5353 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
888 Reports Growth, But Profits Hurt by Taxes and Failed Bwin Bid
Online gaming operator 888 is in robust health, despite increased tax burdens across Europe, adverse foreign exchange rates, and an expensive and ultimately fruitless takeover bid for bwin.party in 2015. That’s according to the company’s annual financial results, published Tuesday. The operator...
Brussels Terror Attacks Overshadow Latest Primary Results
The Brussels terror attacks, and not Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's continued quests to become the respective Republican and Democratic nominees, dominated the news globally throughout most of the day on Tuesday. While the two frontrunners lengthened their delegate leads, the latest...
Japanese Baseball Player Banned for Gambling, While Germany’s Max Kruse Fired After Building Chicken Coop
Japanese baseball player Kyosuke Takagi, a pitcher for the baseball team known as the Yomiuri Giants, has been banned from the sport for a year and fined $45,000, following his admission last year that he gambled on his own game. The Giants...
Las Vegas CityCenter Shops at Crystals Snapped Up by Simon Property Group for $1.1 Billion
The CityCenter Las Vegas Shops at Crystals will soon be under the auspices of The Simon Group, along with Invesco Real Estate of Atlanta, following a $1.1 billion buyout deal with the city's largest casino owners. The joint venture will give the...
Man Who Had Sex on Las Vegas High Roller Murdered in Houston Carjacking
What started out as a Las Vegas High Roller somewhat amusing story about a couple who went a bit too far in the enjoyment department has now ended in tragedy with the man in question’s murder in Texas this weekend. Philip Panzica,...
Online Gambling While Drunk More Prevalent in Men Than Women, New Study Says
Online gambling is, obviously, one of our favorite activities, even when stone-cold sober. And while we’ll admit that we may have imbibed on an occasion or 20 while indulging in this passion, a new study says that we’re far from alone. The...
Gambler Joran van der Sloot Makes Natalee Holloway Murder Confession
Long-time Natalee Holloway murder suspect Joran van der Sloot has been secretly recorded in conversation with a National Enquirer journalist, apparently confessing to killing the 18-year-old American eleven years ago. Van der Sloot has long been a suspect in the case, but...
Wynn Everett To Be Renamed Wynn Boston Harbor, Casino Mogul Stands Up to Local Mayor
The Wynn Everett resort and casino in Massachusetts, across the Mystic River from Somerville and Boston's downtown, will now be known as the Wynn Boston Harbor moving forward. Wynn Resorts founder and chairman Steve Wynn announced the name change during a press...
Leicester City 5,000-1 Bets, Longest Outsider Odds in Soccer History
Leicester City’s shock dominance of the English Premier League in the UK this season could lead to one of longest betting shots in sporting history coming good. “The Foxes” are living the dream at the top of the league, five points clear...
US Navy Warned Of March Madness Betting Pools
It’s March Madness time again, but, as the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament promises to captivate sports fans over the next few weeks, US Navy personnel have been warned to refrain from any form madness during the course of the tournament. Marching, however,...
