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Philip Conneller

In Philip Conneller’s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation.

Philip was the original features editor for poker’s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites.

His news stories for Casino.org/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others.

Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John’s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic.

He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist.

Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC.

Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.

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4324 stories by Philip Conneller

Betting Fraud and Match-Fixing Biggest Threats to Esports, Says Watchdog
July 31, 2018

Betting Fraud and Match-Fixing Biggest Threats to Esports, Says Watchdog

Esports’ exposure to skin gambling and other unregulated betting markets is giving it a serious integrity headache. That’s according to Ian Smith, commissioner of the Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC), which seeks to protect esports from...

Written by Philip Conneller
MGM and Boyd Gaming Team Up for ‘Unprecedented’ Sports Betting Partnership
July 31, 2018

MGM and Boyd Gaming Team Up for ‘Unprecedented’ Sports Betting Partnership

MGM and Boyd Gaming have agreed a landmark deal that will allow both parties to offer online gambling services in jurisdictions where either Boyd Gaming or MGM Resorts operate physical casino resorts and where online...

Written by Philip Conneller
Beau Rivage and Gold Strike to Launch Sports Betting in Mississippi Wednesday
July 31, 2018

Beau Rivage and Gold Strike to Launch Sports Betting in Mississippi Wednesday

Sports betting will arrive in Mississippi on Wednesday, as two MGM properties, the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, begin taking the state’s first ever legally licensed...

Written by Philip Conneller
Irish President Michael Higgins Calls for Gambling Advertising Prohibition
July 30, 2018

Irish President Michael Higgins Calls for Gambling Advertising Prohibition

Irish President Michael Higgins has expressed concern at what as he sees as the negative influence gambling advertising has on sports. Speaking RTÉ Radio 1’s Sunday Sport Higgins called for a blanket ban on the...

Written by Philip Conneller
Parx Plans to Launch Sports Betting in Pennsylvania Before NFL Season, Despite Punitive Tax Rate
July 30, 2018

Parx Plans to Launch Sports Betting in Pennsylvania Before NFL Season, Despite Punitive Tax Rate

Pennsylvania’s market-leading casino, Parx, is preparing to enter the state’s newly legalized sports betting market through its British technology partner GAN. GAN revealed in a Monday press release that it has entered into an agreement...

Written by Philip Conneller
Ladbrokes Coral Owner GVC Strikes $200 Million US Sports Betting Deal with MGM Resorts
July 30, 2018

Ladbrokes Coral Owner GVC Strikes $200 Million US Sports Betting Deal with MGM Resorts

Ladbrokes Coral's new owner, GVC, and MGM Resorts have announced a $200 million venture that will unite the UK’s biggest retail betting operator with one of the world’s biggest casino groups in a joint bid to...

Written by Philip Conneller
Japanese Gamblers Spend $200 Billion Per Year on Pachinko, But Figures Fail to Tell the Whole Story
July 29, 2018

Japanese Gamblers Spend $200 Billion Per Year on Pachinko, But Figures Fail to Tell the Whole Story

Japan’s pachinko industry has been in decline since its mid-2000s heyday, but while the country braces itself for the advent of an international casino industry, new figures suggest its favorite homegrown gambling pursuit is still...

Written by Philip Conneller
Crown Resorts Refuses to Pay $270 Million Tax Bill Levied on Aborted Las Vegas Investments
July 28, 2018

Crown Resorts Refuses to Pay $270 Million Tax Bill Levied on Aborted Las Vegas Investments

Crown Resorts will take on the Australian Tax Office in court next month in a bid to wipe a disputed nine-figure tax bill. Crown’s $270 million tax headache is related to its two aborted attempts...

Written by Philip Conneller
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Will Discuss Possible Brockton Casino Resort After MGM Springfield Opening
July 28, 2018

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Will Discuss Possible Brockton Casino Resort After MGM Springfield Opening

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is prepared to revisit the idea of a third casino resort in the Bay State, but a decision will have to wait until September, after the opening of the MGM...

Written by Philip Conneller
Tuscarora Indian Nation Stands Ground Over North Carolina Casino Raids, Arrests
July 27, 2018

Tuscarora Indian Nation Stands Ground Over North Carolina Casino Raids, Arrests

Members of the Tuscarora Indian Nation were defiant this week in the aftermath of Monday’s raid on three casinos, which the state of North Carolina say were illegal operations. More than 25 people were arrested...

Written by Philip Conneller