5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Fremont Street Draws More Tourists and More Cops
As Las Vegas continues to bounce back from the economic downturn, with the Strip posting its fifth annual revenue increase in a row, Sin City's Fremont Street area downtown is experiencing a renaissance as well. In fact, the recent regeneration of Fremont...
Texas Lottery Demise Could Be Bingo Beginning
Could it really, finally, be curtains for the Texas Lottery? Its abolition has been debated for many years in the Texas Legislature, ever since 1991, in fact, when voters opted to amend the Constitution in order to permit lottery sales for the...
Pinnacle Sports Stanley Tomchin Avoids Felony Charges
Stanley Tomchin has some stake in the online bookmaker Pinnacle Sports, but it's unclear if he's a primary owner of the site. He was certainly a talented games player, though it's hard to say just how impressive his accomplishments really are. But...
Minnesota E-Gambling Industry Undergoing Major Changes
To say that Minnesota's experiment with electronic gaming machines (or e-gambling, as it is usually referred to in the state) has been disappointing would be a major understatement. The original plan was for the electronic pull tabs to pay for the state's...
Sheldon Adelson Outspent by Online Gambling Lobbying
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson may see online gambling as a threat to his land-based casinos, but online gambling proponents see Sheldon Adelson as a threat to their existence as well. Perhaps that explains why both sides of the Internet gambling...
Councilwoman Withdraws Support for Upstate New York Casino
With so many different firms and projects competing for a limited number of casino licenses in upstate New York, it's going to take some very impressive credentials in order to win out over the competition. That means that any little slip up...
Phil Ivey Puts Up $1 Million in Failed Phua Bail Bid
UPDATE: July 29, 2014: According to media reports, Paul and Darren Phua were released from federal ICE custody at the Henderson Detention Center in Las Vegas late Monday night. “We are gratified that our clients are free, and they’re looking forward to...
UK Bookmakers Threatened with Mandatory New Levy
The stock market had reacted badly to news that the UK Labour Party is planning a multimillion-pound levy on all sports betting, online and off, should it be elected in 2015. Ladbrokes plc dropped 3.16 percent, while William Hill plc fell 2.88 percent...
Fantasy Sports Groups Wary of Online Gambling Bans
Fantasy sports have become a way of life in the United States. Of course, despite the fact that they're not usually tied to the gaming industry, fantasy sports games are often a way of gambling, too. That's why fantasy sports fans and...
Plenty of Interest in Revel Casino Purchase, AC Mayor Says
Hope springs eternal. We recently posed the question: "Who would buy a giant doomed casino resort that is leaking $2 million a week?" And while we don't have an answer for you just yet, we can report that Atlantic City Mayor Don...
