The world’s biggest lottery jackpot Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsWorld Casino NewsLotteryThe Players Lounge April 7, 2016 0Each year, somewhere in the world, we seem to hear of a record breaking lottery win that catapults the lucky...
Anatomy of a Beat Down Mark Pilarski Latest Casino and Gambling NewsDeal Me In March 11, 2016 1Dear Mark: Terrific column last week, Breaking the Bank, especially the portion on Don Johnson’s take down of three Atlantic City...
Clark & Champaign counties; casino taxes flat Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceTaxationOhio February 28, 2016 0According to information from the Ohio Department of Taxation, (pdf) over the past two years casino revenue for Clark and...
Louis XIII Holdings Macau venue to be officially named ‘The 13’ Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMacau February 27, 2016 0Earlier this week, Louis XIII Holdings Limited made an announcement that their Macau hotel property will be officially named ‘The...
Lady luck smiles over the short run Mark Pilarski Latest Casino and Gambling NewsDeal Me In February 20, 2016 0Dear Mark: I love your column and look forward to it every Thursday. I am a dedicated blackjack player and...
Decreased revenues expected in St. Lawrence County from Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsEconomy/FinanceNew York February 10, 2016 0Officials in St. Lawrence County were expecting to collect $3 million in revenue for 2015 from the tribal-state compact agreement,...
Court to sentence Crown table dealer for paying out A$100,000 to mates who did not win Renee Kingsley AustraliaCasino NewsCasino CheatingMoney LaunderingOceania Casino NewsCrimeRacketeering February 10, 2016 0In October 2015, security at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia arrested a 20 year old table dealer and handed...
North Jersey casino bill moves out of committee; taxes, locations in limbo Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsCasino NewsNew Jersey February 9, 2016 1On Monday the New Jersey Assembly judiciary committee approved a resolution forwarding a bill to the legislature that will allow voters to authorize two...
New betting record set during Super Bowl 50 at Nevada Sportsbooks Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNFLEconomy/FinanceSports bettingNevada February 9, 2016 0The sportsbooks in the state of Nevada stayed busy this past weekend as Super Bowl 50 brought in a record...
Normandie Casino pays $2.3m for BSA violations Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCaliforniaEconomy/FinanceCrimeFines, Lawsuits & Litigation January 24, 2016 0The Normandie Casino of California has been under investigation by the federal authorities due to high rolling players having the...
Judge slams Caesars’ attempt to hide 7 million page investigation; Redacted report to be released by end of Feb Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasCasino NewsBankruptcyIllinoisFinancial FraudNevadaNew Jersey January 22, 2016 0Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. is looking to cut its debt load of more than $18 billion roughly in half...
Authorities say trio netted over $400k in casino conspiracy Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino HeistsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsCasino CheatingGaming Industry NewsData ProtectionConspiracyCrimeFines, Lawsuits & LitigationFinancial FraudPennsylvania January 22, 2016 0On Tuesday Mohegan Sun Pocono’s former vice president of player development was charged with conspiring with a frequent gambler and...
Macau authorities bust five police officers for allowing gamblers illegal entry and protection services Renee Kingsley Casino CheatingChinaMoney LaunderingUnlicensed OperationAsian Casino NewsMacauRacketeering January 19, 2016 0Macau’s anti-corruption crackdown against VIP gamblers from Mainland China has been going on for the last 24 months and has...
Bernstein reports that mass GGR contributed around 52% of Macau’s December GRR Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsWorld Casino NewsEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacau January 13, 2016 0Hong Kong based brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein published a note claiming that approximately 52% of Macau’s December casino gross gaming...
Argosy Casino case moved to the Iowa Court of Appeals Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesLicensesFines, Lawsuits & LitigationIowa December 13, 2015 0The legal battle isn’t over in Iowa for the operator of the former Argosy Sioux City and the state. The...