Online Gambling Referendum, FCC Following Suit
Net neutrality across the globe may be in its death throes. On Sunday, voters in Switzerland backed a new law that will empower authorities to make internet service providers block any non-Swiss -- and therefore unlicensed -- gambling websites, giving the country's...
Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Coinone Facing Online Gambling Charges
The CEO and two of executives of South Korea’s third-largest cryptocurreny exchange, Coinone, will be charged by South Korean police with offering illegal online gambling through its margin trading operation. Following a ten-month investigation, 20 of the exchange’s traders are also in...
