5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
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...
Atlantic City Casinos Enter 2018 with Operator Confidence in Full Throttle
It's a new year, and Atlantic City casino operators are hoping for an even better one in 2018. Fresh off the town's second consecutive annual gaming win, invested companies are hopeful that the trend will continue up and down the Boardwalk and...
Patriots Favored to Repeat as Super Bowl Champions as NFL Playoffs Begin Saturday
Not surprisingly the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots are favored to repeat as the playoffs are set to begin on Saturday with four games. The Patriots, who are 2-1 to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the third time in...
New Chinese Cash Rules Unlikely to Slow Macau’s Growth
A new limit on the amount of money that can be withdrawn annually from mainland Chinese bank accounts while outside of the country could be seen as a threat to Macau’s casino industry, but experts largely say the impact on the territory...
Pennsylvania Towns’ Satellite Casino Opt-Out Deadline Passes, More Than 900 Just Say ‘No’
Pennsylvania towns have now made their voices heard when it comes to embracing mini-casinos, or not, in their various burghs. One minute before midnight Eastern time on December 31 marked the deadline for local officials to notify the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board...
Outlook for Las Vegas Tourism 2018 Remains Positive, Despite Volume Number Drop for Sixth Consecutive Month in November
Las Vegas tourism continues to struggle, as November marked the sixth consecutive month of visitor volume losses in America's gambling capital. Nearly four percent fewer travelers came to Sin City during the Thanksgiving holiday month, which represents a loss of about 125,000...
