Tiananmen Square protester sentenced to 47 months for credit scheme at Strip casinos
By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL A Chinese-born California woman who said she fled to the United States following bloody student protests in Beijing was sentenced to 47 months in prison Wednesday for her role in a $2.2 million credit…
The Special Therapist
An Arizona couple, both well into their 80’s, go to a sex therapist’s office. The doctor asks, ‘What can I do for you?’ The man says, ‘Will you watch us have sexual intercourse?’ The doctor raises both eyebrows, but he…
Virgin online casino site launches Friday in NJ
Wayne Parry, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The Virgin Group is poised to launch its online casino gambling site in New Jersey. Gambling on virgincasino.com, one of 15 gambling websites approved last fall by New Jersey regulators, is…
Super Bowl Weather Delays Vegas Prop Bets for Manning Touchdowns
By Erik Matuszewski. Bloomberg Potential snowfall totals and record-low temperatures are among the extra variables oddsmakers have to take into consideration this year before they release their Super Bowl proposition wagers. When the Denver Broncos meet the Seattle Seahawks in…
New York Times Editorial: Saratoga Springs Doesn't Need a Casino.
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2 Vegas hotel-casinos to start accepting Bitcoin
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Two casinos in downtown Las Vegas plan to start accepting the online currency Bitcoin. The D casino and the city’s oldest casino, the Golden Gate, will accept Bitcoin at their hotel front desks beginning Wednesday. Bitcoins…
Siberian Gamblers Cut Off Left Ears After Arm Wrestling Bet
Out in sub-zero Siberia, two Russians have become the new poster-boys on the evils of gambling after cutting off their left ears to honor a bet in an arm wresting contest after calling it a draw. The expression to lose…
Within 15 minutes of number being posted, Denver goes from small underdog to the favorite in Super Bowl 48
The over-under was set at 47 for the Feb. 2, the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city From Las Vegas Sun Place your bets: This year’s nearly dead-even Super Bowl matchup could generate a record amount of money…
Poker blogger gets probation for casino theft
Associated Press Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 | 4:15 p.m. MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — A poker blogger was sentenced to a probation program for stealing nearly $700 at a Connecticut casino by using chopsticks to pull cash out of a hole in…
Canucks, Flames open game with brawl, 142 penalty minutes
The opening minutes of the NHL game, which the Canucks won 3-2 in a shootout, was like a scene from the movie Slapshot. It brought back memories of when teams like the Broad Street Bullies and Big Bad Boston Bruins…