3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Racetracks Handle Over $7 Million in Wagers in First 20 Days of Delaware Sports Betting
A total of $7,003,725 passed through Delaware’s brand-new sports books during the first 20 days of their full-scale sports betting operations in June. If they can keep that up, it’s the equivalent of generating over $127 million per year in handle --...
Culinary Union to Protest at Westgate, D Las Vegas Over Stalled Contract Talks
The Culinary Union (Local 226) has announced it will picket the off-Strip Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino and Fremont Street’s D Las Vegas Casino Hotel this Friday, July 6. The union, which represents around 50,000 bartenders, bellmen, cocktail servers, food servers,...
Las Vegas Warned of Heightened July 4 Terror Threat as Holiday Crowds Descend
It's July 4th in Las Vegas, and federal intelligence agencies have told law enforcement in the city to be on heightened alert during Independence Day celebrations tonight, as an estimated 316,000 visitors come in for the always-popular fireworks shows on the Strip....
G2E 2018 will Utilize TV’s Shark Tank Method in Ongoing Hunt for the Next Big Thing
Sports betting -- and the opportunities new regulated US markets will offer the gaming industry -- will be the number-one topic at this year’s G2E in Las Vegas. After all, it’s the topic of the day. But what about tomorrow? Organizers are...
Mysterious High Roller and Suspected Money Launderer Peter Hoang Probably Murdered Over Unpaid Debt, Inquest Finds
A Vietnamese high-roller shot and killed in Australia four years ago had many enemies, an inquest was told on Monday. Peter Hoang, 36, was shot five times in the face on a quiet suburban street in Sydney in September 2014. No one...
World Cup Betting: Belgium Breaks Japanese Hearts, Brazil Plays Like Champion-Elect
Russia 2018 has given us a taste of everything so far -- the goal-fests, the chaotic giant-killing upsets, the dramatic penalty saves -- and now we have the crazy late comeback. To the impartial, Belgium snatching victory from the jaws of defeat...
DFS Revenue Plateaus, Legal Sports Betting Could Be Dampening Thrill of Fantasy Sports
The daily fantasy sports market has stagnated, according to new figures released by the New York State Gaming Commission. The regulator reports that all DFS sites licensed in New York State, which includes all the major players in the industry, handled $3.2...
French Regulator ARJEL Weighs in on Loot Boxes, Calls for Pan-European Action to Lean on Developers
France’s online gambling regulator ARJEL has called for a “concerted course of action” from regulators across Europe to examine the phenomenon of loot-boxes in video games. In its 2017/18 annual report, published last week, the regulator does not go so far as...
Foxwoods Casino to Offer Live-Dealer Online Gambling Internationally But Won’t Get A Cut
The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, owner of Foxwoods casino in Connecticut, has launched a real-money, live-streaming online roulette product, but since online gaming is currently illegal in the state, it won’t be taking a cent from the gamblers placing bets. In partnership with...
World Cup Betting: Spain, Argentina, Portugal Crash Out, as Mbappe Shines for France
First the Germans and now this! Spain’s shock elimination from Russia 2018 against the host, Russia, on penalties Sunday has rendered the World Cup betting odds unrecognizable from the list of favorites we began the tournament with three weeks ago. It’s also...
