5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Minnesota Legislature Tours State to Sell E-Gambling Benefits
When the Minnesota Vikings wanted public funding for a new stadium, the state turned to electronic gambling to help the team pay the bills. But while some charities and bars have done quite well using the machines, others have been more resistant...
Bacchus Would Fit Right into Las Vegas Nightclub Scene
The 20 and 30-something party crowd who make up most of the Las Vegas tourist nightclub scene are pretty worldly; they may well have already partied in New York, L.A., Paris or Dubai. They are, in a word, blasé; after all, once you've...
Las Vegas Strip Recovery Hampered By Too Many Hotel Rooms
Build it, and they will come, the old saying goes; but when it comes to the Las Vegas Strip, apparently, you can build too much of a good thing. At least that's what casino industry analysts have to say about what they...
Sugar, Sugar: Oversized Hershey Candy Icons Coming to Las Vegas Strip
It already boasts ersatz replicas of the Eiffel Tower, Egyptian pyramids and the lakes of Bellagio, Italy, not to mention the Brooklyn Bridge and Lady Liberty; why not add to that some iconic candy notables in an 18-foot glory size? That's the...
Dollar for Dollar, Reno Outperforming Vegas
Talk about the red-headed stepchild: Reno has always trailed in Las Vegas' grander, more opulent shadow, barely able to even raise its head in the presence of all those fancy restaurants, word-class shopping and glitzy high-roller casinos. Until now, anyway. Looks like...
Casino Revenue Freefall Slowing Down in Atlantic City
You know things aren’t great when even a small loss is considered a big win. But that’s the case in Atlantic City, where the city is celebrating the news that casino revenues fell only 3.8 percent in May compared to the same...
Who’s to Choose Shoes? Foxwoods Waitresses Play Footsies with Contract
When you list the important aspects of running a successful casino, the shoes worn by the waitresses probably won’t come in among the top hundred issues you consider. But at one casino in Connecticut, that’s exactly the issue that’s causing plenty of...
Google Glass Ban Sweeps Casinos Nationwide
They look like something out of an old Arnold Schwarzenegger flick, and in some ways, they would fit into the plot lines of those movies, too; but don't try to gamble at almost any casino in the U.S. wearing your uber-hip new Google...
Niklas Heinecker Wins GuangDong Asia Millions Poker Tournament
With the World Series of Poker in full swing, you might expect all of the world’s top players to be converging on the Rio in Las Vegas in an attempt to win as many bracelets as they can. Why then, were John...
Dutch Investigations Shut Down Seven Online Gambling Sites
Despite Holland veering more and more towards legalizing online gambling, seven Dutch online casinos were taken offline recently as a result of allegations of money laundering. In addition, three men were detained in order to assist the authorities in their investigations. Three...
