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Philip Conneller
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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...
North Korea Casino Alliance Presented to Trump by Diplomatic Envoy to US, Integrated Resort Investment Sought
A North Korean official has reportedly asked for American investment to help build an integrated casino resort in Wonsan, a port city on the country’s east coast. According to several regional news outlets, including respected South...
New Jersey Sports Betting Bills on Track to Pass This Week, Committee Slams ‘Hypocritical’ Sports Leagues
Identical New Jersey sports betting bills moved through the appropriations committees of their respective chambers on Monday, and are now expected to pass the full legislature on Thursday. Assemblyman Ralph Caputo (D-Belleville) told the New...
Maryland Live! Casino to Unveil $200 Million Hotel Tower in Bid to Take on MGM National Harbor
Maryland Live! casino will open a $200 million hotel tower on Wednesday as it seeks to challenge MGM National Harbor’s dominance of the regional market. The high-end hotel, the tallest building in Anne Arundel County...
Entire Saudi Refereeing Team Banned from Russia 2018 World Cup Under Match-Fixing Cloud
With less than two weeks to go before the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia, FIFA, the world soccer governing body, has booted the entire Saudi refereeing team over a match-fixing scandal. The news...
Connecticut Online Gaming Will Not Be Fast-Tracked With Sports Betting, Say Lawmakers
The Connecticut General Assembly is not ready to include online gaming in legislation that aims to legalize sports betting and fast-track a set of regulations for a future market. Governor Dannel Malloy had asked lawmakers...
States Assert Right to Regulate US Sports Betting as Leagues Call for Federal Intervention
State gambling regulators are fighting back against the major sports leagues’ assertion that US sports betting would be better regulated by the federal government than by individual states. A statement on Tuesday issued on behalf of four...
Zestless Chris Ferguson Posts Video ‘Apology’ for Full Tilt Scandal: Too Little, Too Late, Says Poker Community
Notorious poker pro and persona non grata Chris Ferguson -- co-founder and former director of Full Tilt Poker -- has posted what appears to be a hostage-style apology video for his role in the events that...
