5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Pokémon Go Investors Betting on Nintendo, Gamblers Betting on Lines
Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm, and casinos are ready to cash in on the Nintendo app's runaway success. Based on the popular franchise that debuted in 1996, Pokémon Go features augmented reality (AR) gameplay that challenges users to capture Pokémon and train...
Quebec ISP Blocking Challenged by Federal Consumer Rights Group
Quebec’s plans to force ISP’s to block access to unlicensed gambling is being put to the test by a federal consumer rights group. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) this week filed an objection to a law, passed by the Quebec legislature...
Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill Shelved Until Legislature Reconvenes This Fall
Pennsylvania online gambling is being pushed aside in Harrisburg until the fall. That's the unfortunate outcome for iGambling proponents after lawmakers in the Keystone State labored over gambling expansion legislation for the last several months. At 12:01 am on July 12, Governor...
RAWA Champion Chaffetz Grills AG Lynch, While Sanders Shocks with Clinton Endorsement
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) was back at it on Capitol Hill this week, as the congressman continues to demand answers about the FBI's recommendation to the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to prosecute Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton. On July 6, FBI...
West Virginia Rules DFS Game of Skill; No it’s Not, Says Delaware
West Virginia and Delaware are two states that have no plans to legalize daily fantasy sports in the near future, and for two very different reasons. Two attorneys general, 400 miles apart, have demonstrated two very different opinions on the legality of...
25-year-old Iowa Casino Industry in Good Health, says Regulator
Iowa’s casino industry is 25 years-old this year, and it marked the occasion with an annual report this week that pointed to signs of growth and market stability. The state’s 19 state-licensed operations posted a modest increase of $21.6 million in the...
Steve Wynn Backs Las Vegas Raiders as Projected Stadium Cost Balloons
Steve Wynn wants to see NFL football played on Sundays in Las Vegas. TMZ recently caught up with the Wynn Resorts billionaire in Los Angeles who told the celebrity news outlet that he's working hard to bring the Oakland Raiders franchise to...
MGM Attacks Connecticut with Defense Bill
MGM Resorts is currently engaged in a legal battle with Connecticut over the state’s plans to authorize a tribal satellite casino just across the border from MGM’s proposed $950 million resort in Massachusetts. The casino giant is suing the State of Connecticut,...
UFC Sold for an Eye-Gouging $4 Billion
The Ultimate Fighting Championship, which Station Casinos’ Fertitta brothers took from a fringe organization once described by John McCain as “human cockfighting,” to a global sports empire, has been sold by the brothers for $4 billion. The championships new owner is US...
New Jersey Online Poker Market Seeks to Share UK Player Pools, as Shuttered Casinos Quietly Reopen
The New Jersey online poker market hopes to solve its all-too-often inadequate traffic by going overseas and partnering with the United Kingdom. Late last week, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Director David Rebuck announced an agreement, in principle at least,...
