5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Miami Beach City Officials Move to Keep Casinos Off Their Shores
The city of Miami Beach is taking no chances. Even though Florida legislators failed to pass a bill this week that would have expanded gambling across the state, this urban seaside enclave took emergency steps to keep casinos away from their neighborhoods,...
Connecticut Lawmakers Wrestle with Plans for Third Casino in Face of Budget Woes
Two competing proposals for casino expansion in Connecticut have lawmakers in Hartford wrestling with which option presents the best odds of helping alleviate state budget concerns. In a meeting earlier this week of the Connecticut General Assembly's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, lawmakers...
ESports Scores Slam Dunk With 17-Team NBA Video Gaming League, TNT Eyes Las Vegas for ELEAGUE
ESports gamers believe their professional leagues and tournaments are not too unlike that of professional sports organizations, and this week the emerging industry received more credibility in making that claim. In February, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the formation of the...
California Tribe Leasing Land to Marijuana Growers After Casino Goes to Pot
When the relatively tiny Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel in San Diego County lost their casino in February 2014 to bankruptcy, the tiny Native American group looked for a new revenue source. They now believe they found it, turning the building that...
Japan Casinos Expected to Embrace Slot Machines, But Pachinko a No-Go
At minimum, two Japan casinos are expected to be authorized by the National Diet when the governing body comes to terms on its integrated resorts bill sometime this fall. And when casino companies make their pitches to the government to acquire one...
BGO.com Fined Six Figures for Ad Violations in Landmark UKGC Ruling
BGO Entertainment became the first online gambling company to be sanctioned and fined under the UK Gambling Commission’s new social responsibility code this week. The online casino operator, which has a strong brand presence in the UK market, thanks to a TV...
Hope for Crown Resorts Employees Caged in China, Charges Could be “Low Level”
Fourteen Crown Resorts employees arrested in China, who have languished since October without charges in a grim detention center in Shanghai, have at last been presented with a glimmer of hope. According to the Australian Financial Review, the police investigation into the...
Pennsylvania Gaming Expansion Push Comes Sponsored by Amish County Rep
The latest Pennsylvania gaming expansion measure would allow bars, taverns, bowling alleys, fire halls, social clubs, truck stops, off-track betting parlors, and even strip malls to offer slot-like video gaming machines inside their establishments. It's a new week, and that means new...
Britain’s “Body in a Suitcase” Gambler Packs His Bags for Prison
Known in the UK's tabloid media as the "body in a suitcase" killer, gambler Ming Jiang was sentenced to life imprisonment by a British judge on Tuesday. Jiang murdered his high-rolling friend Yiang Lui last fall in order to assume his identity...
Fontainebleau Las Vegas to (Finally) Cover Up Exposed Eyesore on Strip
The mystery of the Fontainebleau is about to get shrouded in more intrigue. Owner Carl Icahn plans to install a “wrap” around the bottom three floors of the abandoned construction project that serves as an unpleasant reminder of the Great Recession of...
