5357 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Waco Jury Settles Squabble Over $1.24 Million ‘Fools’ Gold’ Jackpot
A husband and wife from Texas, who sued a man for half of a $1.24 million casino jackpot that he had agreed to split 50/50 having provided the stake, was slapped down by a jury in Waco, Texas, this week. The dispute...
Las Vegas Caesars Palace Forum Shops End Free Valet Parking, Charges Are New Trend
Whether you're just window-shopping at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, or dropping $50K or more at one of the chichi designer stores there, the trend started last year by MGM Resorts towards paid parking just took another hit....
North Korean Hackers More Interested in Cash (and Gambling Sites) Than State Secrets
North Korea’s notorious state-backed cyber-criminals are more interested in stealing cash than classified state secrets these days, and they will even hack into online gambling and poker websites to achieve their nefarious ends. That’s the verdict from South Korea’s Financial Security Institute...
MGM Revenues Rise But Profits Fall, Boyd Earnings Show Resurgent Locals Market
MGM Resorts intends to focus on efficiency and profitability in coming months, CEO Jim Murren told investors Thursday, during the company’s earnings call, after reporting Q2 results that showed major revenue increases, but also significant earnings decreases. MGM reported that revenue rose...
Michigan Tribal Casino in Lansing Denied by US Department of the Interior
Construction of a Michigan tribal casino in Lansing is being blocked by the US Department of the Interior (DOI), which ruled this week that the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians doesn't have the right to take new lands into...
Battles for Jobs Begin as NFL Training Camps Open
With the first NFL preseason game six days away, training camps are kicking into high gear and several questions need to be answered with key positions up for grabs on several teams. The amount of turmoil in regards to who will start...
Congress Contemplates Net Neutrality Rollback, Jess Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg Invited to Testify
Appointed by President Donald Trump, current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai wants to roll back net neutrality regulations that were imposed under former President Barack Obama's FCC head, Tom Wheeler. That could be bad news for online gambling, as an...
Steve Wynn Triumphs in Court Decision in Kazuo Okada Dispute, Won’t Be Forced to Turn Over Documents
Steve Wynn is breathing a little easier today. A Nevada Supreme Court decision reached on Thursday means Wynn Resorts won't have to produce legal documents showing the process it took to remove former majority shareholder and ex-friend Kazuo Okada from the company's...
Sports Bettor Billy Walters Gets Five Years for Securities Fraud
Celebrated sports bettor Billy Walters was sentenced to five years in prison by a federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday, having been found guilty in April of insider trading. The 71-year-old was judged to have profited from privileged information supplied by the...
Nevada Casino Revenue Ends Fiscal Year Up Nearly Three Percent, Sportsbooks Win Big in June
Nevada casino revenue totaled $11,444,388,000 during the 2016-2017 fiscal period, a 2.9 percent increase compared to the previous year. For the 12 months from July 2016 through June 2017, casino win increased in 13 of the state's 15 studied markets. The biggest...
