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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...
Powerball Winner Comes Forward; Jumped Line to Win $590 Million
Finally the lucky winner of the record-breaking $590 million Powerball jackpot has come forward, following a few weeks of tension as everybody in the Zephyrhills, Florida region, where it was known the ticket was purchased, waited; and it's an 84-year-old widow. Took...
Nevada Approves International Online Poker Compacts
When Nevada approved online poker last year, it seemed a certainty that the games would extend beyond state borders before too long. After all, Nevada’s population was unlikely to support more than a couple of online poker sites on its own, and...
Crown Casino Not Liable for Kakavas Gambling Losses, Court Rules
They say that the house always wins. This time, the house got a little help from the court system. The Crown Casino in Melbourne scored a big legal victory when the High Court of Australia ruled that they did not have to...
New Bill Bans Ohio Sweepstakes Cafes
A piece of legislation known as House Bill 7 has been passed by both houses of the Ohio State Legislature and has been signed by Governor John Kasich, effectively banning the “sweepstakes cafes” that have taken root in the state. While the...
