5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Charles Barkley Says He Lost Millions Gambling on Dozens of Occasions
Charles Barkley's gambling habits can't even be called an open secret, as he's never tried to make a secret of them at all. The former NBA superstar has told tales of his big wins and bigger losses at casinos over the years,...
Caesars Bankruptcy Plans Get Destroyed In Court
Caesars Entertainment’s (CZR) plans to put its main operating arm, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), into Chapter 11 bankruptcy hit a major setback this week when a New York judge ruled that its reorganization efforts have violated federal law. Caesars has been...
Iowa Lottery Worker Arrested for Holding $16.5 Million Lottery Ticket
Iowa Lottery officials say they've finally solved a mysterious four-year investigation regarding the unidentified owner of a $16.5 million Hot Lotto winning ticket. The path led authorities to an unlikely source: a lottery worker who himself is not allowed to buy a...
Liquidity Agreement Leads to Massive Traffic Increases in New Jersey
Two online poker sites in New Jersey have seen their player pools increase dramatically in the past week, thanks to a liquidity sharing agreement that went into effect just days earlier. The new agreement sees WSOP.com and 888poker.com share players for most...
Major Hollywood Stars: Scorsese, De Niro, DiCaprio and Pitt Team up for Casino Movie
Scorsese, De Niro, DiCaprio, and Pitt: it’s a collaboration to make film buffs everywhere snort into their popcorn. Except that this movie is unlikely to be nominated for any Oscars this year; “The Audition” has been produced by James Packer’s RatPac Entertainment...
Indiana Considers Sports Betting, Daily Fantasy Sports
When sports betting became a hot button issue in New Jersey, some observers believed that other states couldn't be far behind in efforts to legalize the practice. Those predictions are beginning to bear fruit, as one lawmaker in Indiana has introduced a...
New Jersey Hits Back at Sports Leagues as PokerStars Readies Sports Betting for April
New Jersey is pointing fingers at major league sports outfits this week, saying they are spouting one philosophy, while practicing another. As you may recall, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave the go-ahead for the decriminalization of sports betting at Garden State...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Receive $29 Million in Federal Assistance
Atlantic City casino workers have had a rough go of it over the past year. The closure of four casinos in the city caused the loss of around 4,000 jobs in the gaming industry, and the secondary impact on the local economy...
Coalition To Stop Gambling Co-Chair George Pataki “Seriously Considering” Running for President
Former Republican New York Governor George Pataki, co-chair of Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, has announced that he is “seriously considering” running for president in 2016. Pataki dropped the bombshell this week in an interview with the Boston Globe, following...
Caesars Entertainment Goes for Bankrupt, While Creditors Decry Restructuring Plan
Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CEC) announced the filing of voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week for its main operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc. (CEOC). The move was a bid to alleviate some of its astronomical $23 billion debtload, the majority of...
