5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
New Jersey Sports Betting Law Defeated Again in Appeals Court Ruling
New Jersey has lost again in its bid to become the first state to introduce legalized sports betting since the federal government cracked down on the practice over 20 years ago. A federal appeals court said that the state law New Jersey...
Stardust Free-Play Online Site Recaptures Casino’s Colorful History
Nostalgia is everywhere when it comes to casino games; seems players love to revisit old favorite TV shows and movies, so why not an actual historic (and since imploded) casino as well? That's the thinking behind Bwin.party's new free-to-play social gaming site...
Global Casinos Skyrocketing to $173.5 Billion in Next Five Years
It looks like the economy's slow but steady recovery worldwide is right in line with the movement of international gaming markets; that's the word from CompaniesandMarkets.com, an outfit that assesses various industries and their market potential and growth. According to the site,...
European Union Online Gambling Ops Trying to Form Regulations
The European Parliament (EP) is calling upon the European Union (EU) to take action, with the goal of ensuring respect for European trade principles, as well as cooperation between various countries' gambling regulators. The call to action follows an online gambling report that...
Florida Gambling Laws Going Under the Knife
Gambling is big business in Florida, and that’s unlikely to change any time soon. But in a state with many competing interests and a complex legal framework for gaming, there are plenty of disagreements about just how gambling should work in the...
10Mth Tourists at Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower Greeted by Showgirls, Celebs
Martin Layton and his fiancee Sarah Connell came all the way from the UK to be married in Las Vegas; nothing particularly unusual about that, of course. What made their escapade unique, however, was becoming the 10,000,000th visitors to the Las Vegas'...
Canadian Hospital Lotteries Called “Harmful” By Expert
Many Canadian hospitals run lotteries that are used as fundraisers. Prizes ranging from large cash rewards to real estate and cars are given out to lucky winners, while the proceeds are used to support the medical operations at the hospitals. For many,...
Union Gaming Group Banking on Japan Legalizing Casinos
Macau, Singapore, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, even Vietnam: it seems like wherever you go in Asia, gambling is prospering. Whether pulling on locals and their surrounding neighbors, or luring whales from overseas, Asian countries with legal casinos have, to put it bluntly,...
Ugandan Students Miss College Graduation When They Gamble Away Tuition
Many schools and universities have codes of conduct that look down on students participating in gambling activities. So while the students of Makerere Business Institute (MBI) in Kampala, Uganda were probably encouraged to invest their money, doing so by betting on sports...
Fox Sports 1 TV Channel to Include Handicapping Hints for Viewers
The horse racing industry may have seen better days, but its biggest days are still huge events in the United States. The Kentucky Derby and the other Triple Crown races attract both massive crowds and huge television audiences, turning them into national...
