This online gambling blog deepens topics related to online casinos and the global gambling industry, with particular reference to the United States laws (and rest of the world). Follow our articles if you are interested in: gambling tips, curiosities and trends, events, strategies, statistics ..and more!
Halloween is just around the corner, and many Las Vegas venues are gearing up for the holiday with plans for special parties, promotions, and other attractions. Here's a look at how adventure seekers in Las Vegas will be celebrating the ghoulish holiday. Haunted...
A new art exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Museum in Connecticut underlines an undeniable, yet controversial, demographic change in the region of Montville, just north of Uncasville. Since the Mohegan Sun Casino opened in 1996, the Asian population in southeastern...
Social casino games are one of the hottest genres of online gaming around today. The games are part of a niche in the social gaming industry that appeals to people who enjoy poker, blackjack, slot play, and other forms of gambling. Atari, the legendary...
On March 29th, casinos on the Las Vegas Strip joined in a worldwide tradition called Earth Hour. Between 8:30 and 9:30 PM, the casinos dimmed all non-essential lights, including rooftop marquees, in an effort to raise public awareness of electricity usage...
Macau is the most popular gambling destination in the world. Thanks to its booming casino industry, the special administrative region of China is now also one of the most expensive places to live in the world. Home of 33 casinos, Macau attracts visitors...
Earlier this year, arrests were made in what has been dubbed the Borgata Chipgate, a tongue-in-cheek association with President Nixon's Watergate scandal of the early 1970s. Counterfeit chips were smuggled into the Borgata and used to rip off the casino...
It was only last November that New Jersey gave the go-ahead for legalized online gambling to its residents, but industrialists are already gathering data and trying to draw conclusions about the new market. According to the Washington Times, Caesars Interactive...
This May, Japan will hold an international conference to educate the world on potential gambling law changes within its borders. Executives will present the latest developments in what industrialists have hinted at for years: Japanese businessmen are chomping...
Online gambling is not legal in South Africa at this time, but a new bill could change that within the next year. A draft of the Remote Gambling Bill of 2014 was recently published for the public's perusal in South Africa's Government Gazette....
Casinos are not immune to the dangers of fire, and that's concerning considering the number of people that frequent them on a daily basis. Just this week, emergency crews responded to an out-of-control blaze near the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino,...
Ben Affleck is notorious for his love of all things gambling. Not only has he acted in casino-themed films like Smokin' Aces and Runner, Runner, he's won countless sums of money at poker and blackjack tables in Las Vegas casinos. The actor is so talented...
The definition of the word “gambling” is being challenged in Hawaii right now as the operators of an arcade chain called Winner'z Zone respond to a cease-and-desist letter from a Honolulu prosecutor. Attorney Keith Kaneshiro warned the company...
In a world where men traditionally get paid more than women, casino employment is a promising career path for females. A recent summit held for and by the female segment of casino workers in Iowa celebrated this fact. The Iowa Gaming Commission sponsored...
A legislative study out of Pennsylvania suggests that some of the rules governing the state's casinos ought to be broken, or at least softened. Pennsylvania's Legislative Budget and Finance Committee speculated that, in order to boost business...
Italy has the fourth largest gambling market in the world. Only the United States, Japan, and Macau spend more time and resources on their gaming industries than Italy. The flourishing enterprise is a direct result of a political move 10 years ago which...
Remember 2005? Well, whether you do or don’t, 2005 was the year that the UK relaxed the regulations governing bookmakers and gambling related firms with the introduction of the ‘Gambling Act’. At the time, the fear was that every major...
Social media touches on just about every area and aspect of life, including gambling. Facebook is a great place for both advocates and opponents of gambling issues to state their views and drum up support. Anyone can start a Facebook page; it costs nothing...
Amidst the expansion of Internet gambling in America, some people remain firmly against the concept of free public access to financial games of chance at home. The Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG), for example, thinks online gambling is evil...
Last October, workers at a New York racino were overjoyed to discover that their labor union had scored them some big pay raises (read the full story). Almost immediately, the salaries of many buffet cooks, kitchen staff, cleaning staff, and customer...
Last month, a United States House subcommittee met to discuss the prospect of reversing the country's federal ban on Internet gaming. Six witnesses presented their testimonies, citing reasons for and against legalized online gambling in the country....
Even though online gambling is now legal in three states, several major credit card companies in the U.S. are refusing to be a part of the process. Representatives from American Express, Chase, and Wells Fargo all recently said that holders of their credit...
Even though New York voters approved a massive casino expansion in their state, Saratoga Springs residents are bracing themselves for a scenario they don't particularly want: A brand new casino in their backyard. The precise location of New York's...
A tongue-in-cheek website aimed at five-year-old sports bettors may soon find a home on the world wide web. An Australian group of concerned citizens known only as "SimBet" has threatened to launch their brainchild, SimBet.com. A representative...
Social media is infamous for perpetuating outrageous stories, both true and untrue. One of the most bizarre stories to surface this month involves a fictional infestation of free-roaming snakes in a Pennsylvania casino. According to some social media...
The Walt Disney Company is one of the most successful media conglomerate companies in the world. Just about everyone has heard of the Disney theme parks stationed in Florida, California, and abroad. Just about everyone has seen classic Disney films like...
Human trafficking is the buying and selling of human beings against their will. The humans are viewed as “slaves” that provide cheap labor, sexual services, or even internal organs for the purpose of medical transplants. In a casino setting,...
