A Mesmerizing MGM Cotai

Although the debut of MGM Cotai was postponed yet again, Macau University Professor Desmond Lam was treated to a pre-opening tour. The well-known academic calls the property the right...

Published January 29, 2018

PGA Video Warns Against Gambling

One does not normally think of the PGA Tour as a hotbed of gambling. The PGA wants to keep it that way and is warning against illegal gambling and...

Published January 29, 2018

Meteor Brings Poker Player Good Luck

Kenny Tallent of Battle Creek, Michigan was driving to Motor City Casino in Detroit to play poker when he saw a meteor flash in the sky. Later he won...

Published January 29, 2018

A Nice Start

Nevada Governor Sandoval last week named Becky Harris as the first chairwoman of the state Gaming Control Board. Harris is only the second woman to sit on the board...

Published January 22, 2018

Indiana Sponsor of Tribal Labor Bill Got Indian Gaming Cash

The House sponsor of a bill exempting Indian casinos from the National Labor Relations Act is drawing fire because for three years he has collected more donations from Indian...

Published January 22, 2018

Fighting Gambling Addiction with Brain Implants, Nasal Spray

Stanford researchers think they may have found a surgical implant that short-circuits compulsive behavior patterns in the brain. While in Finland, a study is being launched that many problem...

Published January 15, 2018

Officials: Why so Many ‘Housewives’ Playing?

British Columbian police are very curious why casinos in the province weren’t curious when “students” and “housewives” bet large sums of money over a 12-month period. The question, they...

Published January 15, 2018

Miss America Pageant Under Fire for Casino Reinvestment Funds Subsidy

Controversy surrounding the Miss America Pageant has led to some New Jersey lawmakers questioning the pageant’s $4 million a year subsidy of casino reinvestment funds (Contestants on the Boardwalk...

Published January 8, 2018

WHO Adds ‘Gaming Addiction’ to Mental Health Disorders

The World Health Organization will soon issue its International Classification of Diseases and a new condition will be included: gaming addiction. WHO generally sets the pace for doctors and...

Published January 8, 2018

DNA May Reveal Jackpot Winner

A forensic analysis may determine the true winner of $920,000 in a November drawing of the Thailand lottery. Charoon Wimon claimed the prize and deposited the winnings. But his...

Published January 8, 2018

The Skill Dilemma

Skill gaming puts casinos between a rock and a hard place. How can you allow very skilled gamblers to win every time on your skill games? Gaming industry tech...

Published December 25, 2017

Skins Betting At McDonald’s?

A lawyer for two YouTube stars accused of running a skins betting site for the game Counter Strike Global Offensive has told a gaming website that the contest was...

Published December 25, 2017

Casinos Send Lobsters into Battle

Lobsters are the succulent weapons in a battle between San Diego area casinos for the hearts and stomachs of patrons. Some casinos offer all-you-can-eat lobster buffets, others spread lobster...

Published December 25, 2017

Bad Beat Bad News for Station

The Nevada Gaming Control Board will rule in January on a dispute involving a bad-beat jackpot progressive at Station Casinos’ Red Rock Resort.

Published December 25, 2017

Ringing in a Safe New Year in Vegas

Nevada is tripling its spending for security in Las Vegas as the city gears up for the festivities that will lure tens of thousands of revelers on New Year’s...

Published December 18, 2017

Trump Taj Mahal Items Displayed

At Art Basel Miami, artist Peter Tunney curated the exhibition "Excerpts From the Taj Mahal (The Truth Always Happens)," featuring discards from Donald Trump's former Trump Taj Mahal Hotel...

Published December 18, 2017

The Hacked E-Mails That Wrecked a Tribe’s Casino Dream

Long Island’s Shinnecocks couldn’t agree on the best path toward the development of a resort casino. The disagreements led to feuding and the feuding to conspiracy and skullduggery. The...

Published December 18, 2017

Dudes, Where’s My Car?

A Nevada woman is suing San Diego’s Viejas Casino & Resort and a San Diego car dealership, claiming she’s still waiting for an Aston Martin she won at Viejas...

Published December 11, 2017

Man in LV Charged With Cheating at Craps

Dice sliding has become the new “Scam of 2017.” A resident of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia was arrested last week in the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas...

Published December 11, 2017

Girlfriend Claims Ex Owes Lottery Millions in Ontario

Maurice Thibeault won $6.1 million in Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's September 20 drawing. But he'll only receive half because his former girlfriend claimed she's owed half too. The...

Published December 11, 2017