5353 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
OJ Simpson Signed Photo From Botched Palace Station Robbery Attempt Now for Sale
Even as former football hero OJ Simpson waits for his parole date in October, a Planet Hollywood memorabilia store owner on the Las Vegas Strip says it has a signed collectible picture of Simpson that the Hall of Famer tried to reclaim...
Louisiana Lawmaker Blames Parkinson’s Meds for Raiding Campaign Funds to Gamble
Louisiana lawmaker Jerome “Dee” Richard (I-District 55) has promised to pay back $37,000 he spent from his campaign account on gambling, actions which he has blamed on his Parkinson's medication. On Wednesday, Richard promised to pay restitution, and indicated he'd reached an...
Court Blocks NFL’s Suspension of Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott
The Dallas Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott will suit up when his team hosts the New York Giants on Sunday night, after a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas granted his request on Friday for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction...
UNLV Regents Approve $16 Million Finance Plan for Fertitta Football Training Complex
The UNLV football program took another step towards becoming a legitimate program when the university’s Board of Regents voted 4-2 on Thursday to approve a plan to finance a state-of-the-art training complex. The amount that was agreed upon by the six-member panel...
Weekend College Football Betting Opens with Ohio State as Favorite over Oklahoma
When Ohio State and Oklahoma kick off in Columbus on Saturday at 7:30 pm ET, two traditional powers will go toe-to-toe under the lights at “The Shoe” in front of 100,000-plus screaming Buckeye fans and a nationwide television audience on ABC. It’s...
Starbucks Digital VP Kelly Smith Perks Up for Parallel MGM Opportunity
Seattle's Kelly Smith, former entrepreneur and Starbucks digital global expansion honcho, is now officially a has-bean. Instead, Smith will be taking his knowledge of the digital realm into the gaming world, becoming senior vp and chief digital officer for casino operator MGM...
DraftKings, Fan Duel Settle with Massachusetts for $2.6 Million Over Mystery Violations
FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings will pay $1.3 million each to resolve unspecified historic violations of “consumer issues” in Massachusetts. The resolution comes after an investigation from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey into both companies’ consumer practices “in the early stages of this new...
Feds Charge Sports Jock Craig Carton for Role in Ticket Scam to Cover Gambling Debts
The FBI arrested popular New York City sports talk radio personality Craig Carton on Wednesday, alleging he conducted a Ponzi-like ticket fraud scheme to pay off millions of dollars in gambling debts. The 48-year-old Carton and Michael Wright, owner of two Manhattan...
Clark County Greenlights Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Construction Plan
The Raiders won’t be competing in Las Vegas until 2020, but the excitement is already in the Sin City air. On Wednesday, the Clark County Commission gave the go-ahead to the NFL franchise to begin building what will be a $1.9 billion...
Casino Workers in Macau Protest Labor Conditions During Typhoon Hato
About 150 employees at the Galaxy Macau casino protested outside the Cotai Strip resort where they work on Tuesday, protesting work requirements during and after Typhoon Hato, while also demanding other improvements to labor conditions. The uncommon demonstration appears to have been...
