2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
St. Paul Officials Rethinking How Funds Generated From Charitable Gambling Are Distributed
The cut from charitable gambling in St. Paul Minnesota, that is sent to youth programs may soon be restricted to those organizations helping the neediest of youngsters. Currently, 10 percent of revenue raised by non-profits from gambling held in bars, private clubs...
Latest Deal to Sell Atlantic City’s Atlantic Club Casino Once Again Crumbles
Another deal to sell the long-vacant Atlantic Club Casino Hotel situated on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk has fallen through. It represents the fourth time in less than three years that attempted sales have failed. The recent effort was for the current owner, TJM...
Proposed Pennsylvania Mini-Casino Promises Large Economic Benefits, But Locals Outraged
A planned satellite casino in Pennsylvania's Caernarvon Township from Penn National Gaming (PNG) was challenged on moral grounds this week, but backers assure locals it will add economic fuel to the region. Hundreds crammed into a hearing on Monday -- as opponents...
Legal Sports Betting, Gaming Company Sponsorships Both Backed by Soccer Commissioner
Sports betting on professional soccer received key support Sunday after MLS Commissioner Don Garber said it was a way to better "connect with … fans." Speaking to reporters at the DC United versus Atlanta United match -- won 2-0 by the hosting...
10 Percent of Teens in Ireland Illegally Gamble, Government Study Ascertains, But American Kids Are Way Ahead
In the Republic of Ireland, one-tenth of the population between 15 and 17 years old gambled illegally during a 12-month period, according to a survey prepared by NACDA -- the country's National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol and the UK's Department of...
Indiana, Pennsylvania Gamblers Arrested For Leaving Children Unsupervised and in Danger
Three sets of gamblers in two states -- Indiana and Pennsylvania -- were arrested in separate incidents over the last week after allegedly leaving young children unattended and, in one case, left to fend off extreme cold. Jarad Elsen, 29, was charged...
Fired Rivers Casino Hotel Housekeeper in New York State Claims Religious Discrimination In Lawsuit
An employee who worked as a Rivers Casino & Resort hotel housekeeper in Schenectady, New York and was fired has filed a lawsuit against the casino and its supervisors, claiming religious discrimination. Roma Spady -- a 57-year-old devout African-American Muslim -- wore...
Indiana Senate to Consider Moving Two Casinos Ashore in Tuesday Vote
A proposal to move one of two recently sold casinos in Gary, Indiana from Lake Michigan to a nearby land-based location and reassign the license for the other one to somewhere in Vigo County -- likely Terre Haute -- is cruising along...
Netherlands Online Gaming Approved by Dutch Senate, Permits Unlikely Until 2020
Legal online gaming was approved in the Netherlands earlier this week, with first permits possible next year. Holland’s Senate voted to back the Act on Remote Gambling, more than two years after it was initially considered by the country's House of Representatives. The first...
Connecticut Casinos See Ongoing Slot Revenue Decline, Neighboring State Competition, Less Disposable Income Blamed
Connecticut's Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos are both seeing drops in slot machine revenue for the seventh straight month. And the continuing free fall comes as no surprise to experts who follow industry trends in the area. More out-of-state options and less...
