5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Wynn Everett and City of Boston Come to Financial Terms, Litigation Put Aside
The Wynn Everett Casino and the City of Boston have officially come to financial terms on how much the resort will pay the Massachusetts state capital for the traffic and congestion problems the $1.7 billion waterfront development is expected to create. In...
DraftKings Enters UK Market, Secures EPL Team Sponsorship
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings rolled out its much-anticipated UK operations this week, the first phase of an expansion plan that will see the Boston-based start-up move into selected markets in Europe, Asia, and Latin America in 2016. The move comes...
New Hampshire Voters Choose Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in First-in-the-Nation Primary
New Hampshire voters spoke loud and clear on Tuesday with America's first presidential primary of the 2016 cycle. What they said is that they aren't looking for a traditional candidate to be their next president, regardless of party. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders,...
Las Vegas Sands NFL Stadium Bid Gathers Steam
The Las Vegas Sands’ bid to woo a major sports team to Las Vegas with a proposed $1.2 billion stadium may only be a couple of weeks old, but it’s already gathering momentum. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ), Ed Roski,...
Illegal Gambling Ring Linked to Current and Former NFL Stars, FBI Investigating
A gambling ring being investigated by the FBI has linked the illegal multimillion-dollar operation to both current and former NFL players, and the investigation is widening. According to the New York Post, former University of Southern California football player Owen Hanson, who...
Northern New Jersey Casino Expansion Bill Advances, Despite Taxing Questions
Northern New Jersey’s casino expansion plan was approved by the state Assembly’s judiciary committee this week, bringing the state one step closer to a public referendum on whether to break Atlantic City’s longstanding monopoly on casino gaming there. The bill seeks to...
Unbiased Marco Rubio Endorsement from Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Review-Journal, Op-Ed Asserts
Republican presidential contender Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has garnered support from a major Nevada news site, but the endorsement will not come without some controversy. The Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ), the Silver State's largest newspaper, announced that it's throwing its weight...
Las Vegas Sportsbooks Set Records on Super Bowl 50
Las Vegas sportsbooks just had their best Super Bowl Sunday in the history of football's biggest game. The matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos attracted an estimated $120 million to $130 million in legal wagers, a number that if confirmed...
Virginia Warming Up to Legal Daily Fantasy Sports
Yes, Virginia, there really is legal daily fantasy sports (DFS) and it could be coming your way soon. And if legalization for the popular pastime does happen, you'll be the very first US state to do so. On Tuesday, a subcommittee in...
Bridge Over Troubled Waters as Thai Gambling Crackdown Snares 32 Foreign Senior Citizens
The Thai military junta that seized power from the democratically elected government in 2014 has been unswerving in its crackdown on illegal gambling, which, in Thailand, is all gambling. But while that might mean actually betting on something to you and me,...
