5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Nevada Gaming Commissioner Michonne Ascuaga Linked to Federal Investigation
A member of the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) was this week linked to a federal investigation probing the resort she previously managed for 16 years. NGC member Michonne Ascuaga, whose family once owned a northern Nevada resort, is the target of a...
Las Vegas Sands Renews Attack on Judge in Steve Jacobs Case
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) has renewed its efforts to have a Las Vegas judge disqualified from a high-profile and longstanding wrongful dismissal case. This is the fourth time that LVS has appealed for the removal of Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez from the...
ESPN’s DraftKings Advertising Deal Goes South With Less Than Two Months in Action
ESPN has severed its exclusive advertising deal with embattled DFS site DraftKings, less than two months after it came into effect, Yahoo Finance has learned. The deal, signed in June, predated the unwanted attention surrounding DraftKings employee Ethan Haskell, who in October...
Las Vegas Looks to India for Its Next Big Tourism Base
Is India the new China? As the economic slowdown in the People’s Republic puts the squeeze on the once-burgeoning Chinese middle-class and their ability to travel with money, Las Vegas is looking to new vistas for the next potential visitor boom. Would...
Wynn Everett and City of Boston Come to Financial Terms, Litigation Put Aside
The Wynn Everett Casino and the City of Boston have officially come to financial terms on how much the resort will pay the Massachusetts state capital for the traffic and congestion problems the $1.7 billion waterfront development is expected to create. In...
DraftKings Enters UK Market, Secures EPL Team Sponsorship
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings rolled out its much-anticipated UK operations this week, the first phase of an expansion plan that will see the Boston-based start-up move into selected markets in Europe, Asia, and Latin America in 2016. The move comes...
New Hampshire Voters Choose Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in First-in-the-Nation Primary
New Hampshire voters spoke loud and clear on Tuesday with America's first presidential primary of the 2016 cycle. What they said is that they aren't looking for a traditional candidate to be their next president, regardless of party. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders,...
Las Vegas Sands NFL Stadium Bid Gathers Steam
The Las Vegas Sands’ bid to woo a major sports team to Las Vegas with a proposed $1.2 billion stadium may only be a couple of weeks old, but it’s already gathering momentum. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ), Ed Roski,...
Illegal Gambling Ring Linked to Current and Former NFL Stars, FBI Investigating
A gambling ring being investigated by the FBI has linked the illegal multimillion-dollar operation to both current and former NFL players, and the investigation is widening. According to the New York Post, former University of Southern California football player Owen Hanson, who...
Northern New Jersey Casino Expansion Bill Advances, Despite Taxing Questions
Northern New Jersey’s casino expansion plan was approved by the state Assembly’s judiciary committee this week, bringing the state one step closer to a public referendum on whether to break Atlantic City’s longstanding monopoly on casino gaming there. The bill seeks to...
