5357 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Mandalay Bay Security Guard Jesus Campos Nowhere to Be Found, Interviews Canceled at Eleventh Hour
Jesus Campos, the first person to arrive outside Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's Mandalay Bay suite on the 32nd floor on October 1, is staying out of public view and avoiding the media. The man who's been hailed as a hero in...
Boston Cop Feeds Bank Robbery Evidence into Slot Machines, Charged with Money Laundering
A police officer from Boston, Massachusetts has been indicted on charges of money laundering and theft for allegedly stealing cash from the evidence room before hitting Plainridge Park Casino. Until recently, Joseph Nee, 44, a 19-year Boston Police Department veteran, worked at...
MGM Cotai Focuses on Mass Market, Set to Open Without VIP Tables
MGM Cotai will open next year after being delayed from the fourth quarter due to August's Typhoon Hato that caused nearly $2 billion in damages to infrastructure throughout Macau. When it does finally welcome its first guests in 2018, the casino resort...
Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture Delays Unveiling of Grand Casino Plan
Japan’s Wakayama prefecture will delay the announcement of its “Master Plan” for an integrated resort until March due to the forthcoming general election, the regional government said this week. The prefecture is determined to be a part of a future casino industry,...
Twitter Could Be The Key to Successful In-Play Sports Betting, Says Study
Twitter is a better predictor of sports results than bookmakers’ odds, thanks to the “wisdom of crowds” effect, scientists said this week. A new study, published in the Economic Enquiry, has found that collective public sentiment on Twitter during a game is...
‘Loot Boxes’ Not Gambling, Says US Video Games Regulator
“Loot-boxes” have become a divisive issue in the video-gaming world in recent months but they do not constitute gambling, according to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the industry self-regulator. These are the consumable in-game boxes that offer the player randomized chances...
Zappos to Cover Las Vegas Shooting Funeral Costs, Victim Fundraising Tops $15 Million
Online retailer Zappos is offering to pay for the funerals for all 58 victims of the October 1 Las Vegas shooting. In a statement to the Las Vegas Sun, Steven Bautista, who oversees the company's "Zappos for Good" program, said the company...
Pennsylvania Sands Bethlehem Has New Investment Suitor, Bid Expected Within 30 Days
The Sands Bethlehem, Pennsylvania’s largest and most profitable casino, has become the acquisition target of New York investment firm Keating & Associates LLC. The company, which also recently made a bid of $225 million for the former Revel Hotel & Casino in...
Appeals Court Sides with NFL, Rules Ezekiel Elliot Suspension Can Stand
Ezekiel Elliott may have run out of options in his effort to reverse his six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence. On Thursday, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans granted the NFL’s request to set aside a previous court...
MGM and Las Vegas Metro Police Timelines Finally Align, Crisis Management Firm Called in by Mandalay Bay Parent
MGM Resorts International caused plenty of controversy when it publicly corrected law enforcement's record of the October 1 shooting at its Mandalay Bay property. After Metro Police and Sheriff Joe Lombardo revised the timeline of events surrounding the deadliest shooting in modern...
