5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Credit Card Acceptance Rates Still Low at New Jersey Gambling Sites
Even if it is off to a relatively slow start, real-money online gambling is a potentially massive revenue stream for the state of New Jersey. Each month has seen the industry grow, and there are millions of potential customers who could sign...
Ben Affleck Booted from Hard Rock Blackjack Tables for Counting Cards
Las Vegas casinos love to have celebrities playing at their tables. Not only do they tend to be big spenders – there are rewards for being so famous – but they also attract a lot of attention, which means more bodies in...
Nevada State Gaming Revenue Up As Las Vegas Recovery Continues
Signs that Las Vegas continues on the road to financial recovery, as the Nevada Gaming Control Board announced that statewide revenue had increased 7.6 percent, to $982.2 million, during the month of March, and by 10.9 percent on the Strip, to $560.7...
Minnesota Online Lottery Under Fire
There's a lot of attention being paid to the debate over online gambling at the federal level right now. But progress – either towards national regulation or an outright ban – is likely to be slow, if it comes at all. Meanwhile,...
Packer Crown Asian Expansion Thwarted in Sri Lanka
James Packer's designs on the Asian market took a knock this week, as the Sri Lankan government rebuffed his plans to build a casino in the country. The chairman of Aussie casino chain Crown Ltd. already has a presence in Macau, through...
Oldest Casino in Italy Still Looking for New Management
There are casinos built in just the last few years that are visited because they're trendy, slick and filled to the brim with modern amenities. Then there are those venues that are still surviving on reputations made decades ago, perhaps with modest...
California Latest State to Crack Down on Sweepstakes Cafes
That's right, they're back: sweepstakes cafes continue to pop up around the nation, trying to find space between the holes in gaming laws so that their businesses that offer electronic games of chance aren't technically considered to be illegal gambling enterprises. One...
18 Locations Raided in Ohio Gambling Ring Bust
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. It's sound advice for many pursuits you may try to accomplish in your life – but when it comes to running an illegal gambling business, perhaps one attempt is really enough. That may...
Cockfighting Farm Busted in Washington State
It's hard to think of a form of gambling that's more reviled in the United States than animal fighting. Whether it's dog fighting, cockfighting or another similar event, most Americans are likely to react in disgust when told about these sports. That's...
Full Tilt Poker to Expand Casino Game Selection
One could easily be excused for thinking that Full Tilt Poker only offers poker to its players. After all, the word is right there in the site's name. But in recent months, that's been changing: just this January, the Full Tilt client...
