3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Japan Casino Bill to Be Introduced to Parliament April 27, Deadline Still Tight
Japan’s Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill will be submitted to the country’s parliament, the Diet, on April 27, senior lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday. The government hopes that the bill, which proposes a framework of regulation for the country’s...
Seminoles Agree to New Revenue-Sharing Deal with Florida Governor Rick Scott
Florida Governor Rick Scott has sealed a deal with the powerful Seminole tribe that will see it continue to make payments totaling $300 million to the state throughout 2019, despite the lack of an official compact. “Today, I am proud to announce...
Cambridge Analytica Planned to Launch Own Cryptocurrency to Monetize Personal Data
Cambridge Analytica, the controversial firm at the center of the Facebook data harvesting scandal, planned to launch its own cryptocurrency that would enable adopters to profit from selling their own personal data. According to the The New York Times, before it became the...
Pro-Casino Group Sues Arkansas AG Leslie Rutledge Over Spurned Ballot Proposals
A pro-casino group in Arkansas is suing the State Attorney General, Leslie Rutledge, because she rejected its ballot measure proposal for the fourth time this year. Driving Arkansas Forward wants voters to decide whether to authorize two commercial casinos and to permit...
Elaine Wynn Vows Board Shake Up at Wynn Resorts, Expect Heads to Roll
Wynn Resorts’ biggest shareholder, Elaine Wynn ,wants an immediate shake up of the board that once backed a resolution, led by her ex-husband, Steve Wynn, to oust her. The day after Ms. Wynn settled a longstanding legal battle with the company and...
Crown Melbourne Baccarat Dealer and Three High Rollers Accused of $400K Cheating Scam
A Crown Casino Melbourne croupier and his three high-rolling associates appeared in an Australian courtroom on Tuesday accused of attempting to bilk the casino out of more than AU$400,000. Prosecutors allege Michael Huo, 35, a Crown baccarat dealer for more than five...
Hackers Stole Las Vegas Casino High-Roller Database Via Its Fish Tank
Hackers are gravitating from phishing to fish tanks, according to a cybersecurity expert, who related this week how criminals were able to steal a casino’s high-roller database by gaining access to its computer network via a smart thermostat in its tropical aquarium....
Wynn Resorts Ends Six-Year Legal Battle with Elaine Wynn, All Litigation Dropped
Wynn Resorts on Monday announced it had resolved the longstanding legal battle with Elaine Wynn, its biggest shareholder and the ex-wife of its disgraced former CEO and chairman, Steve Wynn. The agreement came just as jury selection for the case was due...
SunBets Fined £84,000 Over ‘Piegate’ Scandal
SunBets, the betting arm of British tabloid The Sun, has been fined £84,000 ($120,000) over an overweight semi-professional soccer player’s decision to eat a meat pie . It was an incident that left a bad taste in the mouth not just of...
China-Sanctioned Horseracing, Expanded Sports Lottery to Transform Hainan into Liberal Market Zone
In China, the promise of legal horse racing and expanded sports lotteries gave a significant boost to companies with links to the Chinese resort island of Hainan in early trading on Monday, following Beijing’s announcement over the weekend that the island would...
