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Archie Karas NGC Black Book

Archie Karas Gets Black Booked by Nevada Gaming Commission

Archie Karas, one of the world’s most legendary gamblers and the man who rode the greatest hot streak of all time to $40 million, will no longer be allowed into casinos in the State of Nevada. The Nevada Gaming Commission voted unanimously...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 18, 2015
Mike Tyson Rush Boxing Inspired

Mike Tyson to Be Featured in Inspired’s Rush Boxing

Mike Tyson hasn’t been known primarily for his legendary boxing skills for a couple decades now. But his appearances on television and in movies have kept him in the limelight, and now one company is looking to capitalize on his stature in...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 17, 2015
Donald Trump Jeb Bush GOP debate casinos Florida

Donald Trump and Jeb Bush Duke It Out At Second GOP Debate, Casino Issues Come Under Fire

Donald Trump continued his ratings boom at the second GOP debate last night, and casinos briefly made a cameo in the fiery topics that came up. In all, eleven Republican candidates vying for the presidency of the United States met at the...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 17, 2015
Dan Schulman PayPal CEO US Test markets

PayPal Returning to United States Online Gambling Market After 12 Year Hiatus

PayPal has decided to get back into the game in the US Internet gambling market. The move comes after leaving the table 12 years ago after the digital payment giant merged with eBay in 2003. PayPal's partnership with the e-commerce conglomerate forced...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 16, 2015
Wynn Macau junket operator theft

Macau Junket Operator Suffers Major Heist

Macau has struggled to attract mass market audiences to its casinos, meaning that the territory’s gaming industry is still highly dependent on high rollers, as well as the junket operators who bring them into the VIP rooms in major casinos. That’s why...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 15, 2015
Georgia casino hearing

The Debate Over Georgia Legalizing Casino Gaming Continues

Georgia lawmakers met Monday at a hearing to discuss the possibility of permitting casino gambling in the state Atlanta is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the US that does not have some form of Las Vegas-style gaming, but efforts to...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 15, 2015
Card counting Hard Rock Vegas

Card Counter Suing Hard Rock Hotel Over Winnings

Card counters are used to being given a hard time by casinos, and when they are caught, they’re used to being told that their business isn’t wanted anymore. But despite what you may have seen in movies, advantage players usually get to...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 15, 2015
Bet365 to be fined in Australia over “free bets”

Bet365 Sign-up Promo Slammed By Australian Court

Bet365 is likely to be heavily fined by the Australian Federal Court after a judge ruled last week that the operator’s first deposit promotion was deceptive and misleading. The bonus model, variations of which are in common use throughout the gambling industry,...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 14, 2015
Germany soccer match fixing scandal

German Lawmaker Wants Stronger Controls on Match-Fixing

Germany is now a decade out from a major match-fixing scandal that threatened the integrity of one of soccer’s most prestigious competitions. But with few reforms being enacted since then, many have criticized the German government for failing to take a leading...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 13, 2015
LVS Rob Goldstein broken junket model Macau

Macau Junket Operations Close to Extinction, Says LVS Executive

Macau junket operations were once the lifeblood of the Asian gambling mecca's heartbeat, but it looks like that reality is now flatlining. To be blunt, Macau’s VIP junket operations lie in ruins, according to a top executive at Las Vegas Sands Corp., anyway....

Casino.org Staff Writer September 12, 2015