5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Bet365 Founder Denise Coates Was Highest Paid CEO in UK Last Year, Earning £217 Million
Denise Coates founded Bet365 in a portable office building at a Stoke City car park in January 2000. Now, seventeen years later, she’s pulling in the largest CEO salary in Great Britain, paying herself £217 million ($284.5 million) for fiscal year 2016-17....
Pennsylvania Gambling Bill Provides Unusual Protections for One Very Special Casino
The Pennsylvania gambling package that was passed by the state's General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf (D) late last month is a massive 939-page document. And slipped into the complex legal jargon are 28 words that are presumably...
Casino Negotiations Could Threaten Ontario Horse Racing Industry
A series of negotiations over the location and nature of casinos in Southwestern Ontario could have the unintended side effect of harming or even killing the horse racing industry in the province. According to a report in the London Free Press, many...
Wild Weekend in College Football Shakes Up Poll, Playoff Rankings
The College Playoff Rankings are expected to show two new schools for the four-team postseason to determine the champion after Georgia and Notre Dame were upset over the weekend. Georgia, who was No. 1, lost badly to Auburn on the road, 40-17....
Connecticut Senators Seek Clarification from Feds About Positions on East Windsor Casino
An East Windsor, Connecticut joint casino project being built on non-sovereign lands by the Mashantucket and Mohegan Sun tribes needs more clarification from the US Department of the Interior (DOI), say Democratic US Senators from Connecticut Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, who have asked...
Richard Desmond Plans to Bid for UK National Lottery
Billionaire newspaper owner Richard Desmond is planning to submit a bid for the UK’s National Lottery, hoping to take over the business when an opportunity to acquire the lucrative franchise comes up again in 2019. Currently, the UK’s largest lottery is operated...
Mandalay Bay Tragedy Expected to Cost Insurance Companies $1 Billion, MGM Workers Claim Hours Cut in Wake of October 1 Shooting
Last month's Mandalay Bay shooting in Las Vegas, at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival that took the lives of 58 victims and injured over 500 others, is expected to deliver a massive financial blow to the insurance industry, which is...
MGM CEO Jim Murren Out as AGA Chairman, Penn National Exec Appointed
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren is stepping down as chairman of the American Gaming Association (AGA) and handing over the reins to colleague Tim Wilmott, the Penn National CEO who's served on the lobbying group's board since 2015. Time for Change In...
Australian Politicians Criticized for Accepting Perks From Gambling Companies
Politicians in Australia are coming under criticism by watchdog groups for accepting gifts from gambling companies as they debate legislation on industry reforms. The organizations believe changes should be made to what they see as cozy relationships between government officials and the...
PAGCOR Auctioning Two Parcels of Land at Site of Solaire Casino
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is auctioning two parcels of land in Manila which make up the current location of the Solaire Resort and Casino. According to the PAGCOR announcement, the “item” up for bid, known as Bay City Properties,...
