5353 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Macau Revenues Soar to New Heights
Will the boom times ever stop in Macau? Casino operators certainly hope not, and the latest numbers out of the Chinese enclave suggest that there’s still plenty more growth to come before things start to slow down in the city. According to...
California Online Poker Legislators Duke It Out with Two Pending Bills
A political showdown is underway between rival groups proposing the legalization of online poker in California, which has the potential to become one of the world’s biggest online gambling markets, worth hundreds of million dollars annually. Duking It Out for Online Poker...
Junior Middleweight Champ Molina Jailed Before MGM Garden Fight Night
UPDATE March 8, 2014: Carlos Molina was not released from Clark County Detention Center on Friday, and the Saturday MGM Grand Garden Arena fight was cancelled. It appears the primary reason was because technically Molina is considered an illegal alien and was...
Paddy Power Forced to Pull Offensive Oscar Pistorius Ad by Ad Authority
After fielding a record 5,200 complaints, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has been forced to pull an offensive ad from its UK publications, as well as being investigated by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ad - which many felt at best...
Caesars Entertainment Sells Properties to Subsidiary to Pay Down Debt
Here's a riddle: when does a Caesars location no longer belong to Caesars Entertainment per se? Answer: when they sell it to another company they own instead. That’s the unusual situation caused by a sale of four properties owned by Caesars to...
No New Casinos Allowed in Latest Florida House Gambling Bill
If you were hoping for a quick jaunt to the casino during your family’s next trip to Disney World, you might be in for a disappointment. A newly proposed bill in the Florida House of Representatives would increase oversight of the state’s...
Once Ruler of the Online Payment World, Neteller Returns to US
Online payments processor Neteller is set to make a dramatic return to the US, according to reports. Optimal Payments - the company behind the eWallet - has announced it has sealed a deal with a “federally-insured US financial institution sponsor” that will...
MtGox Files for Bankruptcy in Japan as Bitcoins Disappear
Following our story last week about the shutdown of the Tokyo MtGox Bitcoin exchange, if Bitcoin users were hoping it was just a small bump in the road, it's looking as though there won’t be a quick solution to their problems. Late...
Christie Admits New Jersey Online Gambling Estimates Overblown
Here’s a rule of thumb: the next time anyone who would benefit from gambling revenues – state officials, casino operators, or the like – gives you an estimate as to how much money expanded gambling will bring in, you’ll probably be closer...
California Couple Strikes Gold with $10 Million in Rare Coins
There’s more than one way to win the lottery, as a couple from Northern California found out recently when they stumbled onto a haul of buried treasure: a stash of $10 million in gold coins buried by a tree on their...
