5353 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
North Florida Lawmaker Slot Machine Referendum Push Faces Long Odds
One Florida state legislator believes slot machines can be placed in one of his district's racetracks, and introduced a bill proposing such on Wednesday. Despite a state Supreme Court decision and Republican opposition, Rep. Ramon Alexander (D-District 8) wants voters to decide on...
Catholic Monsignor Who Stole Money to Cover Gambling Expenses Sentenced to Federal Prison
Catholic Monsignor William Dombrow is headed to federal prison for the next eight months for stealing $535,000 from the Philadelphia Archdiocese to predominantly cover his gambling expenses. US District Judge Gerald Pappert sentenced Dombrow yesterday in Philadelphia, but he didn't go lightly...
SportPesa Drops Team Sponsorships in Response to Kenya’s Gambling Tax Increase
Kenya’s leading betting site pulled sponsorship from the country’s sports teams after the government in Nairobi hiked gambling tax rates from 7.5 to 35 percent. SportsPesa, which has operations in Kenya and the UK, had spent $5.8 million to sponsor soccer and...
Casino Proposed at Vietnam’s Laguna Lang Co Beach Resort
Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has recommended to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc that permission be granted for the development of a casino at the Laguna Lăng Cô beach resort. According to a report in the Vietnam Investment Review,...
Miami Ready to Transfer Bay Site to Genting for Marina Development
Genting may have hit nothing but stumbling blocks in its efforts to build a casino in the city of Miami, but the company may finally be in position to begin developing their property, even if gambling won’t be a part of the...
Poker’s Top Female Pro Vanessa Selbst Steps Back from PokerStars Endorsement Deal and the Game Itself
Vanessa Selbst, who's won three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and made nearly $12 million as one of the top poker tournament players in the world, surprised fans and fellow players by announcing on New Year's Eve that she's retiring from...
South Korea Casino Kangwon Land Ordered to Reduce Operating Hours, Mass Gaming Tables
Kangwon Land, the only South Korea casino where citizens are allowed to gamble, has been ordered by the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) to cut its hours and number of mass tables. In a filing with the Korea Stock...
Ceiling Collapse at Resorts World Sentosa Injures Four
Four individuals working at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore were injured when part of a ceiling board collapsed on Tuesday morning. The ceiling board, located in an area leading to the mezzanine gaming area of the casino, injured three renovation workers and...
Paddy Power Sets 500-1 Line on World Ending in 2018, as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Lock Horns
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power wants to know what the end of the world is worth to bettors. To that end, the operator has set odds for the planet ceasing to exist before break of day on January 1, 2019. President Donald Trump and...
Anti-Gambling Advocate Wins $25,000 in Illinois Sweepstakes
When anti-gambling activist Kathy Gilroy won $25,000 by playing a sweepstakes at a gambling café in Illinois, she saw it as a fortunate windfall, if one that was a bit ironic. But some in Illinois instead saw a case of hypocrisy from...
