4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Florida Lawmakers Abandon Special Session on Gambling Expansion
Florida lawmakers have abandoned the idea of a convening a special session to craft a deal on expanded gambling and will instead leave it all in the hands of voters in November. It may have been the last chance the legislature will...
Land in Sight for Louisiana Riverboat Casinos as State Senate Passes ‘River to Shore’ Bill
On Tuesday, the very day that the Horseshoe Southern Indiana was granted permission by the Indiana Gaming Commission to move its operations onto dry land, hundreds of miles south the Louisiana Senate was approving a bill that would also propel its own...
Wynn Resorts Litigation Settlement Drags Scandal-Ridden Gaming Operator Down to Nine-Figure Q1 Loss
Wynn Resorts reported a $204 million net loss for Q1 2018 on Tuesday, as new CEO Matt Maddox delivered the company’s first quarterly report since the resignation of its founder, Steve Wynn. Wynn quit his role in the company that bears his...
Crown Resorts Hit with More Accusations of Slots Tampering
Australia’s Crown Resorts is facing new accusations of slot machine tampering at its flagship Crown Melbourne Casino. Longstanding anti-gambling lawmaker and perennial Crown Resorts adversary Andrew Wilkie announced this week he had been approached by a former VIP customer at the casino...
China Bans Play-Money Social Poker Apps, Squashes Chinese Poker Boom
China is to ban social play-money poker apps and will also announce the game will no longer be viewed a competitive sport, a designation that allowed live poker tournaments to be tolerated in certain regions. The move effectively eradicates a previously burgeoning...
Department of Interior Blocked Approval of Connecticut Satellite Casino, Documents Suggest
The Department of the Interior obstructed the approval of Connecticut’s “satellite” casino in East Windsor, despite recommendations of approval by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), according to heavily redacted documents seen by Politico. The revelation raises questions of whether the DOI...
Stars Group to Acquire Sky Betting and Gaming for $4.7 Billion
The Stars Group, formerly Amaya, has announced it will acquire UK online gambling firm Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) for $4.7 billion, in a deal that will see the PokerStars parent become a major player in the sports betting sector just as...
Loot Boxes Are Gambling, Top Video Game Titles Illegal, Say Dutch Authorities
The Dutch gaming regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has said that loot boxes where rewards are determined by chance and prizes can be traded outside the game constitute illegal gambling and that many popular titles are currently breaking the law. The regulator said that...
Man Arrested in Macau Over Crypto Casino Junket Scam
Macau’s Judiciary Police have arrested a local man for fraud and participating in organized crime in relation to a cryptocurrency launch on Tuesday that asserted apparently bogus partnerships with Macau’s top junket operators. A police spokesman said they were seeking ten other...
Wynn Resorts Begins Reputation Clean-up Mission, Appoints Three Women to the Board
Wynn Resorts plans to appoint three women to the board as it seeks to refresh its corporate structure in the wake of accusations it ignored the alleged sexual misconduct of its former chairman and CEO, Steve Wynn. The nominees must be approved...
