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Donald Trump Jumps Into GOP Presidential Race With No Excuses For Being a Money Man

Donald Trump has never  shied away from a chance to go on camera and say what he thinks, be it politically correct or otherwise. So it should surprise no one that his announcement that he's joining the dozen plus Republican presidential candidates...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 16, 2015
Carl Icahn Taj Mahal Atlantic City union conflict

Carl Icahn Awarded Trump Taj Mahal as Battle with Union Continues

Billionaire Carl Icahn has acquired the Trump Taj Mahal, exchanging $292 million he's owed for complete ownership of the casino in a deal that was approved by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission this week. Icahn says he will invest another $100...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 14, 2015
Safa Abdulla Al Geabury, Ritz casino

Ritz Club Sues Tycoon Safa Abdulla Al Geabury Over £2 million Gambling Debt.

The Ritz Club, London’s famously high-end, high-roller casino, is suing a Swiss property tycoon over a £2 million ($3.1 million) bounced check. According to the Ritz’s filing, Safa Abdulla Al Geabury wrote out the check to fund a gambling session one night...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 13, 2015
FIFA, INTERPOL, integrity in sport

Interpol Disbands €20 Million Anti-Match-Fixing Relationship With FIFA

Interpol has frozen a €20 ($22.5 million) donation, paid to it by FIFA, to fund a joint anti-match-fixing program. The 10-year Integrity in Sport initiative was designed to stamp out fixed games orchestrated by criminal betting syndicates, but Interpol said this week...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 12, 2015
UMass Amherst gambling study Massachusetts

UMass Amherst Releases Largest Gambling Study In US History

Gambling is an important topic in Massachusetts at the moment, as the state prepares for the coming of at least two large resort casinos in the next few years. In advance of that gaming expansion, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 12, 2015
Ethics investigation Stephen Crosby Massachusetts

Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Facing Ethics Investigation

The Massachusetts casino licensing process has been fraught with lawsuits, accusations and campaigns for and against every proposed project, making it one of the most contentious gaming expansions seen anywhere in the United States. The controversies over allowing casinos in the state...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 11, 2015
Dan Bilzerian presidential bid 2016

Dan Bilzerian Announces Presidential Campaign Launch Party

Look out, America: Dan Bilzerian might just be your next president. Well, at least in the same sense than anyone who is eligible might become president, that is. Bilzerian has announced that he will be launching his presidential campaign on Wednesday, June...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 11, 2015
Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Triads

Reveal Truth About LVS And The Triads, Judge Told

A Las Vegas judge has been asked to disclose the contents of a report compiled as part of the wrongful termination lawsuit brought against the Las Vegas Sands by its former employee, Mark Jacobs. “The Vickers Report,” compiled by Steve Vickers, former...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 10, 2015
american pharoah

Market In American Pharaoh Winning Tickets Springs Up On Ebay

American Pharaoh may have charged into the history books over the weekend, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years, but it seems the anticipated charge to the bookies to collect winnings has yet to materialize. Bettors, it...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 9, 2015
MGM Springfield, Massachusetts, Connecticut casino bill

Connecticut Casino Bill To Be Signed Into Law As State Takes Fight to Massachusetts

The New England casino arms race is about to escalate with the news that Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy will shortly sign into law a bill that would pave the way for a tribal casino in the north of state along the Massachusetts...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 9, 2015