5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Union Orders Strikes at Five Atlantic City Casino
Atlantic City is facing industrial action at five of its eight casinos, as workers voted overwhelmingly to strike on July 1 unless employment contract negotiations can be resolved. Members of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union were 96 percent in favor of...
Caesars Bankruptcy Judge Cuts Casino Giant Some Slack, Creditors’ Lawsuits Put on Ice
Caesars Entertainment (CEC) has been dealt a break in its ongoing and increasingly messy bankruptcy negotiations. The company is attempting to put its main operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), through chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to reorganize its $18...
$40 Million Ponzi Scheme Fraudster Andrew Caspersen had Gambling Addiction
A man who swindled friends and family out of almost $40 million was in the grip of uncontrollable gambling addiction, according to his lawyer. Former Wall Street executive Andrew Caspersen, 39, is accused of using his Ivy League connections to defraud investors,...
Pennsylvania House Republicans Soliciting Support for Expanded Gambling
Pennsylvania House Republicans are trying to muster up support to expand gambling laws in the Keystone State in order to fund ballooning expenditures and an upcoming budget increase from Governor Tom Wolf (D). Late last month, an amendment to expand gambling was...
Net Neutrality Upheld by US Appeals Court, Internet Classified as Utility
Net neutrality secured a landmark win this week, after a three-judge panel at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2-1 in favor of the government having authoritative power in policing how Internet service providers (ISPs) deliver...
Revel Atlantic City Reopening Shot Down by Local Officials, Casino Revenues Slip
Revel Atlantic City tried to reopen its doors on June 15, one year and nine months since it closed them, but local officials have stepped in the way citing inspection and unattained permits in preventing new owner Glenn Straub from commencing operations....
DFS Heavyweights DraftKings and FanDuel in Merger Negotiations
DraftKings and FanDuel are holding talks about a merger, according to sources who spoke to Bloomberg this week. Private investors in both companies have been angling for a consolidation for some time, the sources said, largely because of the amount of money...
NHL Coming to Las Vegas as League Recommends Expansion Franchise in Sin City
The National Hockey League (NHL) is ready to bring professional sports to Las Vegas and end the Big Four's suppression of allowing a franchise to call Sin City home. If the reports from ESPN turn out to be true, the NHL's executive...
Breakout Coin, New Gaming Cryptocurrency, Launches Coinsale
Breakout Coin, the first ever digital currency devoted to online gaming, launched a “coinsale” today on the Bittrex Exchange today (Tuesday, 15 June), offering members of the public the chance to buy up the new digital currency in the hope that its...
Las Vegas Nightclubs to Increase Security Following Orlando Tragedy
Las Vegas nightclubs and local law enforcement agencies are ramping up security protocols and enhancing methods for safeguarding patrons in the wake of the mass shooting in a gay Orlando hotspot over the weekend. A terrorist left 49 dead and many injured...
