3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Bridgeport Casino Push Predicted to Go ‘Belly-Up’
Connecticut’s controversial Bridgeport casino push was approved by the House of Representatives on Friday, but is likely to die in the Senate, according to political observers in the state. The bill does not mention Bridgeport by name – or MGM Resorts International....
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Supports Leagues on Sports Betting, Wants to Change Law
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice plans to call a special session to review the state’s recently passed sports betting bill. It seems the sports leagues have been bending the governor’s ear. Justice said Friday he supports tweaking the new law to include...
Nevada Regulator Told Casino Workers Must Be Protected From Customers as Well as Employers
Casino union representatives and other stakeholders told the Nevada Gaming Control Board at a hearing on Wednesday that its draft rules to tighten controls on sexual harassment within the Nevada Casino sector must extend to hotel guests and high-rollers. In March, the...
Scientific Games Posts $200 Million Q1 Loss as It Gambles Big on Sports Betting
Las Vegas-based Scientific Games will be praying that the United States Supreme Court strikes down PASPA when it finally delivers its ruling on Murphy vs. NCAA, the case that will decide whether individual states can legally regulate sports betting. On Thursday, the casino...
US Soccer Chief Says Trump 2026 World Cup Tweet Not ‘Threatening’ to Other Nations
President Donald Trump’s recent tweet in support of the Joint US-Canada-Mexico 2026 World Cup bid should not be construed as a thinly-veiled threat to countries that might vote against it, according to US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro. It’s been speculated that the...
Daily Fantasy Sports Contests Officially Legal in Pennsylvania, Eight Operators Enter Licensed Market
Daily fantasy sports contests are legal in Pennsylvania. In fact, they have been since last Saturday, according to announcement this week by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). The board said that Pennsylvanians who already participated in DFS with a company that...
Caesars Entertainment Bounces Back from Bankruptcy Debt Hell with Positive Q1
A leaner, meaner Caesars Entertainment is performing well post-bankruptcy reorganization. The company announced Wednesday that in Q1 of 2018 it posted net losses of “only” $34 million. But that’s peanuts in comparison with the corresponding quarter of 2017, when the group’s losses...
Elaine Wynn’s Spat with Wynn Resorts Board Deepens Over Future of Company Director Jay Hagenbuch
The Wynn Resorts board has called on shareholders to reelect John Jay Hagenbuch as a director of the company, in direct defiance of its largest shareholder, Elaine Wynn. Ms. Wynn has called for Hagenbuch’s head, claiming his loyalties lie too closely with...
Health Research Paper Involving Pachinko Parlors and ‘Mildly Erotic Nurses’ Ruffles Academic Feathers
A University of Tokyo study that unleashed “young women wearing mildly erotic nurses’ costumes” on the socioeconomically underprivileged denizens of Japan’s pachinko parlors has caused a stink in the halls of academia and laid its authors open to accusations of chauvinism. The...
Lottoland Amps Up Row with Australian Government Over Secondary Lotteries
Lottoland is fighting back against ALNA, the organization that spearheaded the push to criminalize secondary lotteries in Australia, as it called once again for Aussie lawmakers to reconsider the proposed ban. ALNA (the Australian Lotteries and Newsagents Association) is an industry body...
