3259 stories by Philip Conneller
UK Betting Shops Ace ‘Secret Bettor’ Age Verification Test
UK betting shops outperformed supermarkets and convenience stores in secret shopper tests this week, researchers said this week. These tests examined how often clerks verified the ages of gambles. Ninety percent of betting outlets demanded proof of age when visited by teenagers asking...
London’s Les Ambassadeurs Casino Fails to Freeze Chinese Billionaire’s Assets
A high-end private members casino that was the scene of Sean Connery’s famous chemin de fer session in Dr No cannot freeze the assets of one of China’s richest men. Les Ambassadeurs in London’s affluent Park Lane asked the Court of Appeal...
Foxwoods to Get $2M from $1.6B Insurance Policy for Pandemic Losses, Court Rules
Foxwoods Resorts Casino can recover just $2 million in coronavirus-related losses from its insurer, Factory Mutual, a Connecticut superior court has court ruled. That’s just a fraction of the $76 million the casino’s owner, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had sought. The...
Massachusetts Lottery Frequent-Winner Family Accused of $21M Fraud
Three Massachusetts residents have been charged with numerous counts of fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion for their roles in what prosecutors allege was a ticket-cashing scheme on a grand scale. Over eight years, Ali Jaafar and his sons, Mohamed and Yousef,...
Caesars Raises Questions For Staging QAnon ‘Great Awakening’ in Las Vegas
Caesars Entertainment’s decision to host an event organized by the controversial far-right QAnon movement has been met with consternation by some experts on terrorism and extremist ideology. The event, dubbed the “Patriot Double Down,” will be held at Caesars Forum convention space...
UK Betting Shops More Likely Located in Poorest Areas, Study Finds
Betting shops in the UK are ten times more likely to be found in deprived communities than affluent areas. That’s according to a new study by the University of Bristol that highlights the disproportion between the amenities available in poor areas and...
PA Media Horse Racing Analyst Cooked Results to Win Bets
A former horse racing data analyst at the UK’s national news agency appeared in court this week accused of fraudulently altering race results for personal gain. Jack Bentham, 24, of East Yorkshire, worked for PA Media, formerly the Press Association. As well...
Tribal Gaming Sector Suffered First Revenue Decline in a Decade in 2020
Tribal gaming revenues fell 20 percent in 2020 over the previous year because of the pandemic, or by $6.7 billion. That’s the first decline the sector has recorded in ten years, and the sharpest in 20. According to figures released Thursday by...
‘Baseball Picks’ Scammer Jailed After 15 Years on the Lam
A Florida fraudster who ran sham handicapper websites before going on the run for 15 years has been sentenced to 48 months in prison by a federal district judge in West Palm Beach. One-time Boca Raton resident Randy Craig Levine, 54, was...
Twitch Ban on Content with Gambling Links Too Little Too Late, Critics Say
Live-streaming platform Twitch has banned the sharing of gambling referral codes and links to online betting sites. The move comes amid concerns about Twitch influencers promoting unlicensed operators to their largely underage following. In a creator update last week, Twitch gave its...
