3299 stories by Philip Conneller
China Online Gambling, Fraud Crackdown Causes Mayhem on COVID-19 Stricken Myanmar Border
China’s most recent crackdown on online fraud and gambling is causing havoc on its border with Myanmar (Burma). That's amid a COVID-19 outbreak in that country, The South China Morning Post reports. Myanmar’s semi-autonomous border regions of Muse, Kokang, Wa State, and...
Tyson Causes Fury Over Las Vegas Casino Walkabout After Covid Test
Two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been spotted out and about in Las Vegas this week, despite a recent positive coronavirus test. It was widely reported on July 9 that the British boxer had contracted Covid after an outbreak at...
Sega Sued for $5M Over ‘Rigged’ Key Master Arcade Games
Japanese video games giant Sega is facing a proposed $5 million class-action lawsuit over the arcade machine Key Master, which alleges the game is "rigged" against players. Key Master machines operate along similar principles to claw crane machines. But instead of using...
Macau Bans Pro-Democracy Pols as Gambling Hub Cuddles Up to Beijing
Macau’s electoral commission has disqualified 21 pro-democracy candidates from forthcoming elections, leading to concerns about Beijing’s creeping control over the world’s biggest gambling hub. The commission announced that the loyalty of the candidates was “in doubt” and that the decision was being...
Bot Traffic Doubled During Euro 2020, Sportsbook Takeover Attacks Rampant
Bot traffic on global sports sites almost doubled during the UEFA Euro 2020 soccer championships, which culminated last Sunday in Italy’s penalty win against England. That’s according to California-based cyber-security expert Imperva Research Labs, which recorded a 96 percent increase, year on...
Poker Player Talon White Heads To Prison For Movie Piracy
Poker player Talon White has been sentenced to 12 months in a federal prison after admitting to operating subscription-based websites that illegally streamed thousands of copyright-protected movies and television shows to users. The Newport, Oregon native, 31, listed his occupation as “professional...
Mohegan Sun Drops Lawsuit Against NHL’s Ottawa Senators Owner Eugene Melnyk
Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino has dropped a million-dollar lawsuit against Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk. The lawsuit alleged the Canadian had stiffed the casino out of $900,000 in unpaid markers, The Day reports. Mohegan Sun sued Melnyk, a pharmaceutical billionaire, in the...
Flutter Entertainment Sells Oddschecker to US Private Equity Firm for $218 Million
Dublin-based Flutter Entertainment has agreed to sell its sports betting odds comparison site, Oddschecker, to Bruin Capital for up to $218 million. The US private equity firm said Monday it plans to repackage the largely UK-facing site for the emerging American sports...
Loto-Québec IT Guy Accused of Plundering Customer Accounts
Authorities in Quebec have charged an employee of the provincial gambling operator, Loto-Québec, with offenses related to the embezzlement of funds from customer accounts. Martin Raymond is a 37-year-old systems analyst who, until recently, worked in Loto-Québec’s online gambling call center. La...
888 Revenues Plummet 20 Percent Since End of UK Lockdown
Online gaming group 888 said revenues have fallen 20 percent since the reopening of retail and leisure venues in its core market, the UK, proving that lockdowns are good for business. Despite the downturn, the company still booked a strong Q2, buoyed...
