5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Brockton Voters Narrowly Approve Casino Plan
Casinos only need a small edge over their players in order to score a win in the long run. Backers of a proposed resort in Brockton, Massachusetts are hoping that the same can be said for casino referendums. Voters in Brockton narrowly...
IGT Revenues Down In Q1, While GTECH Sees Growth
International Game Technology is in the process of fully integrating the two companies that merged together to form it: IGT and GTECH. That means it’s impossible to truly evaluate how well the merger is going as of yet, but the first numbers...
666Bet and Metro Play Begin Customer Payback
666Bet and Metro Play have begun to repay their customers. A “significant number” of former players at the troubled online casinos have had their balances refunded via a Skrill account, according to a statement from Metro Play Ltd, which operates both sites....
Amaya Receives Danish License for FullTilt.dk
FullTilt.dk will launch in Denmark, having been granted a license to offer poker and casino games from the Danish Gambling Authority (DGA). PokerStars has been operating licensed gaming in the country since the beginning of 2012, well before Amaya Inc acquired the...
Chinese Lottery Supplier Booms Even While Macau Slumps
Chinese gamblers may not be spending as much time or money in Macau as they were this time last year, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve deciding gambling just isn’t for them. While casinos in Macau report record slumps in their revenues,...
Caesars Entertainment Money Laundering Allegations Could Cost Operator Millions in Fines
Caesars Entertainment Corp. could be subjected to millions of dollars in fines as the company tries to settle money laundering allegations it faces from the federal government. The gaming operator is currently in talks with US authorities over how to settle the...
Indiana Horse Racing Bill Vetoed, Kansas Closer to Fantasy Sports
Indiana Governor Mike Pence was faced with decisions to make on three different gambling-related bills last week. On Friday, he made the decision to veto one of them, while allowing the other two to pass into law, albeit without his signature. Pence...
Belgium Fines Players Who Gambled on BetClic
Belgium is notorious for their strict controls over online gambling sites in their country, as the government there has taken harsh measures against illegal operators who have tried to offer Internet wagering within its borders. But Belgium is going even a step...
Australian Study Says Internet Gambling Isn’t Root Cause of Gambling Problems
Online gambling opponents often portray Internet betting as particularly dangerous, using terms like “click your mouse, lose your house” to suggest that individuals can suddenly run up huge debts after becoming addicted to the games. But a new study out of Australia...
Pentagon “Charge of the Sex Brigade” Scandal Shows Employees Using Government-Issued Credit Cards to Pay for Gambling, Hookers
An audit of the Pentagon has revealed that revelry appears to be part of the culture in America's Defense Department headquarters. Pentagon employees can consider themselves totally busted this week for funding gambling sprees and “adult entertainment services” via their government-issued credit...
