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Reporter: 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.

Areas of Expertise

3269 stories by Philip Conneller

William Hill

888 Holdings Close to Acquiring William Hill’s European Operations with £2B Offer

888 Holdings (LON: 888) says it is in "advanced discussions" with Caesars Entertainment Inc to acquire William Hill’s European operations. The Gibraltar-based company made the announcement in a filing to the London Stock Exchange Tuesday morning, hours after an apparently premature report in...

Philip Conneller September 7, 2021
SCOTUS

US Supreme Court May Legalize Texas Tribal Gaming, Potentially Influencing Other States

The Biden administration is pushing the US Supreme Court to recognize the gaming rights of two Texas tribes -- the Tigua and Alabama Coushatta. But according to Native American gaming experts, the case could have the knock-on effect of legitimizing Class II...

Philip Conneller September 7, 2021
Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment Introduces £/€500 Monthly Loss Limit for Under 25s

Flutter Entertainment, the world’s biggest online gambling company, has imposed a £500 (US$692) and €500 (US$593) loss limit for customers under 25 in the UK and Ireland, respectively. The cap comes as Flutter seeks to pre-empt a UK government review of the...

Philip Conneller September 6, 2021
Alan Turing

Lost Letter Reveals Mathematician Alan Turing Roulette System Analysis

British mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing is sometimes credited with building the world’s first computer. But three years before he developed his Turing Machine, he turned his formidable intellect to gambling. And a decade before he famously helped crack the Nazi’s Enigma...

Philip Conneller September 6, 2021
Naskila

Federal Judge Rules Texas Tribe’s Embattled Gaming Hall is Legit

A US magistrate judge in Beaumont, Texas has ruled that the Alabama-Coushatta tribe’s electronic bingo operations are not subject to state laws unless Texas prohibits bingo outright. The ruling effectively gives the tribe the right to continue running its beleaguered Naskila Gaming...

Philip Conneller September 3, 2021
duterte

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte U-Turn on Boracay Casino Has Environmental Concern

Environmental groups have lashed out at Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to allow a casino resort on the idyllic vacation island of Boracay. Last week, the strongarm leader’s spokesman, Harry Roque, announced the ban on casinos on the island would be lifted....

Philip Conneller September 2, 2021
Prairie Flower Casino

Ponca Tribe Scores Casino Victory Against Iowa, Nebraska in Federal Appeals Court

A federal appeals court has upheld the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska’s legal right to have built its Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake, Iowa. The tribe opened the casino in November 2018, despite facing legal challenges that sought to derail the project...

Philip Conneller September 1, 2021

Hong Kong Billionaire Tony Fung Quits Aquis Board Over ‘Conflict of Interest’

Billionaire Tony Fung has retired as chairman and non-executive director of Canberra-based Aquis Entertainment, stressing the need for the board to be independent of its major shareholder. Fung holds just under 90 percent of Aquis, which owns Casino Canberra in the Australian...

Philip Conneller August 31, 2021
arizona sports betting

Arizona Tribe Sues State Over ‘Illegal’ Sports Betting, Official Licensees Out Today

A small Arizona tribe is suing Governor Doug Ducey (R). The tribe argues that Pheonix lawmakers violated the state constitution when they legalized sports betting last April. The Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe (YPIT) claims the passage of Arizona’s sports betting legislation was...

Philip Conneller August 27, 2021
HZMB

Hong Kong Customs Bust Macau-Bound Money Laundering Gang on Sea Bridge

Hong Kong authorities have disrupted a money laundering operation that planned to move bulk cash to Macau casinos through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB). It’s the first known instance of the bridge being used as a conduit for money laundering. It opened...

Philip Conneller August 27, 2021