5174 stories by Todd Shriber
Controversy Follows Arapaho Business Council Decision on Wyoming Casino CEO
Wind River Hotel and Casino CEO Jim Conrad can keep his current position at the helm of Wyoming's largest gaming venue until the end of June, but there is some controversy regarding whether he will continue on past June 30. Following a...
SciPlay Stock Offering Considered Attractive Bet Among Wall Street Analysts
SciPlay Corp, the maker of mobile and online casino games which is a unit Scientific Games, launched an initial public offering (IPO) earlier this month and is already drawing bullish commentary from Wall Street analysts. Over the past five days, 10 analysts...
Police Close Georgia Video Rental Store Masquerading as Bookmaking Shop
Police in Lawrenceville, Georgia, closed a video rental store that was allegedly doubling as a center for an illegal bookmaking operation. Law enforcement officers arrested owner Boonlert Boonsawang on Monday, and charged him with running an illicit sports betting ring. The 59-year-old...
Massachusetts Man Busted for Using Fake Slot Mailers at Rhode Island Casino
A Massachusetts man with a lengthy rap sheet is facing felony charges for orchestrating a scam in which he and other gamblers used phony mailers to gain free slot play at the Tiverton Casino Hotel in Rhode Island. Joseph Clement, 49, of...
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Denies Entry to Rapper Meek Mill, Social Media Firestorm Ensues
Rapper Meek Mill was reportedly denied entry to the Cosmopolitan on Saturday, prompting the musician to accuse the Las Vegas hotel and casino of “extreme racism” in an Instagram post. Meek Mill, whose birth name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, and two members...
Despite Recent Returns, Analysts Bullish on MGM Resorts Stock as Company Seeks to Control Costs
Shares of MGM Resorts International are up just 5.3 percent year-to-date, barely more than half the year-to-date gain of rival Las Vegas Sands Corp. and just over a third of the returns notched by Wynn Resorts, Ltd. Based on those comparisons, investors...
Iowa Casino Gaming Making Bank, ‘Significant’ Contributor to State Revenues in 2018
A new report from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) indicates that the Hawkeye State hauled in approximately $1.5 billion in casino gaming revenue in 2018, the best figure for the state in six years. That increased revenue resulted in $321.86...
SugarHouse Casino $250K Lawsuit Filed by Two Pennsylvania Players Alleges Bad Card Decks and Shufflers
Two Pennsylvania gamblers are suing the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia for $250,000, alleging the gaming venue used card shufflers that failed to function properly and decks that had too few -- or too many -- cards. In a complaint filed Wednesday in...
Ex-NYPD Vice Detective Pleads Guilty to Running Gambling and Prostitution Ring, Faces Possible 12 Years in Prison
A crooked former New York Police Department (NYPD) vice cop who got a bit too familiar with the very crimes he once busted has pleaded guilty after being charged with running a $2 million per year illegal gambling and prostitution ring that...
No Pot Near Casinos: Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Pushes New Bill to Keep Marijauna Away from Gaming
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) wants the state to regulate its ever-growing legal marijuana industry, calling for possible cannabis lounges to be located well away from casinos, churches, synagogues, and mosques, as well as parks and schools. His new bill -- AB533...
