The one-million-dollar question gamblers ask themselves is why do I gamble until I lose? There are lots of players that share a similar experience of failing to break bad gambling habits. These habits tend to lead to massive losses. Whether you are betting on sports games or casino games, there is a similar thrill that […]
Torch Electronics has been charged by Linn County Prosecutor Shiante McMahon over the first-degree promotion of gambling. The Prosecuting Attorney filed the charges earlier this month over Torch Electronics’ slot-like machines that were confiscated from a local convenience store by the Brookfield police. As reported in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Torch Electronic officials will appear […]
Lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced a new bill allowing the establishment of casinos outside of Atlantic City. Currently, Atlantic City is the only town in the Garden State that is allowed to develop casinos. However, it looks like its monopoly is being challenged. The state’s capital Trenton has five bills that, if passed, would […]
Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino has been fined $20,000 for holding unauthorized poker tournaments in 2019. This comes after the casino released its figures which shows the gaming venue’s revenue increase by 3.26% compared to previous years. The fine was announced and imposed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. In a statement, the board said the fines […]
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren has praised the gaming industry for its beneficial role it’s been playing in society as a whole in the US and beyond. In a commentary piece published in Forbes, Jim Murren said MGM and other Strip casino giants are committed to the impact they have on society as they are […]
A former director at Penn National Gaming (PNG) has been busted for embezzling $75,000 worth of gift cards that were meant for company employees. Denise Bitler, former director of benefits at PNG, was arrested last Thursday on multiple charges of theft. The arrest comes after a “labor intensive and exhaustive” investigation by Berks County police […]
Indiana sports betting experiences a huge growth thanks to mobile sports betting apps. A huge amount of money was wagered on games and other events in October compared to previous months. The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) recently released its monthly figures showing the state’s sportsbooks and sports betting apps performance. They accepted nearly US$91.7 million […]
During Saturday night’s leg of the Breeders’ Cup, tragedy struck when the event ended in Mongolian Groom being put down. This has effectively caused people and associations to question the future of horse racing and that of Santa Anita. In the space of 13 months, Mongolian Groom is now the 37th horse to die at […]
More than two dozen tribal nations have been in casino gambling negotiations with Oklahoma’s attorney general. The discussions, which began on Monday, are now locked in a stalemate over whether or not the existing gaming compacts automatically renew at the end of the year. Attorney General Mike Hunter said the two-hour closed-door meeting was “positive […]
A Catholic priest from Ontario has been imprisoned for two years for defrauding refugees of nearly C$1 million (US$760,000) to support his gambling habit. Canada’s Global News reports that Father Amer Saka, a priest of St. Joseph’s Chaldean in London, Ontario, has been ordered to make amends to the 33 families he got the money […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has reopened the debate on a law passed in late June this year. It authorizes the operation of a major casino by the state and city. Lightfoot is calling on lawmakers in Springfield, Illinois to grant the building of a private casino that will be run by the city of Chicago […]
A Texas tribe is fighting back against Senator John Cornyn’s (R) efforts to delay a casino bill hearing in DC. HR759 – the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act – is a bill that gives the two Texas tribes full rights under the Indian Gaming Regulatory […]
Scandal-prone Australian casino operator Crown Resorts is facing another scandal. They have been found to let a UN-sanctioned arms trader gamble away US$6 million at two of their venues in Perth and Melbourne. In a news report by Australia’s ABC News, they reported that the two Crown Resorts venues let Indonesian businessman and arms trader […]
This past Tuesday, American Gaming Association (AGA) president and CEO Bill Miller addressed attendees at the first-ever Global Gaming Expo (G2E). In his address, Miller spoke about how the global gaming industry is performing at levels never seen before. Additionally, the American public perception about the casino gaming industry has shifted. Now nearly half of […]
The California-based cardroom Stones Gambling Hall is facing a US$10 million lawsuit by 24 players. They allege that the cardroom is at the center of a poker cheating scandal in which the plaintiffs claim they have been financially ruined by the scam. Furthermore, it names fellow player Mike Postle as the player who was relaying […]
The sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs Inc has been approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC). As expected, on Tuesday, the KHRC signed off on the US$46 million deal in which JACK Entertainment and Hard Rock International sold the racetrack to the operator. This deal now makes Churchill Downs the owner of […]
The Oregon Lottery commission announced on Monday that it expects to launch Scoreboard, the state’s first mobile sportsbook on October 7 or sooner. SBTech is the developer of the app, which is ready to launch. However, the Lottery is still in the process of finalizing the payment process the app will support. Once it goes […]
Owner of Golden Nugget casinos, Tilman Fertitta, has commented on how there are too many casinos in Atlantic City. Fertitta said the openings of Hard Rock and Ocean Casino in 2018 added new competition Atlantic City can’t support. “It’s not a nine-casino market, and I don’t understand why nobody realizes that,” said the owner of […]
Proposals for the new casino in Waukegan, Illinois have been submitted. This comes after the announcement of the development of a new casino in the city earlier this year by governor J.B. Pritzker. The development in Waukegan is among six locations in the state to receive new casino licences. Other locations include Danville, Chicago, southern […]