Civilization in 2015
• Our Phones – Wireless • Cooking – Fireless • Cars – Keyless • Food – Fatless • Tires –Tubeless • Dress – Sleeveless • Youth – Jobless • Leaders – Shameless • Relationships – Meaningless • Attitudes – Careless…
High rollers: Dealers describe special treatment, abuse
Michael Melia, Associated Press One high roller requests a refrigerator full of bananas that he squeezes and throws as he gambles. Another urinates against a wall. Other high-stakes players described by a pit manager at Mohegan Sun, one of the…
Fake trees that fueled Cosmopolitan fire aren't regulated by county codes
Bamboo Pool at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is shown after a fire burned decorative palm trees Saturday, July 25, 2015, on the Strip. By J.D. Morris (contact) Cosmopolitan Fire A fire broke out Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the…
Professional poker player Phil Ivey, sues casino that claims he cheated
Associated Press · ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A professional poker player has sued a casino that claimed he won $9.6 million by cheating at baccarat, alleging it knew about defects in the cards and then destroyed evidence. Phil Ivey…
Caesars reaches restructuring deal with second-tier creditors
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal · July 21, 2015 at 5:33 pm Caesars Entertainment Corp. struck an agreement with a large group of the company‘s second-tier debt holders, which could smooth out the bankruptcy reorganization of the casino operator‘s largest…
Waterpark, offices approved for Atlantic City casino area
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Plans for a family entertainment complex that will include an 81,000 square-foot waterpark have been approved for a former Atlantic City casino. And a second project calls for “corporate offices and potential academic use” at…
Italian police just raided a Mafia gambling empire.
Officers of Italy’s Carabiniere escort suspected ‘Ndrangheta crime-syndicate boss Pasquale Condello, second on the left, to a waiting helicopter in Reggio Calabria Italian police said on Wednesday they had seized assets worth 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) and issued 41…
Eldorado deal for MGM casinos makes company king of Reno
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Carano family, through its Eldorado Resorts Inc., has bet the house on Reno. The odds are seemingly tipped in their favor. An announced $72.5 million acquisition of Circus Circus Reno and 50 percent…
Casinos charged 42 percent more people with crimes in last fiscal year
CLEVELAND, Ohio – More people trespassed and cheated in Ohio’s four casinos in the past year, according to annual criminal statistics released this week by the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The number of total charges increased 42 percent from 319…
Siblings in gambling case roll snake eyes at appeals court on cheating cse
DETROIT (AP) – The ball landed on 14 for a big winning bet. But the court case? Snake eyes. The Michigan appeals court has affirmed the convictions of a brother and sister who were accused of cheating at roulette at…