7588 stories by Devin O'Connor
PokerStars Coming to Pennsylvania, Potential Major Win for American Online Poker
PokerStars is on its way to Pennsylvania. The world's busiest online poker room is partnering with the Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Pocono Mountains to enter the US' fifth most populated state. Mount Airy's partnership with The Stars Group, parent company...
Kazuo Okada Claims Innocence in Corruption Investigation, Says Universal Running Smear Campaign
Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada is defending his reputation against corruption claims asserted by Universal Entertainment Corporation (UEC), the company he founded and made into one of Asia's largest gaming groups. Following his arrest earlier this month in Hong Kong, the 75-year-old Okada...
Tiger Woods Roars Back Into Major Contention, But Brooks Koepka Wins PGA
Tiger Woods had the large crowds at Bellerive Country Club roaring on Sunday afternoon, but it was the quiet demeanor of Brooks Koepka, now almost a lock for Player of the Year, who ended the 100th PGA Championship atop the leaderboard. Koepka...
Atlantic City Casinos Employ 30,000 Workers for First Time Since 2014
The nine casinos in Atlantic City collectively employed 30,217 people in July, the first time New Jersey's gaming industry has surpassed the 30K mark in more than four years. The June openings of Hard Rock and Ocean Resort brought the town 7,741...
MGM Resorts Tacks on Mandatory 20 Percent Spa Service Charge, as Las Vegas Operators Continue Rubbing Guests Wrong Way
MGM Resorts is no longer leaving spa tipping decisions up to patrons. Guests who wish to receive spa services will soon be forced to pay a 20 percent service fee, regardless of how good that service actually was, which is the whole...
NFL National Anthem Protests Continue, But Football Keeps the Bets Coming Nonetheless
New season, same national anthem protests from NFL players. Week one of the preseason kicked off this week, and players took to the ground to continue demonstrating what they believe to be racial inequality and police brutality against minorities in the United States....
New York Lawmaker: MGM Resorts Should Withdraw October 1 Victims Lawsuit, Otherwise No Deal for Yonkers Casino
New York State Senator Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) says if MGM Resorts doesn't withdraw its lawsuit filed against victims of the October 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, the state should block the casino company's purchase of Empire City in Yonkers. Last month,...
Stockton University Approves Atlantic Club Purchase, Demolition Expected for Boardwalk Property
The Stockton University board of trustees voted unanimously in favor of giving President Harvey Kesselman the authority to negotiate a deal for the college to acquire the shuttered Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The closed Boardwalk property has sat vacant...
Lawsuits Allege Rivers Casino Illegally Surveilled Customer Cell Phones
Two women say the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh illegally used surveillance cameras to zoom in on their cell phones and record their text and email messages, as well as financial information displayed through an app. In two lawsuits filed in the Allegheny...
German Doctor Who Cracked Roulette Code to Win Millions Dead at 86
Richard Jerecki, a German doctor and researcher who spent much of his free time playing roulette, and winning at it, has passed away at the age of 86. Born in 1931 Germany but raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, after his family...
