5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Bookies Find 48 Suspicious Tennis Matches in First Three Months of Year
The Tennis Integrity Unit has been notified by the gambling industry of 48 instances of suspicious betting patterns on matches in the first quarter of the year alone, the anti-corruption body said this week. The TIU itself has come under criticism for...
Esports’ Match-fixing Problem Exposed by Korean Prosecutors Report
A Korean police report into a StarCraft match-fixing scandal makes depressing reading for followers of esports and the nascent betting industry that is growing up around professional video gaming. In January, Lee “Life” Seung Hyun, 19, the 2014 world champion and 2015...
Ted Cruz and John Kasich Unite to Improve Odds of Contested Republican Convention
Ted Cruz and John Kasich are coming together in the eleventh hour of the 2016 Republican Primary in a desperate attempt to impede the chances that frontrunner Donald Trump acquires the necessary 1,237 delegates to win the party's nomination outright. Late Sunday...
Mississippi and Tennessee Make Dramatic DFS U-turns
Mississippi and Tennessee legislatures passed daily fantasy sports bills to their respective governors this week, both of which are expected to be signed into law, much to the surprise of industry observers. Surprise is the word because it seemed lately that DFS...
Concern Mounts over Counter-Strike Teen Gambling
Unregulated e-sports gambling was under the spotlight this week. A Bloomberg article published Wednesday sheds light on the unregulated and often underage gambling market that has grown up around the trading of “skins” in the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). For those...
Lucchese Crime Family Boss Gets Three Years in New Jersey State Prison for Operating $2 Billion Gambling Ring
The Lucchese crime family is a boss short this week after New Jersey Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy announced that Joseph DiNapoli would spend the next three years in state prison for operating an illegal multibillion-dollar gambling ring that was uncovered by...
Violent Crime on the Rise at Star Casino Due to Sydney Lock-out Laws
The area around Star Casino in Sydney, Australia has become a breeding ground for violent assaults, due to its controversial exemption from the state of New South Wales’ despised “liquor lockout laws.” Star is the only venue in the central business district...
Macau Casino Smoking Ban Petitioned by Labor Groups, Region’s Revenue Struggles Continue
Macau casino labor organizations are petitioning the special administrative region's government to enact a one-day smoking ban at all of the city's 33 casino venues. The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff's Association (MGESA) and Forefront of Macau Gaming, two lobbying organizations that act on...
James Packer Prepared to Cut Losses and Sell Cannery Casino Resorts to Boyd Gaming
Billionaire James Packer is reportedly readying his Crown Resorts Limited gaming and entertainment company to take a sizable loss and sell Cannery Casino Resorts. Packer purchased Cannery and its three owned and one managed property in 2009 for $370 million along with...
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma OK’d for International Online Poker
The Iowa tribe of Oklahoma has received federal approval to launch an online poker site catering to an international market, as well as regulated US markets. The tiny tribe comprising just 800 enrolled members, is now hoping to roll out its site,...
