5353 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Police Bust Alleged Lucchese Gambling, Loan-sharking Operation in New York State
New York State law enforcement has broken up an illegal gambling and loan-sharking racket with alleged links to the notorious Lucchese crime family. Ten people, most from New Rochelle, Westchester County, were arrested and indicted Tuesday on charges of first-degree usury and...
Sky Bet Fined £1 Million for Failing Self-Excluded Gamblers
Online gambling company Sky Bet has accepted a £1 million ($1.4 million) fine from the UK Gambling Commission for allowing hundreds of self-excluded gamblers to continue betting, while inadvertently sending promotional texts, emails and push notifications to around 50,000 more. The fine...
Steve Wynn Managers Allegedly Dismissed Sexual Harassment Complaints, Told Workers to ‘Keep it Shut’
Supervisors and managers working for Steve Wynn allegedly looked the other way and dismissed claims of sexual misconduct made by employees against the Las Vegas visionary. In an expose published this week in The Wall Street Journal, the same media outlet that broke...
Feds Seize $10.1M in ‘Illegal Gambling’ Money from Pojoaque Pueblo Tribe of New Mexico
The US Department of Justice on Friday filed forfeiture proceedings in a federal court to seize $10.1 million from a bank account linked to the Pojoaque Pueblo tribal gaming operator in New Mexico. The DOJ said it deemed the money to be...
Nevada Sportsbooks Receive State Approval to Offer NFL Draft Odds
Nevada sportsbooks will once again be permitted to offer odds on the NFL Draft. On Monday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) signed off on 32 different types of wagers for the 2018 NFL Draft. The three-day event will run April 26-28...
UK Gambling Commission Considering Credit Card Ban for Online Gamblers
The UK Gambling Commission is mulling a ban on credit cards for use as a deposit method for online gambling, as per a new online gambling review, published Monday. The regulator says it plans a new consumer protection drive, aimed at making...
Golden Nugget Atlantic City Looks to Merge Online and Land-Based Gambling
Golden Nugget Atlantic City is looking to further extend its online gambling prowess in New Jersey by launching a new roulette game that seamlessly joins internet players with gamblers on the brick-and-mortar casino floor. This week, GoldenNuggetCasino.com launched "Live Casino Floor Roulette"...
Connecticut Open Competition Casino Bill Will Kill Rev Share Payments, Tribes Warn
Connecticut’s two tribal operators, the Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegans, have warned the state lawmakers that a casino expansion bill wending its way through the legislature could lead to the cessation of revenue share payments. In a letter to Governor Danel P Malloy...
New Hampshire Senator Ready to Quit After 20th Failed Casino Bill
God loves a trier, they say, but after two decades of trying to legalize casino gaming in New Hampshire, even the dogged Senator Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester) believes it might be time to call it a day. D’Allesandro’s 20th consecutive casino bill was...
Horseshoe Baltimore Spending Millions of Dollars Buying Nearby Property
Horseshoe Baltimore is spending millions of dollars in purchasing nearby property, as the Caesars-owned casino looks to create a more appealing entertainment district. The Baltimore Sun reports this week that Caesars recently spent about $8 million in acquiring a vacant warehouse and...
