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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 [email protected].

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2966 stories by Philip Conneller

Nam Hyun-hee, 남현희,Jeon Cheong-jo, 전청조, Paradise Group

Trans Con Artist Posing as South Korea Casino Heir Gets 12 Years

A female-born con artist who was briefly engaged to one of South Korea’s most beloved sportswomen while identifying as a man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud. Jeon Cheong-jo, 28, falsely claimed to be a scion of South...

Philip Conneller February 14, 2024
Florida sports betting, West Flagler, Seminole tribe, US Supreme Court, SCOTUS

US Supreme Court Asked to Torpedo Seminoles Sports Betting Deal

Two Florida cardrooms have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to nullify the $2.5 billion gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe. The deal handed the latter a monopoly on statewide mobile sports betting. Should SCOTUS take the case, its decision...

Philip Conneller February 14, 2024
Sarunas Stepukonis, Baltcap, OB Holdings 1, Olympic Casino Group

Fired BaltCap Fund Manager Arrested in $29M Fraud, Gambling Probe

A former fund manager and partner with European private equity firm BaltCap, who is suspected of misappropriating and gambling away $29 million, has been detained in Lithuania. Sarunas Stepukonis, a Lithuanian national, was arrested on Saturday, a spokesperson for the European Public...

Philip Conneller February 13, 2024
Jon Jonsson, missing, poker player, Dublin, Ireland

Irish Police Search Dublin Park for Missing Poker Player Jon Jonsson

Police in Dublin, Ireland are searching a park in the city as part of an investigation into the 2019 disappearance of an Icelandic poker player. Jon Jonsson, who was 41 when he went missing, was last seen leaving Dublin’s Bonnington Hotel on...

Philip Conneller February 13, 2024
Carly Nunes, Paul Little, Massachusetts Lottery, David Nagle, Jospeh Reddem

Massachusetts Store Clerk in $3M Lotto Ticket Theft Gets Leniency

A Massachusetts store clerk who tried to steal a $3 million winning lottery ticket got a break from a judge in Brockton, Mass., Friday, NBC Boston reports. Carly Nunes, 24, went on the run after her plan to cash in the ticket...

Philip Conneller February 13, 2024
Ransomware, cyber crime, hackers, MGM, Caesars, Scattered Spider, big game hunting

Ransomware Pay Hit Record $1.1B in 2023, Hackers Hunted ‘Big Game’

2023 was “a watershed year” for ransomware attacks, and one in which ransom payments almost doubled to a record $1.1 billion high. That’s according to a new report from Chainanalysis. The New York-based blockchain analysis firm noted that hackers are increasingly deploying...

Philip Conneller February 13, 2024
Josh McConkey, lottery, congressional candidate, North Carolina, NC Education Lottery, 13th District

North Carolina GOP Congressional Candidate Wins Lottery

The odds of any old Joe Schmo winning the lottery are millions to one. Which means the odds of a Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina winning it must be absolutely stratospheric. But that’s exactly what happened to Josh McConkey, a doctor...

Philip Conneller February 12, 2024
Ciaran Carruthers, Crown Resorts, Crown Melbourne, whistleblower

Crown Resorts CEO Cleared After Whistleblower Complaint

Crown Resorts CEO Ciaran Carruthers did not break any regulations or laws when he allowed two patrons back into the Crown Melbourne casino after they had been ejected by security. That’s according to an internal investigation by Crown into its boss’ conduct,...

Philip Conneller February 12, 2024
Sean Perry, Super Bowl, $1.1 million, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, poker

Poker Player Sean Perry Loses $1.1M Backing San Francisco 49ers

A poker player who claims to be “the best bettor in the world” failed to live up to his own billing on Sunday night when he lost more than a million dollars on the Super Bowl. Sean Perry, 27, opted to go...

Philip Conneller February 12, 2024
Macau Chinese Bank, Macau, Yau Wai Chu, Bobo Ng, Liu Haigui

Ex-Macau Bank Exec Indicted for Fraud Linked to Bogus Casino Loans

The former president of the Macau Chinese Bank has been arrested for fraud, according to news reports from the gambling hub. Yau Wai Chu is accused of securing bogus loans for purported Macau casino projects that bilked the bank out of the...

Philip Conneller February 12, 2024