7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Cris Pannullo Wins 21st Game, Poker Credited for Historic Run
Jeopardy! is at it again. The popular syndicated game show is generating headlines for another contestant going on a nearly unprecedented winning run. The current champ is 38-year-old Cris Pannullo, a New Jersey native who resides in Ocean City. Pannullo won his 21st...
Sen. Raphael Warnock Favored to Extend Dems’ Senate Control to 51 Seats
US Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) is the heavy betting favorite in Tuesday's culmination of the special runoff election in Georgia against Republican challenger Herschel Walker. After a surprisingly strong performance from the Democrats during the November 8 general election -- resulting in...
Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe Announced, Resort to Replace Former Tahoe Biltmore
A Waldorf Astoria resort with a high-end casino is set to occupy the roughly 15-acre site where the Tahoe Biltmore stood for nearly eight decades before it was demolished in May. EKN Development Group, a Newport Beach-based real estate firm controlled by...
Philippines Billionaire Manuel Villar Jr. Planning $1B Integrated Casino Resort
Philippines billionaire Manuel Villar Jr., 72, is planning to transform his Global South retail shopping complex in Metro Manila into an integrated resort (IR) casino. Villar is one of the Philippines' largest landowners and commercial and residential real estate developers. The second-richest...
Hard Rock Bristol Casino Groundbreaking Scheduled, $400M Resort Targeting 2024
Hard Rock Bristol plans to break ground on its $400 million permanent resort this Wednesday, December 7, at 1 p.m. local time. Hard Rock International, the gaming and hospitality behemoth owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is leading the...
PointsBet, Drew Brees Scolded for Lightning Strike Advertisement
PointsBet USA, the stateside operating unit of the Australia-based sports betting group, continues to face backlash after a video surfaced online last Friday supposedly showing NFL great Drew Brees being struck by lightning. The video clip, which went viral on social media...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Mulling 2024 White House Run, Current Odds Long
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) thanked his supporters Wednesday night at Live! Casino Hotel Maryland during an event commemorating his two terms in office. But what was supposed to be simply a rally to send off the Republican into retirement morphed into...
Las Vegas Man Gets 18 to 45 Years in Prison for Murdering, Dismembering Friend
A 58-year-old Las Vegas man will spend at least the next 18 years behind bars for murdering his friend. That's after reaching a plea deal with Clark County prosecutors. Eric John Holland was arrested following a brief chase on Dec. 23, 2021,...
Kazuo Okada Pleads Innocence, Blames Universal for Okada Manila Scandal
Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada, 80, issued a lengthy statement to Casino.org late Thursday night declaring his innocence regarding the grave coercion charge he's facing in the Philippines. In an email titled, "The Pain of Betrayal," Okada paints an expose on his...
Kanye West Praises Hitler, Oddsmakers Still Think Ye Has Shot at US Presidency
Kanye West, the controversial rapper and former husband to Kim Kardashian who now goes by simply "Ye," is seemingly suffering a mental breakdown or serious psychological illness. Things went from bad to worse on Thursday, as the nonsensical celebrity made his most...
