5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
European Bookmakers Lose Millions on Horses Linked to Barney Curley
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of hitting a daily double, pick six or other big accumulator at the race track, especially when that final horse comes in to complete your once-in-a-lifetime payday. But while there have been some epic wins over...
Bitcoins Go Legit for Nongaming Sales in Two Las Vegas Hotels
One thing you can say definitively about the cryptocurrency known as Bitcoins: they know how to stay in the news. Whether its the digital currency's fluctuating exchange rate (which has mostly been somewhere inside the $900+ mark the past month) or alleged...
UK Internet Providers Refuse to Place Warnings on Unlicensed Casinos
The British government’s attempts to help protect users against illegal online casinos has been slowed down after Internet service providers in the country denied requests to insert “warning pages” on gambling sites that are unlicensed in the UK. The warning pages would...
Evenly Matched Super Bowl Promises Excitement for Bettors and Books
For a long time – especially in the 1980s and into the 1990s – the major complaint about the Super Bowl was that the games rarely managed to be super. Mismatches and blowouts were common, and there was little last-minute drama: either...
Suffolk Downs Plans with Mohegan Sun Blasted for Environmental Issues
It’s starting to look like opponents and supporters of the Mohegan Sun casino plan in Revere, Massachusetts will be fighting tooth and nail at every opportunity over whether the project can move forward. The strange thing is that it looks a lot...
Borgata Winter Open Event #1 Cancelled When Fake Chips Detected
They say that all you need to win a poker tournament is a chip and a chair. Of course, having a few extra chips will improve your odds – and some players don’t seem to care where those chips come from. Regulators...
US Casino Expansion Continues to Pump Up in 2014
It might be hard to believe, but it wasn’t that long ago when casino gambling in the United States was confined to Las Vegas, Atlantic City and a few outposts in the south such as Biloxi. Now it might seem like there’s...
Poker Blogger Jay Newnum Gets Probation After Foxwoods Tip Box Theft
When you're a poker blogger/reporter hired to cover a good-sized tournament at a major land casino, probably making a move on the dealer's tip box is not your best decision ever. Apparently, not everyone grasps that reality, and now from the "what...
Old-School Style Bermuda Casinos Likely Coming Soon
Dust off your 007 tuxedo or chiffon evening wear: Bermuda is close to finalizing plans for classic casinos - with the look and feel of those James Bond classic movies - and they're aiming for predominantly upscale table games, and the appropriate...
Three-Card Monte Scams Kentucky Man Out of $10,000
Three-card Monte may be one of the oldest con games around, and it is still alive and well in many parts of the world. The game itself is simple: the dealer mixes up three cards, one of which is a different color...
