5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Steve Wynn Reportedly Interested in Building North New Jersey Casino
Steve Wynn folded on his Golden Nugget Atlantic City property in 1987 and vowed to never return to the "corrupt and stupid" East Coast gambling mecca. But now one state legislator says the casino billionaire is interested in coming back to New...
New Lithuanian Gambling Regime Promises “Severe” Crackdown on Unlicensed Market
Lithuania is getting tough on unlicensed online gambling operators. New powers engendered by the country’s recent gambling reforms allow the ministry of finance to take stringent measures against offshore companies offering illegal gambling to Lithuanian citizens. The gambling regulator (GCA) has warned...
Guardian Newspaper Criticizes Responsible Gambling Trust “Conflict of Interest”
Neil Goulden, head of the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) in the UK, has been called out by Britain's Guardian newspaper for an apparent conflict of interests. As chair of the RGT, Goulden presides over the country's leading charity devoted to minimizing problem...
California Committee Approves Key Daily Fantasy Sports Legislation
The California Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization (GO) is taking the lead in moving the state towards welcoming a regulated and structured market for daily fantasy sports (DFS). The Internet Fantasy Sports Games Protection Act (AB 1437), authored by Assemblyman and GO...
Canadian Sports Betting Bill Strikes Back
Canada’s single-event sports betting bill is back from the dead. New Democratic Party MP for Windsor West Brian Masse has announced he will reintroduce the bill, shelved in 2013, to the Canadian Parliament imminently. The original legislation, known as C-290, was presented...
Stockton University Atlantic City Campus Inches Closer to Opening in New Jersey
Stockton University in New Jersey is home to nearly 9,000 students and currently resides about 15 miles northwest of Atlantic City's famed Boardwalk. A higher education public institution, Stockton successfully petitioned to become a university and change its name from the Stockton...
Second PokerStars Boycott Struggles to Make Impact After First Effort Fizzled
A second PokerStars boycott by high-stakes and high-variance players is apparently failing to make a discernible dent, at least on the site’s traffic figures. Around 1,600 players signed up for the protest, according to organizers. Per industry number-cruncher PokerScout.com, while traffic dipped...
Bwin.party Back to Winning Ways as Takeover Date Approaches
Bwin.party has announced a five percent year-on-year net revenue increase for Q4 2015, the first time the company has reported year-on-year quarterly growth for well over two years. This was achieved despite the introduction of the UK point of consumption tax in...
India Supreme Court Panel Recommends Legalizing Sports Betting
India is one step closer to legalizing sports betting and gambling after a panel appointed by the country's Supreme Court recommended modifying the longstanding gaming ban in order to combat a growing epidemic of illegal wagering. Home to over 1.2 billion people,...
Massachusetts Lottery May Soon Offer DFS
The Massachusetts Lottery Commission is proposing sweeping modernization, and has formally stated its intent to adopt online ticket sales, as well as offering its own daily fantasy sports and social gaming products. Massachusetts has been making noises about adopting a comprehensive online...
