5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Las Vegas Shooting Motive Remains a Mystery, as Newly Released Search Warrants Reveal Few New Details
It's been 150 days since the Las Vegas shooting took the lives of 58 victims, and yet there's still no motive as to what drove gunman Stephen Paddock. Newly released FBI search warrant records reveal few details, despite the roughly 500-page disclosure....
Judge Dismisses Casino Owner’s Claim in $3 Million High-Stakes Poker Feud
A Czech casino owner who lost $3 million in a drunken heads-up match to Australian high-stakes poker player Matthew Kirk had his claim thrown out by a Nevada judge on Tuesday. Facing a lawsuit from Kirk, Leon Tsoukernik countersued claiming the Aria...
More Steve Wynn Rape and Paternity Rumors Surface, as New Police Reports Recount Decades-Old Allegations
A Chicago woman has now claimed in a recent police report that Steve Wynn raped her several times in the 1970s, and that she subsequently allegedly gave birth to his daughter in a gas station restroom. That report was made public for...
Poker Player Jake Cody Wins Tournament, Puts It All on Black: Guess What Happens Next?
Poker player Jake Cody won just shy of $60,000 when he took down the partypoker UK Poker Championships “high roller” event on Monday night at England’s Dusk Till Dawn Casino. Nothing too remarkable about that – a prolific tournament player, Cody has...
OK’d in Oklahoma: State’s Sports Betting Bill Clears First Hurdle
An Oklahoma sports betting bill that would also expand tribal gaming to include non-house-banked table games cleared an important legislative hurdle on Monday evening. The Oklahoma House of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Committee approved HB 3375 by a healthy 18-8 margin. As...
Maltese Prime Minister Defends Gambling Regulator Over Mafia Licensing
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat praised the work of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) during a tough barrage of parliamentary questions on Friday. The online gambling hub's regulator has been left shame-faced by a string of Mafia busts in Italy that have...
Horseshoe Southern Indiana Riverboat Casino Shut Down Due to Road Flooding, State Losing $255,000 a Day in Taxes
The Horseshoe Southern Indiana riverboat casino, known locally as “The Boat,” has been closed since last Thursday, due to dangerously high water levels on the Ohio River. And it's hitting state coffers hard, as the Hoosier State makes 35 percent in tax...
William Hill Australia Mulls Four Takeover Bids From Sports Betting Rivals
William Hill Australia is considering four takeover bids, according to the Australian Financial Review, and the winning proposal will be announced before the end of this week. London-based William Hill wants to unload its Australian operating unit after a nationwide credit betting ban...
Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Begins Games of Another Kind in South Korea, Just as Winter Olympics Wrap Up
At the newly opened Jeju Shinhwa World Casino, 300 miles to the south of the Winter Olympics that just finished up in Pyeonchang on Sunday, a whole new set of games are ready to pit opponents against one another. This time, it's the...
Unlucky 13 Casino in Macau Facing Further Opening Delays to March 2019
The 13, as the casino in Macau's Coloane Valley is known, may be regretting its choice of an unlucky number for its nomenclature. The gaming venue has faced a bevvy of obtsacles, and now, in recent financial filings with the Hong Kong...
