3040 stories by Philip Conneller
888 Holdings Reports Triple Profit in Record Year Thanks to Lockdowns
888 Holdings said Wednesday its pretax profit tripled on record revenue in 2021, as closures of land-based gambling venues sparked an online gaming boom in its core markets. Lockdowns proved to be good for business. In the first three months of the...
Ontario’s Elements Casino Loses Court Battle Over Pai Gow Poker Rules
Two London, Ontario gamblers have won a payout from the Elements Casino in the city of Brantford, thanks to a lawsuit that nitpicked on the rules of Pai Gow Poker. Fred Woolford and Douglas Dunbar were playing the table game, which blends...
Oklahoma Man Guilty of Murder Over ‘Joke’ Casino Winnings
An Oklahoma man who shot and killed a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation because he wanted to steal non-existent casino winnings has been found guilty of murder by a federal jury. Kevin Marvell Jackson, 20, pleaded not guilty in the October...
Philippines Stays on Gray List Over Casino Junket Money Laundering
The Philippines will remain on a global money-laundering “gray list” until it can mitigate risks associated with casino junkets, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has said. Paris-based FATF is an intergovernmental organization founded by the G7 to combat money laundering and...
Harrah’s Joliet Fatal Stabbing: Judge Won’t Toss $6M Negligence Claim Vs. Caesars
The fiancée of a Wisconsin man brutally stabbed to death by a stranger at the Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino in Joliet, Ill. can sue the casino’s owner, Caesars Entertainment, for negligence, a federal judge has ruled. On Wednesday, US District Judge...
GamBetDC, Controversial Washington DC Sports Bet App, Lost $4M Last Year
Washington DC’s sports betting app, GamBetDC, booked a $4 million loss in its first full year, DCist reports. The DC Council said in February 2021 it expected the platform to bring in $6.2 million for the district. Those disastrous numbers have prompted...
Philippines Cockfight-Betting Market May be Suspended Over Mysterious Abductions
Calls are growing in the Philippine legislature to suspend the newly regulated and taxed online cockfight-betting market amid the mysterious disappearance of 31 people connected to the industry. PhilStar Global reports that 23 senators have demanded that the country’s gaming regulator, PAGCOR,...
Match-Fixing at Record Levels in 2021 as Global Sports Betting Revenues Hit $1.6T
Match-fixing was back in vogue in 2021, rising in line with global sports betting revenues, which exceeded $1.6 trillion for the first time. That’s according to a new report by Swiss data analytics and integrity firm Sportradar, titled Betting Corruption and Match-fixing...
Murderer of $30M Florida Lottery Winner Backs Anonymity for Prizewinners
A Tampa, Fla. woman serving a life sentence for murdering a $30 million lottery winner for his money is backing a Florida bill that would offer a degree of anonymity for recipients of life-changing jackpots. Dorice “Dee Dee” Moore, 49, told CBS...
Cambodia Police Cast Doubt on ‘Blood Slave’ Kidnap Claims
A Chinese man who claimed he was trafficked to the Cambodian gambling hub Sihanoukville by a criminal gang and kept as a “blood slave” made the whole thing up, according to Cambodian authorities. Last month, Li Yayuanlun, 31, said he had been...
