3300 stories by Philip Conneller
Philippines E-sabong Cockfighting Continues Despite 34 Stakeholders Disappearing
The Philippines e-sabong, or online cockfight-betting market, will not be suspended, despite the mysterious disappearance of at least 34 people connected to the industry since last April. The Office of the President (OP) ordered an investigation into the disappearances but did not...
World’s Biggest Crypto-Betting Site Founder Just Bought a $28M Melbourne Mega-Mansion
The mystery buyer of a A$38.5 million (US$28 million) Melbourne mansion has been identified by Australian media as the 26-year-old cofounder of one of the world’s biggest crypto-betting operations. Ed Craven established community-based betting platform Stake.com in 2017. Today, it has over...
Cambodia Releases 200 Striking Nagaworld Workers After UN Criticism
Cambodia’s authoritarian government has released around 200 Nagaworld casino workers who were detained by authorities last month after picketing the casino in the capital Phnom Penh. Workers began striking three months ago in solidarity with 365 of their colleagues who were laid...
Alabama Lottery, Casino Bills Sail Through Senate Committee but Face Public Dissent
An Alabama gambling expansion package took its baby steps in the state senate Wednesday. The senate tourism committee unanimously approved the legislation, which would establish a state lottery and at least five casinos. It would also authorize sports betting and establish a...
WSOP Bracelet-Winner Gal Yifrach Charged with Illegal Gambling, Money Laundering
Poker player Gal Yifrach has been charged by US federal authorities with conducting an illegal gambling business and money laundering, according to a newly unsealed indictment. The Israeli-born World Series of Poker bracelet winner is alleged to have run an illegal slots...
Paddy Power Radio Ad Banned for Garbled Terms and Conditions
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a Paddy Power radio ad because the terms and conditions of the promo were spoken too quickly and too quietly to be intelligible to listeners. The offending ad spot was promoting Paddy Power’s "Bet...
Little River Band Casino Project Asks For Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Backing
Supporters of a Michigan casino proposed by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not to leave them hanging. The project, earmarked for the former Great Lake’s Downs Race Track near Fruitport, Muskegon County, is one governor’s...
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...
