5357 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Welfare Recipients Allegedly Gambled With EBT Money in Florida
Welfare recipients in Tallahassee, Florida, have purportedly been using their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase, among other things, alcohol and tobacco, and also used the funds to gamble. A multi-agency investigation led by the Leon County Sheriff's Office in Tallahassee...
Ryan Lochte Receives 10-Month Suspension for Rio Troubles
Ryan Lochte is banned from competitive swimming for the next 10 months. In a joint statement issued by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA Swimming, the sport's governing bodies says the 12-time Olympic medal winner is receiving the disciplinary measures for...
Intertain Launching London IPO, Post-Brexit, and Rebranding as Jackpotjoy
Canada’s Intertain Group plans to trade on the UK stock market under the name of its online bingo brand, Jackpotjoy. Intertain acquired the Jackpotjoy brandname from Gamesys last year for £425.8 million ($566 million) and announced its intention to move to London last...
Male Problem Gamblers More Prone to Violence, Says New UK Study
Male gamblers are more likely to become violent, and as problem gaming worsens, the intensity of the violence becomes more severe. That's according to a new study conducted by the University of Lincoln in England and published by the Addiction journal. Researchers...
Legalized US Sports Betting Market Would Be Worth $11.9 Billion
Legalizing sports betting across America would create the world’s largest regulated betting market with annual gross gaming revenues of $11.9 billion, according to a new report from Gambling Compliance. To put that into perspective, Nevada, the only state that offers full-scale legal sports...
Vietnam Gambling Ban for Residents Remains, Billions in Investment Revenues Left on the Table
Vietnam gambling laws prevent residents of the Southeast Asian country from accessing their own domestic casinos. And that reality won't change any time soon, after the government now led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc once again opted not to overhaul gambling laws and...
Arkansas Casino Ballot Measure Challenged by Opposition Group
The Arkansas casino ballot measure going before voters in November asking for their support to approve three land-based casinos is being challenged in a new lawsuit. The Committee to Protect Arkansas' Values/Stop Casinos Now is requesting that the state's Supreme Court intervene...
UK Gambling Commission Comes Out Fighting for In-Play Betting
The UK Gambling Commission published a paper this week outlining its support of in-play betting. The paper concluded that no regulatory adjustments were necessary, noting that the controls of the current framework were sufficient. The UKGC stated that in-play betting does not cause...
Crown Casino and Aristocrat Gaming Sued Over “Deceptive” Dolphin Treasure Slot
The Crown Casino in Melbourne and slots manufacturer Aristocrat Gaming are facing a legal challenge from an ex-gambler. Shonica Guy, of Adelaide, wants to force both companies to admit that their Dolphin Treasure slot machine is deceptive and manipulative. Dolphin Treasure has been...
Mesquite, Nevada Voters Want Smoke-Free Casinos, But Can Gaming Business Survive?
In Mesquite, Nevada, voters are ready to ban indoor smoking at all places of business. At least, that's what one new city poll indicates in the small town of fewer than 18,000 residents that sits about 80 miles outside of Las Vegas....
