5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Fraternal Order of Police Declares Opposition to Online Gambling Ban
If there's one group of citizens you'd expect to be in favor of law and order, it would have to be police officers. That's why it may surprise some to hear that the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has come out on...
New York State Online Poker Bill Introduced by Bonacic
Start spreading the news: New York may be the next state to take a serious run at regulating online poker. A bill that would do just that was introduced in the New York Senate on Friday, opening the door to Internet poker...
Caesars to Close Harrah’s Tunica in Mississippi
Harrah's Tunica - the largest casino resort between Las Vegas and Atlantic City - is to close in early summer, Caesars Entertainment announced this week; the action will leave 1,300 of their casino employees jobless. Caesars has attempted to sell the underperforming...
Downtown Las Vegas Prepares for Casino Worker Strike
The last time unions representing Las Vegas casino workers opted for major industrial action, it resulted in members of five unions picketing the now-defunct Frontier Casino for six years. Now, 20 years since the end of that particular stand-off, members of Culinary...
New Jersey Pushes Forward With International Online Gambling Bill
New Jersey might not be the first place you envision as the global center for Internet gambling activity. But that's the ultimate goal of a new piece of legislation currently working its way through the New Jersey Senate. The bill - which...
Putin Considers Crimea for Russian Gambling Zone
It could be said that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big gamble when he chose to annex Crimea from Ukraine, but there may be yet more gambling to come in the troubled region. According to apparently reliable sources for Bloomberg News,...
Neteller Return to Borgata Should Benefit Online Gamblers
Recently we reported on the triumphant reemergence of e-Wallet Neteller to America. Those of you who don’t remember the pre-2006 online gaming landscape might wonder why we got quite so excited about a mere e-wallet - and we wouldn’t blame you. But...
Democratic Governors Call Gambling Control Act $20 Billion Mistake
A federal ban on online gambling would have “a severe and disastrous impact on state governments,” Congressional Democrats said this week, adding that the proposed Gambling Control Act 2014 was “unworkable” and “must be defeated.” In a strongly worded letter to Senate...
Two Federal Online Gambling Ban Bills Hit Congress This Week
It looks like the fight over federal level online gambling laws is about to heat up again. Multiple reports have surfaced saying that two bills – one in the House and one in the Senate – will be introduced to Congress this...
Ultimate Gaming Touts Advances in Regulation at iGaming Summit
It was some stirring words from the IGaming North America Summit in Las Vegas last week, as Ultimate Gaming execs took to the stage to declare that regulated online gambling in the US represents “victory”. Speaking to an audience at Planet Hollywood,...
