5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
DFS Insider Trading Scandal Opens Pandora’s Box of Issues on Skyrocketing Unregulated Industry
DFS is the new buzzword on everybody's lips these days. But the daily fantasy sports industry is spinning this week following an “insider trading” scandal that has plunged it into the limelight for all the wrong reasons and will likely increase the...
Daily Fantasy Overlays Being Targeted by Gambling Pros, Skill Necessity Questioned
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) is currently the hottest wagering ticket in the United States, hundreds of thousands of users signing up to place bets on one-day and weekly contests. The commercials are flooding broadcasts, and the marketing campaigns all signal how easy...
Nevada Energy Monopoly Faces Off Against Las Vegas Casino Giants in Battle of the Power Grids
Nevada Energy, the state's only power company, has been holding sway over Las Vegas casinos long enough. Now several of the city's biggest gaming giants are fighting back, and hard. Since they literally never turn their lights off, each Las Vegas Strip...
Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz in the Running for House Speaker Spot, Co-Sponsor of RAWA Promises “Fresh Start”
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), co-sponsor of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), has announced he will run as a candidate for Speaker of the House, promising to bring “a fresh start, a fresh face,” to the office. Giving possible pause to...
Bellagio Croupiers Indicted in $1 Million Craps Cheating Scandal
Two former Bellagio croupiers were indicted this week on charges of swindling their ex-employer for more than $1 million in a rigged craps game. James Russell Cooper Jr. and Mark William Branco will stand trial along with their pals Jeffrey D. Martin...
Las Vegas Having Huge Year, Even with Lower Room Rates Overall
Figures released this week by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) report that around 3.6 million people visited the city in August, up 1.6 percent over the previous year. August numbers were boosted by a healthy convention attendance, with 532,891...
eSports Innovator Rahul Sood Stresses Importance of Casinos Reaching New Demographic
Rahul Sood was yet another speaker at last week's Global Gaming Expo (G2E) that stressed the gambling industry's need to reach out and attract a new demographic of players, specifically a younger audience. His remarks came a day after Caesars CEO Mark...
Macau Junket Operator Neptune Group Pleads With Chinese Authorities as Revenues Plummet
Macau junket operators are folding faster than poker players with 7-2 offsuit, with one of the gambling mecca's largest operators stressing this week that times are indeed grim there. The Chinese government is on a crusade to crackdown on its residents, with...
Millennials Crucial to Casino Industry Growth, Executives Claim During G2E Roundtable
Millennials possess expendable income and are on the verge of settling down into their lifelong habitual behaviors, which is why this week several gambling executives stressed the importance of reaching that demographic in order to grow the casino industry. During a roundtable...
AGA Chief Geoff Freeman Attacks Illegal Gambling at G2E, Says It Is Not a Victimless Crime
Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, kicked off the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas this week with a keynote speech that railed against illegal, unlicensed gambling and the threat it poses, not just to the casino industry, but...
