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Trump Taj Mahal closure

Trump Taj Mahal Faces Mid-November Closure in Atlantic City

The Trump Taj Mahal could be the latest in a string of Atlantic City casinos to shut down for good. Parent company Trump Entertainment Resorts (TER) filed for bankruptcy this week, and says the Taj Mahal will join sister property the Trump...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 9, 2014
Ray Rice dropped by Baltimore Ravens

Ray Rice Loses Baltimore Ravens Contract Over TMZ Video

Ray Rice was already the subject of plenty of scorn after he was charged with felony assault for an incident with then-fiancée Janay Palmer (the couple has since married) at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City in February. Ultimately, Rice was only...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 9, 2014
Octopus-playing-ping-pong-Betfair

Betfair Ads Banned By UK Advertising Watchdog

Some Betfair ads have come under scrutiny from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The issue was over two online ads which the watchdog said were misleading to customers. The ASA received complaints about a total of three ads, all offering “money...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 8, 2014
James Packer Sydney casino model

Packer Sydney Casino License Docs Kept Secret from Public

The James Packer Sydney casino certainly received a lot of scrutiny, both from the New South Wales government and the Australian public. With so much attention paid to the development of the VIP project and the surrounding complex in Barangaroo, one might...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 7, 2014
Macau casino revenues down in August 2014

Macau Casino Revenues Down for Third Straight Month

Macau casino revenues may not be as dazzling as in years past, but the Chinese enclave is in no danger of losing its position as the world's largest gambling hub. In terms of pure revenues, Las Vegas and other cities simply can't...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 6, 2014
Daniel Colman Takes Down SHRPO 2014

Daniel Colman Moves into Poker Stratosphere with SHRPO Win

Daniel Colman may not be the most beloved poker player in the world, but he's certainly making a case for being one of the best, or at least one of the hottest, this year. And if there was any doubt as to...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 4, 2014
Vietnam casinos may let locals gamble

Vietnam Casinos to Allow Locals to Gamble

Vietnam casinos have a lot of customers from surrounding nations. Meanwhile, Vietnam's citizens do plenty of gambling, but only at casinos in other countries. This is clearly a situation that doesn't make much sense for the country, and it's something that the...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 4, 2014
Pachinko Parlor, Japan

5 Million Japanese Gambling Addicts, Study Claims

We may not think of Japanese gambling addicts when we think of the mostly formal, extremely polite island nation, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. Has Japan got a gambling problem? As the country prepares to open up itself up to legalized...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 31, 2014
West Virginia lottery

West Virginia Lottery Commission Considers Online Gambling

West Virginia is contemplating the introduction online gambling, the state’s Lottery Commission said this week. Faced with increasing competition from neighboring states, and concerned about the commercial repercussions of a new smoking ban, Lottery Director John Musgrave said the commission is looking...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 29, 2014
888 holdings

888 Launching Interstate Poker, Mattingley Out of CEO Position

888 Poker may be in the best position of any brand to fully take advantage of the newly regulated US online gambling markets. They're a relatively big name with no issues that bother regulators, and they're already established (to various extents) in...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 29, 2014