3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Hainan Casinos Unlikely with Beijing Stalwartly Opposed, Experts Say
The likelihood of China turning the southern province of Hainan into a casino hub to rival Macau is minimal, according to expert opinions canvassed by the South China Morning Post at the recent Global Gaming Expo Asia 2018 (G2E Asia) in Macau...
Sports Betting Apps: When — and with How Much Force — Will They Hit the US Mobile Market?
With last Monday's US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision to strike down PASPA -- the law that banned all but four American states from regulating sports betting -- many new questions are bubbling up about how the landmark decision could play out in the...
Steve Wynn Draws on Fine Art Savoir-Faire with Self-Created Global Art Business
Steve Wynn -- the man who once reinvented Las Vegas -- has now reinvented himself: as an art dealer. According to artnet.com, fallen casino mogul Steve Wynn, 76, has launched a company called Sierra Fine Art LLC, which will hawk multimillion-dollar artworks,...
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...
