5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Venetian and Palazzo Casinos Accused of Aiding in Money Laundering Scheme
The Venetian and The Palazzo resorts are being accused in a Clark County lawsuit of knowingly assisting money laundering, and allowing "shrills" to take out millions of dollars in credit. Xiufei Yang, 59, and Meie Sun, 52, owe the two Las Vegas...
Was a Cuban Casino on Donald Trump’s Mind in 1998?
Donald Trump has denied a report from Newsweek claiming that a Cuban casino was being considered by the Republican Party presidential candidate in the late 1990s. The report implied that the billionaire's company violated the United States embargo against Cuba back in 1998,...
Amazon’s TwitchTV to Launch In-Game Currency for Esports Betting
TwitchTV, the online video-game streaming platform owned by Amazon, will launch its own virtual currency, to be known as Stream+. The announcement came at the annual TwitchCon conference in San Diego on Thursday, and while details are scarce on exactly how the...
Pennsylvania Local Casino Tax Violates State Law, High Court Says
Casino tax laws in Pennsylvania mandate that venues share at least $10 million in slot revenue each year with their local municipalities. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that directive unconstitutional this week. The Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Poconos brought the...
DraftKings Investigating Collusion Claims Over Winning Brothers’ Score
DraftKings has said it is investigating the allegations of collusion surrounding one of the winners of its flagship Fantasy Football Millionaire contest over the weekend. A player with the screenname “papagates” shared the $1 million first prize after scoring joint-best of 257,000 players...
Boyd Gaming Completes $380 Million Purchase of Aliante Casino Hotel
Boyd Gaming, the Las Vegas casino and hospitality company, has completed its $380 million acquisition of the Aliante Casino and Hotel in North Las Vegas. Boyd is back on the offensive after selling off its 50 percent stake in the Borgata Hotel...
Deutsche Bank Plummets, Then Rebounds, as Major Station Casinos Shareholder Causes Market Turmoil
Deutsche Bank is causing more thrills and chills in the global stock markets than Brexit and the impending US elections combined. The Station casinos major shareholder rebounded early Friday, closing up six percent, following two key announcements: one from CEO John Cryan,...
Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson High on Everything But the Polls
Perhaps his slogan should just be "Say What Now?" And while Gary Johnson's views for legalizing online and on land gaming may be supportive (he once said that "online gambling should be legal for adults"), we're betting his stand on cannabis legalization...
Caesars Reaches Deal with Creditors to End Bankruptcy Lawsuit
Caesars’ junior creditors have accepted an improved debt restructuring deal, a breakthrough that looks to mark the beginning of the end of the tortuous bankruptcy of Caesars main operating unit, CEOC. According to Forbes, just one creditor, Trilogy Capital Management, is now...
State Gaming Regulators Viewed Donald Trump Tax Returns, But Mum’s the Word
Donald Trump's tax returns have become a key talking point in the 2016 presidential election. They're almost as talked-about as Hillary Clinton's health issues and email scandals. And with less than 40 days until Americans head to the polls to choose their...
