5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Venus Williams Poised to Win Sixth Wimbledon Title Despite Adversity
A week before Wimbledon, Venus Williams wasn’t sure she was going to play because of her involvement in a fatal automobile accident. Now she is one victory away from winning her sixth singles title in the Grand Slam event. Saturday the 37-year-old...
Galaxy Gaming’s Bid for New Nevada License Fails Due to Concerns About CEO
Nevada gaming regulators failed to recommend Galaxy Gaming for a new license due to reservations about its founder, CEO, chairman and president, Robert Saucier, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported this week. Following a two-day hearing of the Gaming Control Board, Galaxy, a...
TEN Atlantic City Receives $220 Million Offer, But Owner Glenn Straub Knows Nothing About It
TEN Atlantic City owner Glenn Straub claims he's unaware of a $220 million offer to acquire his shuttered Boardwalk resort, despite media reports that a bid has indeed been made. The Press of Atlantic City says an unnamed private equity firm in...
Rodrigo Duterte Favorite To Break Ground on Philippines’ First Casino Outside Manila
Plans to build the first Philippine casino resort outside Manila appear to be coming to fruition for businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Development Corp. Udenna wants to build to a 12-hectare beachfront resort on the holiday island of Mactan, in the province of...
Vegas Legend Bobby Baldwin Severely Injured in Aria Freefall with Multiple Broken Bones
Bobby Baldwin, whose career in Las Vegas spans decades with his rise from World Series of Poker Main Event winner to casino executive, was seriously injured when he fell down two flights of stairs at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas...
Pennsylvania’s Sands Bethlehem Admits Allowing Entrance to Underage Gamblers
Sands Bethlehem is cutting another check to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) after the casino resort once again failed to adequately stop underage gamblers from accessing its floor. Las Vegas Sands' only domestic property not located in Nevada, Sands Bethlehem self-reported...
Federal Sports Betting Changes Must Involve Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred Says
PASPA, the federal sports betting law that bans the activity in all but four states, is set to be heard by the US Supreme Court this fall or early next year. Major League Baseball will have a seat in the courtroom, as...
New Jersey’s Online Poker Market Hits Rock Bottom
New Jersey’s online casino operations continued to go from strength to strength in June, but online poker fell off a cliff. According to figures newly released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), while online casino winnings were up over...
Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia Joins Pro-RAWA Chorus
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has written to US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, requesting that he review the DOJ’s 2011 interpretation of the Wire Act. That's the legal opinion that the 1961 act applied only to sports betting, not the as-yet-to-exist realities of...
Gulfport Casino Workers Who Lost Jobs After Hurricane Katrina Schedule Reunion
Former casino workers who lost more than just their homes and communities during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 are planning a reunion later this month. The gathering set for July 26 at the Biloxi Community Center will reunite former colleagues and friends that...
