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Jackpot: Caesars Palace Lucky Player Wins $489K on IGT Slot
Two Caesars Palace Las Vegas visitors recently left the Las Vegas Strip casino much richer. One mystery player won $489,649 on the Red, White and Blue slot manufactured by International Game Technology (IGT) on Friday morning. A few hours earlier, another unidentified...
Aspiring British Lawyer Jailed for Gambling Away Company Money
An aspiring lawyer in the UK, Tauseef Sadeeq, recently embezzled funds at the law firm where he was an apprentice. He used the money to fund his gambling addiction, he claims. A court judge convicted the 31-year-old last week of stealing £100,000...
Star Entertainment in New Scandal Over Casino Gaming Chips
In addition to providing money laundering assistance and falsifying official records, Star Entertainment has admitted to more lawbreaking shenanigans as part of its daily routines. In the latest blow to the Australian gaming ecosystem, Star has admitted that it illegally sold gaming...
UK Top Snooker Player Suspended as Questionable Betting Surfaces
British champion player Mark King will spend some time on the sidelines while the World Snooker Tour (WST) investigates him over illegal betting claims. King, who spent 20 years as one of the top players in the world, was defeated by Joe...
Casino Crime Round Up: Man Murdered Near Bally’s Casino Atlantic City
A 34-year-old man was fatally shot on the Atlantic City boardwalk near Bally’s Casino on Saturday morning. The victim has been identified as Eric Wynn of Atlantic City, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Jahlil Boston, 34, of Egg Harbor City,...
Casino Crime Round Up: Victim Hospitalized After Philadelphia Casino Stabbing
A man was injured after being stabbed twice during a Wednesday night fight in the parking garage at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. An unidentified suspect allegedly slashed the 34-year-old victim in the left forearm and thigh, according to Philadelphia TV station...
FanDuel Responds to Same-Game Parlay Betting Project, Says Most Wagers Were Created by Bettors
FanDuel has told Casino.org that it didn't make most of the parlay wagers an Illinois lobbyist and gaming industry analyst played as part of an experiment he recently conducted. Over the last few weeks, Steve Brubaker played 50 same-game parlays featured on...
Australian Football League Employees Betting a Pint of Beer Now Illegal
The Australian Football League (AFL) is changing the rules on employee betting. Gone are the days of holding office betting pools or even wagers for a cup of coffee or a beer. The AFL informed Australian media outlets Friday that it's banning...
France’s Gaming Regulator Presents First Blacklist of Online Casinos
France's gambling regulator, the National Gaming Authority (ANJ, for its French acronym), is working overtime to weed out questionable online gaming platforms. This week, it published its first blacklist of sites that it determined didn't meet French gaming standards and must be...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Signs AGA Heralded Gray Games Ban Bill Into Law
Kentucky's bill to ban gray, or skill games, seemed in peril last week. But on Thursday, it became law. During his weekly press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) told reporters that he signed House Bill 594. Sponsored by state Rep. Killian Timoney...
