3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Connecticut Tribal Operators to Compete for Future Japanese Casino
Connecticut’s two tribal operators, the Mohegans and the Mashantucket Pequots, may be collaborating on a proposed casino in the north of their home state, but when it comes to Japan, they will be going head to head in what is likely to...
Myanmar Ta’ang Insurgents Launch ‘Casino Reprisal’ Attack, 19 Dead
On Sunday morning, ethnic rebels in Myanmar, formerly Burma, launched an attack on the country’s military in the border town of Muse that left at least 19 people dead and 20 injured. It was described by an insurgent colonel as a “casino...
DraftKings Stakes Claim for US Legalized Sports Betting, Expanding from DFS Only
This morning, the US Supreme Court overturned PASPA, the professional sports betting ban. Now, the scramble to claim a piece of the new American sports betting market begins. DFS giant DraftKings wasted no time in staking its claim in the form of...
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 his elbow through another Picasso masterpiece, Le...
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 bribing two UN diplomats. The Federal District...
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 from Grimsby in the northeast of England...
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 Roman Catholic, and has a permanent felony...
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 Stanfield Town Councilman Jason Smith and current...
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 won’t be able to play with impunity...
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 last year. Vayo placed first in SCOOP...
