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Philip Conneller
4324 stories by Philip Conneller
Apple Targets Innocent Developers in Hunt for Unlicensed Gambling Apps
Apple was accused this week of accidentally eliminating licensed apps in search of the bad apples. The tech giant has been scavenging through its app store in search of unlicensed gambling platforms and innocent developers...
Broadcom Billionaire Henry Nicholas, Ex-Wife of Wells Fargo Heir Busted at Wynn Encore in Las Vegas for Alleged Drug Trafficking
Henry Nicholas III -- the billionaire Broadcom founder -- was arrested by Las Vegas Metro police on Thursday on suspicion of drug trafficking after a large stash of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy was discovered...
EPL Betting: Manchester City a Sure Thing for the English Premier League Title, According to Bookies
The English Premier League is back. Yes, after a summer of World Cup soccer, it’s time for lots more soccer. On Thursday, the transfer window closed with no dramatic last-minute deals. On Friday, Man United...
‘World Buddhism’ Group Buys 12.2 Acre, $17.5 Million Land By SLS, But Lacks Funds to Build Temple
A Southern California-based group known as the World Buddhism Association Headquarters -- which holds questionable status in the mainstream Buddhist world -- has come up with $17.5 million for a 12.2 acre plot of land...
Charles Oakley Hires Celeb Las Vegas Defense Attorney David Chesnoff, Sidesteps Felony from Cosmopolitan Cheating Charge
Former NBA star Charles Oakley has been fined $1,000 by a Las Vegas court after pleading no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct in relation to an alleged cheating incident at the Cosmopolitan last...
Scientific Games Dealt Losing Hand in Antitrust Case, Owes Competitors $315 Million in Damages
Scientific Games Corp has been ordered to pay $315 million to competitors after a federal court in Chicago ruled it had launched “frivolous lawsuits” to assert “sham patents” in a bid to monopolize the market...
New Downtown Las Vegas Sign Goes Retro, City Officials Embrace Vintage Showgirl Theme
The entrance point to downtown Las Vegas from the Strip -- just north of the Stratosphere -- will be marked by a dramatic new sign welcoming visitors into the area for the first time officially...
Former Nevada Governor and Casino Industry Reformer Paul Laxalt Dead at 96
Paul Laxalt, the former Nevada governor who helped clean up and stabilize the state’s gaming industry in the 1970s, has died at 96. His family said the grandfather of current GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt...
Elaine Wynn Buries Hatchet with Wynn Resorts as Phil Sartre Becomes Vice-Chairman
Gaming industry veteran Phil Sartre has been appointed vice-chairman of Wynn Resorts in a move that should ease tensions between the company and its biggest shareholder and co-founder, Elaine Wynn. Satre, who is the former...
DraftKings Sportsbook Goes Live, Becomes New Jersey’s First Online Sports Betting Platform
DraftKings has won the race to offer a full-scale digital sports betting platform in the New Jersey market, the first such platform that exists in the US outside Nevada. DraftKings Sportsbook launched in earnest on...
