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Philip Conneller
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World Cup Betting: Rules of Wagering Engagement for Russia 2018
With just four days until the Russia 2018 World Cup kicks off at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, it’s high time we crunched some numbers and squeezed some odds until value drips out of them...
Coinrail Hack Causes Price of Cryptocurrencies to Nosedive
The price of bitcoin and other cyptocurrencies plunged over the weekend following a massive cyber-heist on South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail. The company confirmed in a statement on its website that it had suffered a...
Net Neutrality Flatlining: Out After Switzerland Online Gambling Referendum, FCC Following Suit
Net neutrality across the globe may be in its death throes. On Sunday, voters in Switzerland backed a new law that will empower authorities to make internet service providers block any non-Swiss -- and therefore...
Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Coinone Facing Online Gambling Charges
The CEO and two of executives of South Korea’s third-largest cryptocurreny exchange, Coinone, will be charged by South Korean police with offering illegal online gambling through its margin trading operation. Following a ten-month investigation, 20...
Protection or Censorship? Swiss Online Gambling Net Neutrality Referendum to Decide Sunday
Switzerland is famously a neutral country, but will it remain net neutral this weekend? On Sunday, Swiss voters will head to the ballots to decide whether authorities have the right to order internet service providers...
Paddy Power 2018 Russia World Cup Polar Bear Painting Stunt Stirs Up Outrage, UK Bookmaker Scrambles to Explain
When Paddy Power -- the always-controversial UK bookmaker -- wanted to use the 2018 Russia World Cup as a platform to draw attention to the plight of the region's polar bears, it came up with...
New Jersey Sports Betting Bill Expected to Pass Today, Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Left on Sidelines
New Jersey sports betting legislation should receive final approval on Thursday, marking the last chapter of the state’s long battle to offer sports books at its racetracks and casinos. But when the Garden State finally...
MGM Resorts Offers $10,000 Reward for Information on Circus-Circus Double Homicide
Executives at MGM Resorts' famed Circus-Circus on the Las Vegas Strip are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of a suspect or suspects in the homicides of two guests at...
Macau Casino Stocks Tumble Four Days Straight After Missing ATMs Spark Fears of Renewed China Crack Down
Macau casino stocks fell for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday amid rumors that Beijing’s “anti-corruption” drive had escalated this week. On Monday, figures released by the enclave’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau revealed that...
Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe on the Hook for Billion-Dollar Tax Bill
The Miccosukee tribe of South Florida could be facing a bill of up to $1 billion from the IRS after a federal appellate judge ruled on Monday that tribal members who receive distributions from Native...
