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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.
Contact Philip at [email protected].
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3217 stories by Philip Conneller
Marina Bay Sands Roulette Colluders Get Prison in Singapore
A gambler at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands was sentenced to 28 weeks in prison Monday after admitting to conspiring with two dealers to win at roulette, CAN reports. Daniel Koh Tze Zhou pleaded guilty to two counts of violating Singapore’s Casino Control...
Wisconsin’s Alleged ‘Eyedrop Killer’ Stole $300K to Feed Gambling: Prosecutors
The trial of a Wisconsin woman accused of murdering a wealthy family friend with eyedrops got underway in Waukesha County Court Tuesday. Prosecutors believe Jessy Kurczewski, 39, killed Lynn Hernan, 62, by administering a fatal dose of Tetrahydrozoline, the main ingredient in...
Alvin Chau Fails to Get Reduced Prison Sentence, Must Pay Triple Damages
Former Macau gambling kingpin Alvin Chau has seen his sentence for fraud quashed by the enclave’s appeals court, the Court of Second Instance. But the ruling will come as scant consolation to the ex-Suncity boss, as the court also affirmed his 18-year...
Malta Casino Owner Denies Journalist Murder, Points Finger Elsewhere
A Maltese casino owner accused of organizing the 2017 murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has once again denied being the mastermind behind the killing. Instead, lawyers for Yorgen Fenech have raised questions about Keith Schembri, the former Prime Minister’s chief...
Property Developer Lost $900K for Regeneration Project at JACK Cleveland
A Cleveland, Ohio property developer blew $885,000 on craps and blackjack at the JACK Cleveland Casino. But the money wasn’t his. It was supposed to go towards rebuilding a local market in the city’s Greenville district. On Thursday, a jury in the...
Florida ‘Crypto Bro’ Charlatan Gets Five Years for $1M Fraud
A Miami “crypto bro” who claimed to have developed advanced AI trading software that “never lost” has been sentenced to five years in prison for bilking victims out of almost $1 million. Ryan “Brodie” Crawford, 30, told investors he was a highly...
Joran van der Sloot Confesses to Murdering Natalee Holloway
Former poker player Joran van der Sloot has pleaded guilty to the 2005 murder of American Natalee Holloway on the island of Aruba. He also admitted attempting to extort $250K from the victim’s mother. In May, Dutch national van der Sloot was...
UK College Student Bilked Grosvenor Casino Out of $24K, Sentenced
A 22-year-old UK college student who scammed the Grosvenor Casino Birmingham out of ￡24K (US$29.1K) after memorizing a supervisor’s PIN code was handed a 12-month community service order this week, Birmingham Live reports. Londoner Samuel Bob-Emmanuel was a regular at the casino...
Juventus Star Nicolo Fagioli Gets Seven-Month Ban Over €3M Illegal Gambling Habit
Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli will miss the rest of the Serie A soccer season after the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) handed him a seven-month ban for betting on games. A rising star of Italian soccer, the 22-year-old’s gambling habits were uncovered as...
Las Vegas Rogue Cop Gets 12 Years for Armed Casino Heists
A Las Vegas Metro Police officer convicted in July of robbing off-strip casinos was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday. Caleb Rogers stole $165K in three casino heists at the Red Rock Resort, Aliante Hotel, and the Rio between November 2021...