3799 stories by Philip Conneller
James Packer Resigns from 22 Company Boards, Withdrawing from Business World Over Mental Health Problems
Australian casino mogul James Packer has resigned from 22 public and private company directorships in the past few weeks, including his private investment company Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH), which is the majority shareholder in Crown Resorts. Packer quit the Crown board in...
Japan Casinos Will Be Big Business for Organized Crime, Vows High-Ranking Yakuza
Japan’s casino bill is said to be a “done deal” that will pass this week, according to sources within the Diet’s Upper House who spoke to Inside Asia Gaming on Wednesday. The enactment of the Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill will pave the...
Ocean Resort Enters New Jersey Real-Money Online Gaming Market with GAN
New Atlantic City casino Ocean Resort, formerly Revel, joined New Jersey’s online gaming market this week with the full launch of OceanOnlineCasino.com. The site, which had been in soft-launch phase since last Wednesday was given clearance for take off by the New...
MGM Faces PR Nightmare Over Vegas Shooting Lawsuits as #BoycottMGM Backlash Builds
MGM Resorts International was in damage limitation mode on Tuesday, as it faced a social media backlash over lawsuits filed against victims of the October 1 Las Vegas shooting. MGM owns the Mandalay Bay -- from which shooter Stephen Paddock targeted the...
World Cup Fever Leads To $1.5 Billion Dark Web Crypto-Betting Operation in China
China’s first major illegal crypto-betting bust was a big one. State media agency Xinhua has reported that police in the southern Guandong province smashed a $1.5 billion dark-web-based World Cup cryptocurrency betting operation on Thursday, presumably just as it was about to...
Golden Entertainment Expands Laughlin Presence with $190 Million, Two-Casino Deal
Golden Entertainment is upping its Laughlin gaming profile: the tavern owner turned budding casino giant announced on Monday it will acquire the Edgewater and Colorado Belle from Marnell Gaming in a deal worth up to $190 million. Golden CEO Blake Sartini said...
Caesars Charm Offensive in Japan Borders on Political Bribery, Claims Local Media
Caesars Entertainment has been forced to defend its lobbying efforts in Japan after the country’s biggest weekly news magazine, Shukan Bunshun (SB), accused it of engaging in behavior that could be viewed as illegal political bribery. Shukan Bunshun revealed that for several...
MGM Resorts Sues Over 1,000 Las Vegas Shooting Victims in Bid to Dodge Liability
MGM Resorts International is litigating against more than 1,000 victims of the Las Vegas shooting as it seeks to swerve liability and millions in potential damages. As the owner of the Mandalay Bay and the Route 91 Harvest festival venue, the casino...
Rapper YG Surrenders to Las Vegas Police Over Cosmopolitan Robbery Charge
Twist My Fingaz rapper YG turned himself in to Las Vegas Metro last Thursday, after a warrant was issued for the performer on felony robbery charges related to an incident at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas in May. The 29-year-old YG -- whose real...
FanDuel Launches Land-Based Sportsbook at Meadowlands as Betfair US Merger is Finalized
FanDuel launched its first ever sports betting operation, The FanDuel Sportsbook, at the Meadowlands Racetrack in North Jersey on Saturday, just days after the finalization of the company’s merger with Betfair US, the American arm of Paddy Power Betfair (PPB). The launch...
