4177 stories by Philip Conneller
Not Again! Another Steve Wynn Picasso Damaged, Pulled from Auction
Has Steve Wynn inadvertently smashed another Picasso? The fallen casino tycoon has put his planned auction of the Modernist master’s Le Marin on hold after it was damaged on Friday, 12 years after Wynn put...
United Nations Bribery Case Gets Macau Billionaire Four-Year Federal Sentence
A billionaire Macau real estate developer -- who wanted to bring a multibillion-dollar conference center to the Asian gambling hub -- was sentenced to four years in prison by a US court on Friday for...
Flat Earther’s Bet Flatly Refused by Bookmakers Who Roundly Insist Proof Already Exists That Globe is a Sphere
A Flat Earther has been left “furious,” according to the UK's Daily Mirror, by the refusal of various bookmakers to accept his bet that the world is not, in fact, round. Gerrard Gallacher -- who hails...
Mark Wahlberg Gets Atlantic City Ocean Resort Casino Blessing, Former Revel to Reopen June 28
Hollywood's highest-paid actor, Mark Wahlberg, has a vested interest in Atlantic City’s new Ocean Resort Casino and is praying it will be a fruitful one. Just for good measure, the actor-turned-entrepreneur -- who was raised...
North Carolina Politicians Facing Gambling Charges Following Fox 46 Hidden Camera Investigation
A Fox News sting on a “high-stakes” poker game in a bar in Charlotte, North Carolina has landed one current and one former elected official in hot water. Fox 46 Charlotte confirmed Wednesday that former...
Louisiana Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports, But There’s a Catch
The Louisiana legislature has voted to legalize daily fantasy sports. The State Senate on Wednesday approved the state’s DFS legislation by 21-15, following an overwhelming blessing from the House last month. But Louisiana DFS fans...
WSOP Runner-Up Gordon Vayo Sues PokerStars Over Tournament Win Nonpayment, Operator Claims Player’s Geolocation in Question
2016 World Series of Poker Main Event second-place finisher Gordon Vayo is suing PokerStars for withholding nearly $700,000, which he says he won legitimately in its SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) internet tournament series...
Las Vegas Lucky Dragon Casino Hoping for Bankruptcy Sale, But Main Creditor Has Other Ideas
Andrew Fonfa, owner of the Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino, is hoping to sell the doomed venture via bankruptcy auction. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, bid procedures are scheduled to be considered at a...
Park MGM Takes Over for Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas
The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip officially rebranded as Park MGM today, Wednesday, May 9. The building’s $550 million revamp is far from complete, but on Wednesday, its website was...
Colorado Gambling Law Tweaked to Ban Skill-Gaming Machines
The days of Colorado’s sweepstakes arcades are numbered. Legislation passed by both chambers and currently winging its way to the Governor John Hickenlooper’s desk will close the “loophole” that allowed skill-gaming arcades to flourish outside...