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Washington State Crazy Moose Casino Patron Arrested for Alleged Repeated Card Cheating
Washington State Crazy Moose Casino lost over $38,000 to Frederick Nolan -- a card player who allegedly improperly switched cards at least 38 times over several weeks -- while playing high card flush. The Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office recently charged Nolan with...
Danville, Illinois Officials Delay Council Vote as Casino Negotiations Continue with Finalists
Tuesday was supposed to be the decision day for a casino operator in Danville, Ill. However, with discussions still ongoing, the central Illinois town’s city council won’t take up the measure for another two weeks. Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. told Casino.org that...
Resort Fees Growing In Las Vegas And Annoying Customers, But Experts Put Costs in Perspective
Mounting Resort fees and other extra hospitality sector charges are increasingly common in many US locations, including Las Vegas. But experts advise hotels and casinos need to be upfront about these add-on costs, so visitors are not angry or surprised. Already, venues...
Iowa Sports Betting August Results Show Strong Start for Both Retail and Online
Sports betting in Iowa generated nearly $146,000 in state tax revenue in August. That’s according to figures released by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) late last week. The initial report paints an incomplete picture for a couple of reasons. For...
Tyson Fury Caps Vegas Weekend With Wins in Ring and Casino as Wilder Rematch Awaits
Like most people who spend a few days in Las Vegas, heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury had one whirlwind experience this past weekend. The affable Brit not only defended his lineal boxing title against Otto Wallin - doing so despite receiving a nasty...
Brockton Left Hanging after Massachusetts Regulators Will Not Reopen Casino Application
The recent Massachusetts Gaming Commission decision not to reopen a request for a casino in Brockton was called “disappointing,” and supporters say the city is a loser in the process that has extended over multiple years. Last Thursday, the commission, by a...
Cleveland Seeks a Bounce-Back Win, Favored Over Ailing NY Jets on Monday Night
Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns invade New Jersey Monday night, seeking to move on from an awful start to the National Football League (NFL) season by beating a banged-up New York Jets squad. The Browns entered the season as a team...
Bad Beat Breakdown: Crazy Final Minute of Kentucky-Florida Game Kills the Under (VIDEO)
Welcome to Bad Beat Breakdown, where, when bad beats happen, we will take you inside to what caused what seemed like a near-lock to go horrifying wrong at the last second. For the first installment of Bad Beat Breakdown, we’ll head to...
Fiesta Henderson Workers Narrowly Approve Nevada Union Affiliation
Fiesta Henderson Hotel & Casino is the latest Nevada Station Casinos-owned property where workers voted to affiliate with a union. By a tight margin, some 57 percent of the 295 Fiesta employees taking part in Friday’s tally approved the affiliation. With the...
Major League Baseball Partners with EquiLottery Games to Offer Quick-Draw Parlay-Style Game
EquiLottery Games CEO Brad Cummings believes the new lottery draw game his company has developed in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) will hit a home run. “Pretty cool, isn’t it? It’s certainly exceeded my expectation when we started this thing 10...