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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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4251 stories by Philip Conneller

PokerStars Tosses Hong Kong Real-Money Players into the Muck
May 24, 2018

PokerStars Tosses Hong Kong Real-Money Players into the Muck

For Hong Kong PokerStars players, real-money play is off limits. The online poker giant without warning announced the cessation of real-money options on Wednesday. In an email sent to players based in the special administrative...

Written by Philip Conneller
Caesars Korea Casino Resort to Open 2021, First Asian Venue for Gaming Giant
May 23, 2018

Caesars Korea Casino Resort to Open 2021, First Asian Venue for Gaming Giant

Caesars Korea -- the casino operator's first foray into the East Asian gaming market -- will be completed in early 2021, according to William Shen, senior vice president and managing director of Caesars Korea and...

Written by Philip Conneller
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Relents on Integrity Fee Amid Conflict of Interest
May 23, 2018

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Relents on Integrity Fee Amid Conflict of Interest

West Virginia is pressing ahead with sports betting, minus the sports leagues’ controversial “integrity fee.” State Governor Jim Justice had threatened to intercede on behalf of the leagues and use a special session this week...

Written by Philip Conneller
Can Sports Betting Save the Atlantic City Race Course?
May 22, 2018

Can Sports Betting Save the Atlantic City Race Course?

New Jersey plans to have its sports betting regulations in place by June 7, by which time Monmouth Park will be ready to go. In fact, it was ready in 2014, when only a federal...

Written by Philip Conneller
Boomtown Reno Casino Fined for Offering Links to Illegal Offshore Gambling Websites
May 22, 2018

Boomtown Reno Casino Fined for Offering Links to Illegal Offshore Gambling Websites

The Boomtown Casino in Verdi, near Reno, Nevada, was lucky to keep its license this week after it was forced to explain to the Nevada Gaming Control Board why it had provided links on its...

Written by Philip Conneller
The Royal Wedding: Odds, Oddities, and Novelty Bets That Did and Didn’t Pay Off
May 21, 2018

The Royal Wedding: Odds, Oddities, and Novelty Bets That Did and Didn’t Pay Off

Of all the wacky royal wedding lines offered by UK bookmakers, one that didn’t come in -- to the delight of an estimated two billion global viewers -- was that the now-Duchess of Sussex, née Meghan Markle,...

Written by Philip Conneller
PokerStars Seals Deal with Hong Kong-Listed Casino-Hotel Group to Expand Asian Tournament Footprint
May 21, 2018

PokerStars Seals Deal with Hong Kong-Listed Casino-Hotel Group to Expand Asian Tournament Footprint

PokerStars’ parent The Stars Group has inked a deal with Hong-Kong-listed International Entertainment Corp to operate land-based poker tournaments in “certain Asian counties” under the PokerStars brand, according to a filing by International to the...

Written by Philip Conneller
Connecticut Plans Special Session to Fast-Track Sports Betting
May 21, 2018

Connecticut Plans Special Session to Fast-Track Sports Betting

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said this week that “the world has changed” since the US Supreme Court struck down PASPA, paving the way for state-sanctioned sports betting. Malloy said he would talk with lawmakers on...

Written by Philip Conneller
Culinary Union Expected to Vote for Citywide Las Vegas Strike, Walkout Unlikely
May 21, 2018

Culinary Union Expected to Vote for Citywide Las Vegas Strike, Walkout Unlikely

The Culinary Union, Nevada’s biggest casino workers’ union, will vote on Tuesday on a measure that threatens to bring Las Vegas to a virtual standstill. For the first time in 15 years, the union’s 50,000...

Written by Philip Conneller
Japanese Lawmaker Claims Pachinko Industry Morally Unsuitable for Casino Market Role
May 20, 2018

Japanese Lawmaker Claims Pachinko Industry Morally Unsuitable for Casino Market Role

A Japanese lawmaker has questioned whether the pachinko industry can be trusted to participate in a future Japanese casino market. As reported by Asian Gaming Brief this week, Takashi Takai, a member of the Lower...

Written by Philip Conneller