5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Student Sues Bet365 for £1,000,000 Over Withheld ‘Winnings’
Bet365 is being sued by a customer who believes the online bookmaker owes her £1,009,960 ($1.3 million) and is welching on a bet. In June last year, Megan McCann, 20, student from Northern Ireland, wagered £24,960 ($32,200) on 12 different horses in...
Venus Williams Reaches Wimbledon Quarterfinals, New Video Evidence Refutes Witness Reports of Fatal Car Crash
While Venus Williams was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday, she also won a small battle in the tragedy that was the fatal car accident she was involved in last month. The collision ultimately claimed the life of 78-year-old Jerome Barson,...
Floyd Mayweather Asks IRS for Temporary Reprieve on Tax Bill, Says He’ll Be Flush After Conor McGregor Fight
Floyd Mayweather still hasn't paid his tax bill from 2015, and last week the boxing great asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for just a little more time in making good with the federal government. In a petition filed on July 5,...
RAWA Language Rumored to Be Added to Appropriations Bill by Pennsylvania Representative Charlie Dent
Language from the Restoration of America's Wire Act, aka RAWA, is reportedly being considered by US Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania) for inclusion into an upcoming federal appropriations bill. RAWA is the Sheldon Adelson-backed measure that would reverse a 2011 opinion issued by...
Morgan Stanley Upgrades Macau Projections Despite ATM Clampdown
Morgan Stanley has raised its growth projections for resurgent Macau, despite implementations of restrictions on ATM use this week. On Thursday, the banking group revised its estimates of Macau’s year-on-year gross gaming revenue growth for full-year 2017 from 12 percent to 15...
Caesars Entertainment Looks to Expand Hotel Holdings, Remains Confident on Japan, South Korea
Caesars Entertainment expects to officially exit bankruptcy in September, and in the interim, the company is developing its future growth plan that is focused on non-gaming investments. Gaming currently makes up about 58 percent of Caesars' overall income. CEO Mark Frissora wants...
Flamboyant Hong Kong Mogul Stephen Hung Cash-Strapped for Unlucky ‘The 13’ Macau Casino Project
Perhaps it was an omen for eccentric Hong Kong businessman Stephen Hung when he named his Macau casino project 'The 13.' Hung is now in desperate need of financing to complete his $1.3 billion resort, but it may have more to do...
DraftKings and FanDuel Fight Back Against Bid to Block Merger
DraftKings and FanDuel have launched a vigorous defense of their merger plans, insisting that the proposed tie-up would be a good thing for market competition. Last month, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched proceedings to block the deal on the grounds...
Tropicana Atlantic City Expanding with Adjacent Boutique Hotel Acquisition
The Tropicana is expanding its Atlantic City footprint. The Boardwalk property announced earlier this week that it was purchasing the nearby Chelsea Hotel, a boutique 330-room venue that will become part of the casino resort. Located a block south of the main...
Las Vegas Sands, MGM Have Upper Hand in Japan, Tokyo Likely Out for Integrated Resort Casino
Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts are best positioned to be dealt coveted integrated resort (IR) casino licenses in Japan, which will be handed out at the very earliest sometime in 2018, as bids haven't been accepted yet. That's according to Morningstar,...
