5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Was High-Roller Who Gambled Freely, FBI Hopes Girlfriend Can Unravel Mystery of Motive
What caused Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock to take an arsenal of modified high-powered semiautomatic weapons into his Mandalay Bay hotel suite and spray bullets onto innocent concertgoers outside below? That's the question on everyone's mind right now, and law enforcement agencies...
Universal Entertainment Group Sued by Former Tribal Business Partners for Alleged Fraud
Last week, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma received a license from the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Committee for its PokerTribe.com website, the final stage in its quest to become the first tribal operator to offer real-money online poker to players outside...
UK Lottery Website Taken Out by Peak-Time DDoS Attack
The UK National Lottery was knocked offline by a DDoS attack on Saturday night, leaving thousands of customers unable to buy tickets for the primary weekly lottery draw. The website was down for around an hour and a half at the absolute...
Mandalay Bay Massacre Won’t Impact Las Vegas Tourism Long-Term, Travel Experts Say
The Las Vegas tourism industry isn't expected to suffer any long-term financial consequences as a result of Sunday night's massacre that killed at least 59 people and injured nearly 500. Numerous gaming and hospitality experts are expressing such forecasts in the wake...
Landing International Bullish on Shinhwa World Jeju Despite Chinese Tourism Ban
Hong Kong’s Landing International is optimistic about the prospects of its $2.6 billion Shinhwa World Jeju, despite China’s recent ban on its citizens visiting South Korea. Beijing imposed the ban in March, amid heightening tensions with Seoul over the latter’s decision to...
NFL Star Richard Sherman Says Daily Fantasy Sports Dehumanize Players
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman believes daily fantasy sports (DFS) are dehumanizing how fans view players. Following Seattle's 46-18 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football, the NFL star was asked about how injuries to teammates Chris Carson and Rees...
Caesars Entertainment Plans to Exit Chapter 11 Bankruptcy This Week
Caesars Entertainment Corporation is ready for a fresh start, announcing on Monday that the Las Vegas gaming and hospitality conglomerate will exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the end of the week, marking a new beginning for a company helping shape the world's...
Floyd Mayweather Boxing Club Volunteer Arrested for Murder of Sometimes Las Vegas Roomate
A man with ties to Floyd Mayweather’s Boxing Club in Las Vegas stands accused of murdering a fellow volunteer at the facility, police said. Abdul Musawwir Mohammed, also known as Carlton Burnett, has been charged in the shooting death of Randall “Baldy”...
Casino Stocks and Firearm Shares React to Las Vegas Massacre
Las Vegas casino stocks faced a turbulent day of trading on Monday. The market reacted strongly after a 64-year-old killer opened fire late Sunday night in Las Vegas from a 32nd-floor suite at Mandalay Bay, aiming an automatic weapon onto 22,000 concertgoers...
Pennsylvania Budget Deal Reportedly Close, State to Authorize Rural ‘Mini-Casinos’
The $32 billion Pennsylvania budget that Governor Tom Wolf (D) allowed to pass without his signature in late June is underfunded by $2.2 billion, and it now appears the odds are fairly strong that some sort of gaming expansion measure will be...
