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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

Royal Wedding Gets Lined Up by Paddy Power, Special Bets Rule
May 16, 2018

Royal Wedding Gets Lined Up by Paddy Power, Special Bets Rule

Royal weddings are as much about staging a global television spectacular as they are a ceremony uniting two young people in holy matrimony -- maybe even more so -- and Prince Harry’s marriage to Hollywood...

Written by Philip Conneller
Louisiana Riverboat Casinos to Move onto Dry Land, Sports Betting Still Dead in The Water
May 16, 2018

Louisiana Riverboat Casinos to Move onto Dry Land, Sports Betting Still Dead in The Water

It’s land ahoy for Louisiana's riverboat casinos, after lawmakers in the Pelican State voted to approve a bill that will allow the floating casinos to crawl out of the water. The House voted 54-41 Tuesday...

Written by Philip Conneller
Paddy Power Betfair in Talks to Acquire FanDuel as It Moves for US Sports Betting Market
May 16, 2018

Paddy Power Betfair in Talks to Acquire FanDuel as It Moves for US Sports Betting Market

UK-based Paddy Power Betfair confirmed rumors on Tuesday that it’s in negotiations to buy daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel, as it sets its sights on the American sports betting market. The bookmaker envisages a merger...

Written by Philip Conneller
Floyd Mayweather Hits Video Poker Royal Flush Jackpot for $100,000
May 15, 2018

Floyd Mayweather Hits Video Poker Royal Flush Jackpot for $100,000

Floyd Mayweather likes to gamble, and he likes to win, which was why Sunday night was a good night for the retired boxing legend. Following last year’s much-hyped bout with Conor McGregor, the Las Vegas...

Written by Philip Conneller
Connecticut Tribal Operators to Compete for Future Japanese Casino
May 15, 2018

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...

Written by Philip Conneller
Myanmar Ta’ang Insurgents Launch ‘Casino Reprisal’ Attack, 19 Dead
May 14, 2018

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...

Written by Philip Conneller
DraftKings Stakes Claim for US Legalized Sports Betting, Expanding from DFS Only
May 14, 2018

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...

Written by Philip Conneller
Not Again! Another Steve Wynn Picasso Damaged, Pulled from Auction
May 14, 2018

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...

Written by Philip Conneller
United Nations Bribery Case Gets Macau Billionaire Four-Year Federal Sentence
May 14, 2018

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...

Written by Philip Conneller
Flat Earther’s Bet Flatly Refused by Bookmakers Who Roundly Insist Proof Already Exists That Globe is a Sphere
May 12, 2018

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...

Written by Philip Conneller