5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Personal Assistant to President Donald Trump Fired for Online Gambling, Tax Issues
John McEntee, described as a "personal assistant" to President Donald Trump, was escorted out of the White House on Monday after being denied permanent security clearance. Senior administration officials told the Wall Street Journal this week that the 27-year-old was denied clearance...
South Korean Police Raid Government Ministry in Kangwon Land Casino Corruption Probe
South Korean police launched a dramatic raid on the offices of the country’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) over the weekend as part of a renewed investigation into widespread nepotism at the state-owned Kangwon Land Casino. The MSCT is the...
$560 Million Powerball Lottery Winner Triumphs in Landmark Anonymity Case
A New Hampshire Powerball winner who sued the state lottery to preserve her anonymity so she could avoid unwanted attention has won her case. The woman, who is known only as "Jane Doe," scooped America’s eighth-largest lottery jackpot – a $560 million...
Melco Resorts Billionaire Lawrence Ho Predicts Japan Casino Bidding to Commence in 2019
Lawrence Ho says his Melco Resorts, one of six licensed casino operators in Macau, is readying to make its case to Japanese lawmakers as to why the company is best suited to receive one of the expected gaming permits in the Land...
Beijing Spies on Chinese Officials Gambling in Macau, Says Senior Lawmaker
The Chinese mainland officials who once piled the proceeds of their embezzlement onto the baccarat tables of Macau are a thing of the past, according to Ho Iat Seng, president of the enclave’s legislative assembly. Speaking to Chinese state-run media during a...
Warren Buffett March Madness Pool Comes With $1M a Year for Life Prize, Derek Stevens Bets $363K
Warren Buffett is once again offering $1 million a year for life to any one of Berkshire Hathaway's 377,000 employees who can correctly predict the first two rounds of NCAA March Madness. The odds are of course strongly in his favor that...
President Donald Trump Fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Political Bettors Get It Right (Again)
The Cabinet of President Donald Trump is starting to become more of a Lazy Susan, as members of the executive branch advisory board continue to rotate. This week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson became the latest high ranking official to be shown...
Caesars Threatens to Sink $90 Million Horseshoe Indiana Expansion Unless State Voids License Fee
Caesars Entertainment is telling the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) that unless it withdraws a $50 million license transfer fee on its acquisition of two horse racetrack racinos, it will consider abandoning expansion plans at its Horseshoe Southern Indiana riverboat. Last fall, Caesars...
Backed into a Corner, Wynn Resorts Drops Litigation Against Kazuo Okada
Wynn Resorts on Monday dropped its six-year-long court battle with its former majority shareholder, the Japanese pachinko magnate Kazuo Okada. The move comes just days after the embattled Las Vegas casino giant agreed to pay $2.6 billion to settle out of court...
Las Vegas Nightlife Giant Hakkasan Gears Up for Entry into Hotel Business, But Sin City Unlikely Focus
Las Vegas restaurant and nightclub virtuoso Hakkasan Group plans to expand into the boutique hotel industry, but its vision doesn’t include the city in which it's grown its bottle service. Nor does it encompass a future in gaming. Despite controlling half of...
