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Regulating Play Money Social Gambling Sites: Is It Coming?

For most gamblers, the thrill of the casino doesn’t really exist without one key feature: money. The potential risk of losing - and thrill of winning - money is what drives most gamblers to play at all. But despite the fact that...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 2, 2013

Delaware Online Gambling Soft Launch Open to Select Few Only

As promised, Delaware launched their online gambling sites on October 31, becoming the first state with both regulated poker and casino games available on the Internet – if you were one of the lucky few who were allowed to play. Although the...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 2, 2013

UK Police Banned from Gambling and Porn Sites 2,700 Times, BBC Says

Police in the southern UK counties of Devon and Cornwall have been blocked from online gambling and pornographic websites a whopping 2,700 times over a period of just three months, according to a newly released report from the BBC.  The scandalous findings bring...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 1, 2013

Scottish North Sea Trawlerman Wins Biggest Online Jackpot Ever

Talk about a big catch. An unnamed Aberdeenshire Scottish fisherman has reeled in a  £5.4m ($8.67m) online casino jackpot - but he has no intentions of giving up his life as a trawlerman on the North Sea. Even crazier, the jackpot came from...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 1, 2013

MGM Grand and Cirque du Soleil Cited in KA Performer’s Death

In shows like the Cirque du Soleil franchise across Las Vegas - which constantly push the envelope on stunning aerial feats, jumps and drops - it's not immediately apparent when a real tragedy occurs and one of the performers is fatally injured....

Casino.org Staff Writer October 31, 2013

Las Vegas Sands 3rd Quarter Macau Profits Shine Compared to Las Vegas

Location, location, location: that's what they always say in real estate. And for Las Vegas Sands Corp., that's proving entirely true, even if, ironically, it's Macau, not Las Vegas, that's turning out to be the casino company's shining star. “(Las Vegas Sands)...

Casino.org Staff Writer October 30, 2013

New York Casino Expansion Could Prompt North Jersey Casino

In a lot of ways, the battle for the northeastern casino market has turned into an arms race between the states. And that means that when one neighbor unveils a new weapon, it’s only a matter of time before another answers in...

Casino.org Staff Writer October 30, 2013

Suffolk Downs Boston Casino Vote Could Be Photo Finish

In the city of Boston, there’s just one issue keeping city residents up at night these days: can the Red Sox win their third World Series title in 10 years? But while David Ortiz and the rest of the Sox are busy...

Casino.org Staff Writer October 29, 2013

Downtown Grand Opens in Las Vegas with Steve Wynn Betting Large

Imagine being the craps dealer when gambling impresario and legend Steve Wynn is leaning over your table: not as a boss, but as a player. That was one dealer's nerve-wracking job when the Downtown Grand, the latest new property to open up...

Casino.org Staff Writer October 29, 2013

Sporting Chance UK CEO Says Footballers Gambling with Payday Loans

You’ve probably seen the ads for payday loans on TV or on a billboard – those services that will immediately cash your paycheck as a loan, only asking for an insanely high interest rate in return. You may have even used one...

Casino.org Staff Writer October 28, 2013