3705 stories by Philip Conneller
Land in Sight for Louisiana Riverboat Casinos as State Senate Passes ‘River to Shore’ Bill
On Tuesday, the very day that the Horseshoe Southern Indiana was granted permission by the Indiana Gaming Commission to move its operations onto dry land, hundreds of miles south the Louisiana Senate was approving a bill that would also propel its own...
Wynn Resorts Litigation Settlement Drags Scandal-Ridden Gaming Operator Down to Nine-Figure Q1 Loss
Wynn Resorts reported a $204 million net loss for Q1 2018 on Tuesday, as new CEO Matt Maddox delivered the company’s first quarterly report since the resignation of its founder, Steve Wynn. Wynn quit his role in the company that bears his...
UK Bookies Lose £1.2 Billion in a Day as Investors Duck Regulatory Wrecking Ball
The UK bookmaking industry once believed the country’s Chancellor Philip Hammond was its friend, fighting behind the scenes against a proposed maximum stakes reduction on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT) in a bid to protect government revenue. Not anymore. In the UK, a Times report...
Arkansas Supreme Court Rejects Pro-Casino Group Petition to Override AG on Ballot Proposal
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition by a pro-casino group to force the state attorney general’s office to approve the wording of its proposed ballot measure. The court gave no reason for its decision. Driving Arkansas Forward sued AG...
Crown Resorts Hit with More Accusations of Slots Tampering
Australia’s Crown Resorts is facing new accusations of slot machine tampering at its flagship Crown Melbourne Casino. Longstanding anti-gambling lawmaker and perennial Crown Resorts adversary Andrew Wilkie announced this week he had been approached by a former VIP customer at the casino...
China Bans Play-Money Social Poker Apps, Squashes Chinese Poker Boom
China is to ban social play-money poker apps and will also announce the game will no longer be viewed a competitive sport, a designation that allowed live poker tournaments to be tolerated in certain regions. The move effectively eradicates a previously burgeoning...
Leagues’ Sport Betting ‘Integrity Fee’ Would Be Illegal Under IGRA, Says Tribal Gaming Expert
The NBA’s and MLB’s so-called sports betting “integrity fee” would be illegal under federal law if it were imposed on the tribal gaming sector, a prominent expert in gaming law said Friday. Speaking at the 2018 National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) Tradeshow...
Department of Interior Blocked Approval of Connecticut Satellite Casino, Documents Suggest
The Department of the Interior obstructed the approval of Connecticut’s “satellite” casino in East Windsor, despite recommendations of approval by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), according to heavily redacted documents seen by Politico. The revelation raises questions of whether the DOI...
Stars Group to Acquire Sky Betting and Gaming for $4.7 Billion
The Stars Group, formerly Amaya, has announced it will acquire UK online gambling firm Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) for $4.7 billion, in a deal that will see the PokerStars parent become a major player in the sports betting sector just as...
Loot Boxes Are Gambling, Top Video Game Titles Illegal, Say Dutch Authorities
The Dutch gaming regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has said that loot boxes where rewards are determined by chance and prizes can be traded outside the game constitute illegal gambling and that many popular titles are currently breaking the law. The regulator said that...
