3799 stories by Philip Conneller
France Wins World Cup 2018 in Russia, Young Squad Proves Too Much for Cinderella Croatia
A six-goal World Cup Final. An own goal. A harsh VAR penalty. A moment of brilliance by Perišić. Then Pogba. Then Mbappe. A weird goalkeeping snafu that ultimately did not matter. And it didn't end there. Broken Croatian hearts after their Cinderella...
John Cynn Wins $8.8 Million World Series of Poker Main Event, Final Heads-Up Match Longest in Tournament’s History
The 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event wound to a lengthy end in the wee hours on Sunday morning, and Indianapolis poker pro John Cynn was the victor of the $8.8 million dollar first prize. Cynn also received the accompanying 18-carat...
Magic City Casino’s Proposed Poker Room Has Not Been Welcomed In Miami
Local business luminaries and residents of Miami’s burgeoning Edgewater district are losing their minds over plans by the Magic City Casino to build a poker room and jai alai facility in their up-and-coming neighborhood, the Miami Herald reports. On July 3, the...
Crown Melbourne Whistleblower Testimony Discarded in Licensing Probe
Crown Resorts’ gambling license for its flagship Crown Melbourne is up for review, but the testimonies of a whistleblower with claims that could affect the casino’s suitability for licensing renewal have been ignored by regulators. According to Independent Federal MP Andrew Wilkie,...
Stars Group Becomes Sports Betting Giant, Completes $4.7 Billion Takeover of Sky Betting & Gaming
The Stars Group has finalized its $4.7 billion acquisition of UK online sports powerhouse Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG), a transaction that now makes it the largest publicly traded online gambling company in the world, according to Stars Group CEO Rafi Ashkenazi....
Illegal World Cup Betting Leads China’s Colossal Social Messaging App WeChat to Close 50,000 Accounts
China’s biggest mobile messaging platform, WeChat, announced this week it has deleted 50,000 accounts and 8,000 group chats related to soccer betting during the World Cup so far. WeChat said that a Chinese government crackdown ahead of the tournament had taken hundreds...
Elaine Wynn Reengages in Executive Warfare with Wynn Resorts Board
Elaine Wynn’s feud with the Wynn Resorts’ top brass was rekindled this week, after the board rejected a candidate she proposed for chair or vice-chair. Wynn became the company’s biggest shareholder after her ex-husband, Steve Wynn, resigned and sold his equity in...
Japan Flood Disaster Threatens to Derail Casino Bill for 2018
Japan’s Upper House is deliberating on a bill that will establish a framework for the nation’s impending casino sector. Lawmakers need to find consensus before the looming July 22 deadline for the end of the special legislative session, but a natural tragedy...
Pennsylvania iLottery Hits $21.6 Million in Sales, Rivals Complaints Lead To Marketing Changes
Pennsylvania’s brand new online lottery, the iLottery, reported sales of $21.6 million in its first 26 days from its launch on June 4, despite the best efforts of the land-based casino industry to sink it in the first few weeks. Lottery Executive...
MGM Growth Properties Acquires Ohio’s Hard Rock Rocksino for $1 Billion
MGM Growth Properties on Friday finalized its $1.06 billion purchase of Cleveland’s Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield, the first property to be acquired by the REIT, an MGM Resorts spin-off. MGM Growth will inherit a 200,000-square foot casino with 2,200 video lottery slot...
