7776 stories by Devin O'Connor
Man Drowns After Driving Car Off Biloxi Pier Near Casino, Investigation Ongoing
A man is dead in Biloxi, MS, after driving his vehicle off a pier in the Gulf Coast casino town. Police and medical first responders responded to calls shortly before 9 p.m. local time on Sunday night after a car drove off...
Horseshoe Baltimore Card Counter Files $3M Unlawful Detention Lawsuit Against Casino
A Connecticut man well-known to casinos across the country for being a card counter has brought a lawsuit against Horseshoe Baltimore and its parent company, Caesars Entertainment, for alleged unlawful detention. Jordan Kerr, a Connecticut resident living in North Haven, alleges in...
Taunton Welcome Center Will Include Gaming Machines, Tribe Says
A welcome center planned for Taunton will include gaming machines, the tribe behind the project recently revealed. Earlier this month, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts, one of two federally recognized tribes in the commonwealth, announced plans for a welcome center on...
Single Ticket Wins $1.269B Mega Millions Jackpot, Ninth-Richest in U.S. History
A single ticket matched last night's Mega Millions drawing to claim the ninth-richest jackpot in the history of the United States. The $1.269 billion annuitized jackpot marks the fifth-richest Mega Millions prize ever won. The Mega Millions Consortium, which operates the interstate...
Woman Charged With Stealing Elderly Mother’s Retirement to Fuel Gambling Habit
Police in Pennsylvania allege a 56-year-old woman residing in Ridgway drained her elderly mother's retirement savings to fuel her nasty gambling habit. Court records reveal that Kelly Jo Wright was designated as her mother's power of attorney in early 2022. Instead of...
American Gaming Association Says Industry Evolving, ‘Transcends Political Divides’
In his year-end letter, Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), exudes optimism regarding the direction of the commercial and tribal gaming industries and believes their best years are still to come. The United States is home...
University of Sydney’s Gaming Investments Raise Conflict of Interest Concerns
The University of Sydney has investments in two leading global gaming companies -- Entain Group and Aristocrat Leisure Limited. That's raising concerns about conflicts of interest, as both gaming manufacturers have funded gambling research conducted by the public university. Obtained through a...
Catawba Nation’s Former Two Kings Casino Development Partner Sues Tribe
The Catawba Indian Nation's former partner on its $700 million Two Kings Casino development in North Carolina's Kings Mountain has sued the tribe over trespassing and property damage claims. Filed in Cleveland County Civil Superior Court, Kings Mountain Land Development Partners, LLC,...
Zillow: Town Outside Las Vegas Named the Most Popular Retirement City in 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, Zillow is recapping the year that was. And there were several surprising data points in the online real estate marketplace's year-end report. Zillow claims to help millions of Americans find their next home, dream home, forever...
Sonoma County Tribal Casino Indefinitely Delayed by Federal Court Ruling
A tribal casino planned for California's Sonoma County has been indefinitely delayed by a federal judge. Last week, a federal judge in California's Northern District Court granted a temporary restraining order to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. The tribe, which owns...
