3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Guitar-Shaped Florida Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Casino Hotel Tower Nearing Completion
The Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel is close to topping off its new 450-foot guitar-shaped hotel tower, which will be an architectural homage to the Gibson Les Paul in blue glass that will be visible from miles around the Fort Lauderdale and...
Dragon Corp’s Blockchain-Powered Floating Casino Concept Capsizes Over Unsigned Contracts, Delayed Payments
Dragon Corp’s plans to “integrate blockchain into the world’s biggest gambling hub” via a cryptocurrency-powered floating casino in Macau may have hit the rocks. This week, Bova Idea, the Norwegian company hired to build the $300 million “Dragon Pearl” casino, told the...
Keep New Jersey Casinos Open, Begs Sen. Chris Brown, as State Shutdown Looms
Are New Jersey casinos about to face a shutdown in the wake of a state budget crisis? Not if Garden State Sen. Chris Brown (R-2nd Dist.) has anything to do with it. Brown has called on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to...
Galaxy Entertainment Accused of Employee Privacy Violations After Developing Thin Skin Over Typhoon Hato
Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has been accused of violating the personal privacy rights of its employers after the South China Morning Post discovered it monitors the private social media activity of its employees for negative comments about the company. According...
DraftKings Signs Sports Betting Deal with Kambi Group
Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings will shortly make the leap into legal and licensed sports betting in New Jersey with the help of the Kambi Group. A Kambi Group presser released Wednesday revealed the deal came ahead of DraftKing’s “imminent sportsbook launch...
Rhode Island Sports Betting Will Be Legalized Friday, Vows Governor
The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday emphatically approved a state budget plan that includes a provision to regulate sports betting. Having been passed by the House last week, the plan heads the Governor Gina Raimondo’s desk for sign-off. Her signature is all-but...
World Cup Winner Predictions by AI Machine Learning Computer at Odds with Bookies
The World Cup is one of the most bet-upon sporting events in human history, but as fans agonize over whether Brazil has the edge over Spain, or if England can reach the quarter finals, a super computer might have the whole thing...
Macau Canidrome Greyhound Track to Close, Concern Mounts Over Welfare of Dogs
The Macau Canidrome, the enclave’s -- and Asia’s -- only dog racing stadium will shutter its doors tomorrow, June 21. Greyhound racing, once a big draw in Macau, has become unpopular, particularly with a younger generation that is less willing to ignore...
Japanese Diet Gets 32-Day Extension to Legalize Integrated Resorts, Bill Now Likely to Pass
The odds of Japanese casinos becoming a legal reality this year have narrowed after members of the ruling coalition agreed an extension to the current legislative session, which was due to end today, Wednesday, 20 June. The Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation Bill...
3,000 Arrested for Illegal World Cup Gambling in First Five Days, Thai Police Claim
Thailand’s military junta was not kidding when it announced a “serious crackdown” on World Cup betting ahead of the tournament last week. The junta is at war with illegal gambling and is taking no prisoners. Scratch that, it’s taking lots of prisoners...
