10 best locals casinos in Las Vegas
By STEPHANIE GRIMES REVIEWJOURNAL.COM 1. Tropicana Las Vegas Reviewers said the Trop has great customer service and feels more like a locals casino than a Strip casino. Except for this guy: “Anyone else tired of voting? I’m tire of being…
Wynn gets OK for online gambling in New Jersey but puts efforts on hold
Wynn Resorts Ltd. has gained approval to offer an Internet wagering website within New Jersey boundaries, but a spokesman for the Las Vegas-based casino operator said the company’s online gambling efforts are on hold. Wynn Resorts spokesman Michael Weaver said…
Mayweather denies losing $10.4 million on Broncos bet
Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses with stacks of cash in Las Vegas in 2012. The photo was circulated on social media on Sunday night as part of a hoax claiming Mayweather had bet $10.4 million that the Broncos would win the…
Santa Ysabel Casino, near San Diego, goes out of business
SANTA YSABEL — The Santa Ysabel Casino, which has been struggling financially for years and has debts of more than $50 million, has shut its doors. Santa Ysabel Tribal Chairman Virgil Perez confirmed the closure early Monday morning but declined…
Super Bowl fans bet record $119M at Nevada casinos
Hannah Dreier, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Gamblers wagered a record $119.4 million at Nevada casinos on the Super Bowl, allowing sportsbooks to reap an unprecedented profit as the betting public lost out in Seattle’s rout of the Peyton…
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popular poker blogger Jay “WhoJedi” Newnum caught stealing $700 of dealer tip money at Foxwoods
Poker Fuse.com Popular poker tournament photographer and videographer Jay “WhoJedi” Newnum was charged this past December with 5th degree larceny in the state of Connecticut allegedly for stealing dealer tip money from the poker room at Foxwoods Casino. According to…
Destination casinos in Florida an unlikely prospect this year
Shaun Bevan Reporter- South Florida Business Journal The prospect of a major overhaul of Florida’s tangled web of gambling laws or the approval of Las Vegas-style casinos in the 2014 legislative session faces growing odds despite promises from GOP legislative…
Sands China Quarterly Profit Rises 40% on Mass Gamblers
Sands China Ltd. (1928), the Macau casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson , posted a 40 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit as its resorts drew more bettors in the world’s biggest gaming market. Net income at the Hong Kong-listed…
$1 million buried in the yard of the daughter of a former law-and-order mayor of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Guilty pleas are unfolding in a gambling case that involves $1 million buried in the yard of the daughter of a former law-and-order mayor of Philadelphia. Brothers Joseph Mastronardo Jr. and John Mastronardo are charged with using…