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TERRY DOWNEY ALIANTE GAMING

Terry Downey has successfully worked with Station Casinos for many years to retire afterwards. Nevertheless, he later turned out to be Aliante Gaming’s president and general manager. Aliante Gaming owns the North Las Vegas-based Aliante resort....

PLAINRIDGE PARK CASINO MASSACHUSETTS OPENS

With the opening of the first-ever casino on Wednesday, Plainridge Park, Massachusetts will welcome a completely new casino era for itself. The casino will feature around 1,500 advanced slot machines along with a lustrous sports bar, which is named after...

SCHENECTADY RIVERS CASINO NEW DESIGN

According to Rush Street Gaming (RSG), a renowned developer based in Chicago, the casino property worth $330 million, which is to get developed in Schenectady, New York, may have a few amendments in its design. The company announced that these changes...

JEFF GURAL CASINO PROPOSAL | NEW JERSEY

New York’s Jeff Gural, a venerated real estate business tycoon, recently proposed expansion of gambling to North Jersey. For more than two years, he has run the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J. NY Real Estate Businessman, Jeff Gural,...

LAS VEGAS CASINOS SKILL-BASED VIDEO GAMES

Gambling in Las Vegas is on the verge of undergoing a revamp. Clearly, the millennials i.e. those born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s give more preference to skill-based video games over slot machines. And earlier this month, Nevada Gov....

PLAYER CHEATED AT SKYBOOK CASINO

In its blog, The POGG (Players Online Gambling Guide) detailed a complaint they received from a player who said that he got cheated in one of the games provided by the online casino he was playing in. The casino and game in question was Skybook and 2 Ways...

GAMBLING ADDICTION NEW ZEALAND

According to gambling experts, new migrants in New Zealand are increasingly getting addicted to gambling, with some of them realizing a loss of their complete savings throughout life. Experts are of the notion that these migrants are being highly targeted...

SKILL-BASED GAMING FOR ATLANTIC CITY

Casinos today are filled with games of chance. To win at a penny slot machine, for example, a patron needs a little luck on his or her side. Roulette, keno, and baccarat are three other popular games of chance found in gaming halls. Recently, David Rebuck...

HOW DON JOHNSON POCKETED $15.8 MILLION AT ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS

When Don Johnson began playing blackjack 15 years ago, he had no idea his gift for the game would one day earn him millions of dollars. Between December 2010 and April 2011, however, that is exactly what happened. Johnson, over the course of these five...

ROULETTE WHEEL - SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW

Can Roulette Be Rigged? Pierre Coulon Gamblers who don't understand the inner workings of a casino sometimes wonder if the games they play are set up fairly. When a casino patron loses against a slot machine, for example, he or she might wonder...

NEW YORK GOVERNOR USES QUICK DRAW TO MAKE A FAST BUCK

The use of gambling revenue to fund societal institutions like public education raises a challenging ethical question. While some people feel it is okay for the government to dangle temptations like slot machines and keno in front of its citizens in the name...

FLORIDA GAMBLING SCANDAL

Jerry Bass (National commander of Allied Veterans of the World) In 1989, a charity for veterans called Allied Veterans of the World was born. The charity, under the guidance of well-intentioned leader Harold Grossman, used bingo games and bake sales...

NEVADA SENATOR'S POLITICAL GAMBLING BILL COULD OPEN A WORLD OF GAMBLING OPTIONS

Senator Richard "Tick" Segerblom is a fourth-generation Nevada politician. An aggressive Democrat, Segerblom has fought for the rights of the citizens of Nevada through numerous campaigns and self-initiated bills. On March 25, 2013, Segerblom...

GAMBLING LITIGATION STUDY GROUP CONSIDERS SUING ONLINE CASINOS

Legalized online gambling, once just a pipe dream, is now a reality in the United States. Just this month, the state of Nevada gave the go-ahead to the country's first legal online gambling website, Ultimate Poker. Other states are expected to follow...

FORMER MAYOR'S $1 BILLION GAMBLING SPREE BLAMED ON GRIEF AND BRAIN TUMOR

In February 2013, a former San Diego mayor's dirty little secret became public: she was addicted to gambling. Maureen O'Connorwas so severely addicted to gambling, in fact, that she spent nine years and $1 billion dollars playing video poker and other...

ONLINE CHARITY GAMBLING - A NEW WAY TO GENERATE REVENUE

Ask anyone who has ever hit the jackpot at a casino or online site: gambling is a fun way to make money. With the advent of online casino games, this activity is not just about personal gain anymore. Charities in Minnesota and other areas of the world...

GAMBLING THEFT A SIGN OF ADDICTION: FIVE STORIES

America's legal system doesn't have a problem with people who take their own money to the casino for a bit of gambling fun. In fact, America's legal system is banking on the fact that many people will do just that. Casinos bring in revenue...

THE MEGA MOOLAH JACKPOT EXPLODES - €3,363,880.41 WON

Online casino players the world over are crying a sigh of disbelief this week, after their chances of bagging a multi-million Euro jackpot have fallen in tatters with the news that a competitor at Ladbrokes Casino has stolen the show and scooped the phenomenal...

BETTING SYSTEM

What is a Betting System? It is a so-called strategic plan prepared after a study of prior wins and losses, and is supposed to increase player’s chances of winning more bets in less time. let's start from the basics. There are three different...

MANILA'S 'ENTERTAINMENT CITY' TO COMPETE WITH SINGAPORE AND MACAU

The top two Asian gambling destinations, Singapore and Macau, have a new competitor: Manila, capital city of the Philippines. The city recently opened one of three brand new casino resorts which developers have been diligently planning for the area. Solaire...

INTERNET GAMBLING STRATEGIES: MYTHS VS. FACTS

The world of internet gambling has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade so it’s easy to see why so many people dedicate themselves to forming gaming strategies for online casinos. There are hundreds of sites spread around the internet...

FINALLY A REGULATION THAT GIVES STABILITY TO GAMBLING IN INDONESIA

Ashwin Sasongko (Ministry’s informatics applications chief) Indonesia officials have got together to come up with a way to finally put an end to illegal online gambling in the country, according to the latest news. The notice comes at a time...

FIVE WOMEN LEFT IN ON DAY SIX OF WSOP MAIN EVENT

Female poker pro Elizabeth Hille Last week we saw five women remaining in the 6th day of the WSOP Main event. We think that is pretty good going, considering the fact that it has been seventeen years since a woman has been seen at the main event tables....

NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES - SHAKOPEE TRIBE IN MINNESOTA

Shakopee mdewakanton sioux community (coat of arms) The Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota tribe in Minnesota is one of the wealthiest tribal nations in the United States, thanks to its two thriving casinos. Court records indicate that each adult in the tribe...

THE SINGAPOREAN CRIMINAL LAWS PUNISH 3 CHEATING GAMBLERS

Cheating in a land-based casino in any country is hard. With pit bosses roaming around the casino floor making sure that everything is in order, you would think that surely nobody could wrangle a simple gambling game and come away with tens of thousands...

WHEEL OF FORTUNE PAYS $8.3 MILLION JACKPOT IN MISSISSIPPI

Tunica, Mississippi is a great example of a rags-to-riches town that has been improved by the gambling industry. Up until the 1990s, the small Mississippi River town was one of the poorest in the United States. Then, something miraculous happened: developers...