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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.
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3216 stories by Philip Conneller
Macau Casino Scam Doctored Gaming Chips, Inflated Value Tenfold
An unnamed Macau casino has taken an approximate US$200K hit after scammers were able to tamper with gaming chips to alter their denominations. Macau’s Judiciary Police (PJ) said Tuesday the scheme involved the modification of regular house HKD100 (US$13) chips so that...
Nebraska Gaming Board Spent $30K on Semi-Automatic Weapons
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC) spent $30,351 on semi-automatic rifles for its 10 investigators, The Lincoln Journal Star reports. The purchase has raised eyebrows in Lincoln, the state capital. Some lawmakers have questioned whether it’s strictly necessary for an agency...
Oakland Gambling Den Guard Linked to Unsolved Homicide Cases
Oakland police have linked a gun found in the possession of a security guard at an underground casino to an unsolved homicide in the city, the East Bay Times reports. They also believe the guard, 25-year-old Ray Gilbert, may know something about...
Kindred Group Verges on $2.7B Takeover by French Lottery Giant FDJ
Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ.PA), the French national lottery operator, has made a US$2.67 billion move for Stockholm-listed online gambling giant Kindred Group (KIND SDB). On Monday morning, Kindred’s board of directors said in a statement it unanimously recommended that shareholders accept the...
New Nebraska Casino Proposed, But Gaming Expansion Under Threat
The list of operators eager to get themselves a future piece of Nebraska’s casino market is swelling. On Friday, representatives of a new hopeful, KRG Investment Group, briefed the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC) on its proposal for a new horse-racing...
Turkish Gangster Gets Life for Murder of Cypriot Casino Owner
A Turkish gangster has been given two life sentences after an Istanbul court found him guilty of premeditated murder. The trial was in relation to the 2022 shooting death of Northern Cyprus casino owner Halil Falyal?. Mustafa S?ylemez was also convicted of...
Landmark Ruling Says New Mexico Casinos Can’t be Sued in State Courts
New Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that personal injury claims against tribal casinos must be heard in tribal and not state courts. The ruling will be welcomed by the state’s tribes, which have long viewed the issue as a question of sovereignty....
$300K Healthcare Fraud Led to Casino Benders for Rogue Physical Therapist
A New York physical therapy entrepreneur with a penchant for high living and casino benders has been convicted of orchestrating a $300K health care scam to fund his extravagant lifestyle. Chang Goo Yoon, 61, a Queens-based South Korean national, was found guilty...
Black Market Gambling Sites Fertile Ground for Money Laundering, Intelligence Agency Warns
Canada’s financial intelligence unit, FinTRAC, warns that criminals continue to launder dirty money through online gambling platforms, and that unlicensed, black-market sites are by far their method of choice, particularly if the sites are based in jurisdictions with weak anti-money laundering or...
Macau Horse Racing to End as Jockey Club Calls it a Day
The Macau government has announced the termination of its contract with the Macau Jockey Club (MJC), effectively ending horse racing in the gambling hub. Secretary for Administration and Justice Cheong Weng Chon told reporters this week the termination was by mutual consent...