5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Prize-Linked Savings Accounts Aim to Emulate Lottery Wins
Prize-linked saving accounts, a new concept that hopes to work with the often big dreams of the mostly working classes, may bridge the gap between fantasy and reality for many players. After all, while lotteries sometimes give out huge prizes, for the...
Three Original Wynn Everett Landowners Indicted for Fraud
Three of the original owners of the land now destined to be the Wynn Everett casino in Everett, Massachusetts have been indicted by state and federal authorities. They allege that the men defrauded Wynn Resorts and lied to state regulators by hiding...
Betfair to Stay in New Jersey Online Market with Caesars
Betfair and Caesars Entertainment have reached a deal that was approved by the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) that will keep the online gambling software company active in the state for at least another six months. The deal, originally reached...
Palms Sports Book Con Charles Pecchio Gets Slap on Hand
Charles Pecchio, a professional horse handicapper from New Jersey, has been sentenced to three years’ probation for his part in an illegal betting operation that bilked the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas out of $800,000. Pecchio was judged to be a...
Sheldon Adelson Considers Making NJ Casino Out of Sow’s Ear
Sheldon Adelson would consider building a North New Jersey casino should the state go ahead with proposed plans to expand gaming there, the mogul told the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) audience in Las Vegas last week. Adelson says this, despite having less...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Unlikely to See New Casino Projects
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have required the same detailed planning and foresight as any other Olympic Games, but it now looks like the likelihood of a casino being built in time is not going to happen. A Tokyo casino, once seen as...
Preet Bharara Under Review for Next US Attorney General
Preet Bharara, the man who brought online poker to its knees in America, could be the next US Attorney General. Bharara, who, as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was the driving force behind the Black Friday indictments of...
Sheldon Adelson Delivers Keynote at G2E Gambling Summit
The G2E Expo in Las Vegas was a gaming industry celebrity hub this week, with Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson delivering the keynote address. Not surprisingly, he used the platform to reaffirm his position against online gambling, as well as discussing...
PokerStars Logs Out of Gray Markets in Africa and Middle East
PokerStars has ceased operations in a number of so-called gray market countries suddenly and without warning this week, with the majority of those being in Africa and the Middle East. Players from both PokerStars and Full Tilt received notice through their clients...
Michael Phelps Gambling for Eight Hours Before DUI Arrest
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps gambled at a Baltimore casino for eight hours before he was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Tuesday morning, according to a report from TMZ. That report cites "casino sources," who say that the gold medalist started playing...
