5357 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Israel Bids Shalom to State-Sponsored Slots on New Year’s
Israel may celebrate Gregorian New Year's Eve a bit less excitedly than the West does, given that the Jewish New Year hits on the lunar calendar earlier in the fall, but this year saw the lights go down on the country's state-regulated...
Massachusetts Casinos Held at Bay in 2016, But Future Looks Buoyant
It was a turbulent year for Massachusetts casinos. Legalized in 2011 through the state's Expanded Gaming Act, five years later only one gambling venue is open for business. Massachusetts' casino expansion law called for the authorization of three resort casinos in three...
New Jersey’s Open and Closed Casino Cases in 2016, and a Few As-Yet-To-Be Determined Battle Outcomes
Atlantic City’s casino industry began the year with a newfound spirit of optimism. The finances of the city itself may have been in disarray, but there was a sense that, with the closure of a quarter of its casinos over the past few...
Oddest Gaming Stories of 2016: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up…And We Didn’t
When it came to gaming stories and 2016, the year didn't disappoint those looking for riveting news headlines. You might have your own novel of mischief from last night's New Year's Eve festivities, but hopefully the consequences of your affairs do not have...
Biggest Cyber Gaming Crimes Of The Year In 2016
The online gambling industry has been a target for cyber criminals since the early days of the industry. The reliance of sports books on major sporting events for a major chunk of their revenues gives hackers a handy roadmap for extortion. Take...
Politics and Gaming 2016: Who Supported Who, What, and Why
Politics and gaming intertwined on what seemed like a weekly basis in 2016. The casino industry's biggest names took center stage in the highly dramatic political theater. Investigations and scandals added drama to the 2016 presidential race, and some of Las Vegas'...
Biggest Global Gaming Issues Of 2016: Millenials, eSports, and DFS Dominated
Millennials were big preoccupation for casino industry execs in 2016, and specifically how to attract them. The industry had come to realize that these mystifying creatures do not gamble in the way their parents and grandparents did. Nor do they hit the...
Gaming Love Matches That Blew Up Big Time in 2016
Mariah Carey’s relationship with billionaire casino mogul James Packer was the talk of the town in 2016. They were engaged in early January, and broke their silence on the much-rumored affair a week later, with Carey declaring that the $10-million 35-carat engagement...
Biggest Gaming Business Busts of 2016: Who Fell This Year and How Far
David Baazov was the golden boy of online gambling at the beginning of 2016. The Amaya founder, CEO and chairman had transformed his company from a relatively obscure gaming software provider into one of the biggest online gambling companies in the world....
Skill Gaming Machines Targeting the Millennial Slowly Debut at US Casinos
Skill gaming machines are being rolled out across American land-based casinos in an effort to attract the millennial demographic. Growing tired of pure luck-based formats, casinos are being forced to modify their offerings as Baby Boomers and Generation X continues to age,...
