3618 stories by Philip Conneller
Non-Gaming Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas Grabbed Up by Hilton, Hotel to Morph into Waldorf Astoria
The Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas -- a AAA Five Diamond Award and Forbes Triple Five-Star casino-less property -- will become the Waldorf Astoria come August. The Mandarin Oriental has for years vied with the chichi Four Seasons for the city’s most luxurious...
Florida Greyhound Racing Association Moves to Have Dog Racing Ban Struck from Ballot
The Florida Greyhound Racing Association (FGRA) has sued to have a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban greyhound racing wiped from the November ballot. The amendment would phase out greyhound racing in the state by 2020, through a process known as ‘decoupling.’...
Playtech Faces Shareholder Revolt as Investors Nix 78 Percent CEO Pay Raise
Playtech CEO Mor Weizer faced a shareholder revolt at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, as investors trashed a plan to award him a 78 percent bump in compensation. Weizer was paid almost £4.2 million ($5.6 million) in 2017, up...
Las Vegas Shooter’s Behavior Left Mandalay Bay Hotel Room Maid Jittery, Newly Released Police Reports Say
Las Vegas police on Wednesday released more than a thousand pages of documents containing witness statements of the Las Vegas shooting. As well as testimonies from traumatized survivors, the documents -- as outlined by a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal --...
Royal Wedding Gets Lined Up by Paddy Power, Special Bets Rule
Royal weddings are as much about staging a global television spectacular as they are a ceremony uniting two young people in holy matrimony -- maybe even more so -- and Prince Harry’s marriage to Hollywood actress Meghan Markle on Saturday will be...
Louisiana Riverboat Casinos to Move onto Dry Land, Sports Betting Still Dead in The Water
It’s land ahoy for Louisiana's riverboat casinos, after lawmakers in the Pelican State voted to approve a bill that will allow the floating casinos to crawl out of the water. The House voted 54-41 Tuesday to send State Senator Ronnie Johns’ (R-Lake...
Paddy Power Betfair in Talks to Acquire FanDuel as It Moves for US Sports Betting Market
UK-based Paddy Power Betfair confirmed rumors on Tuesday that it’s in negotiations to buy daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel, as it sets its sights on the American sports betting market. The bookmaker envisages a merger between FanDuel and its own fledgling US...
Twitch Countersues Controversial Counter Strike Streamer, James ‘Phantonl0rd’ Varga
Twitch Interactive is counter-suing the “celebrity” Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer it kicked off its platform in 2016 for promoting skins gambling, rigging contests, and failing to disclose co-ownership of the site he promoted. James “Phantoml0rd” Varga filed suit against the video games-streaming...
Floyd Mayweather Hits Video Poker Royal Flush Jackpot for $100,000
Floyd Mayweather likes to gamble, and he likes to win, which was why Sunday night was a good night for the retired boxing legend. Following last year’s much-hyped bout with Conor McGregor, the Las Vegas resident’s latest opponent was a Ten Play...
Connecticut Tribal Operators to Compete for Future Japanese Casino
Connecticut’s two tribal operators, the Mohegans and the Mashantucket Pequots, may be collaborating on a proposed casino in the north of their home state, but when it comes to Japan, they will be going head to head in what is likely to...
