(California – Illegal Gambling) A massive raid of nearly a dozen Vietnamese cafes led by San Jose police and the FBI
Full article with pictures http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_27692738/san-jose-cafe-raids-start-broader-crackdown-illegal SAN JOSE — A massive raid of nearly a dozen Vietnamese cafes led by San Jose police and the FBI was the first phase in an ongoing campaign to crack down on illegal gambling and…
(Cuba) With restrictions between the US and Cuba eased, a bygone world of luxury awaits for tourists.
Full article with some very cool pictures http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2991372/Mob-rule-Lucky-Luciano-s-luxury-hideout-casinos-loved-Hollywood-experience-glamour-Havana-s-heyday.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Replies: No replies were posted for this topic.
(United Kingdom) Ritz Casino sues high-roller clients after gambling debts lead to £12.5 million loss
Gambler: Nora Al-Daher last year lost a bid to sue the casino JAMIE DUNKLEY The Ritz Casino has been dragged deep into the red by unpaid gambling debts that have forced it to launch a series of multi-million-pound legal cases…
Estimated 40 million fill out brackets
The American Gaming Association estimates that 40 million Americans will fill out more than 70 million brackets and wager approximately $9 billion on the NCAA tournament, according to research released Thursday. The $9 billion is more than double what the…
Kentucky's perfection makes Vegas squirm over 50-1 payouts
Eben Novy-Williams, Bloomberg The University of Kentucky’s undefeated regular season has Nick Bogdanovich sweating. If the Wildcats don’t lose this year, his employer will. The director of trading at sports book operator William Hill U.S., Bogdanovich in July listed 50-1…
(Detroit) Charity poker operator faces illegal gambling charges
A Warren Millionaire Party supplier suspended last year will be one of the first operators of the popular charity poker games in the state charged with illegal gambling. Fouad “Fred” Haddad, who owns Millionaire Party supplier Total G Services, will…
(Florida) Tribe rolls dice on new hotel at Immokalee casino
The Seminole Tribe of Florida will debut a new hotel at one of its casinos tomorrow. The tribe added a 99-room, four-story hotel to the Seminole Casino Immokalee. The cost of the project was not reported. “The hotel is really…
(Pennsylvania) Child Left In Vehicle Outside Parx Casino
BENSALEM, Pa., (CBS) – Bensalem Police say they have arrested a Philadelphia man for allegedly leaving his seven-year-old child alone in a vehicle in the parking lot of Parx Casino. At about 6:27 p.m. Tuesday, Bensalem Police say they arrested…
The Rock Star: Peter Morton and the Birth of the Hard Rock
How an ‘accidental capitalist’ built the Hard Rock Hotel 20 years ago—and showed the city where the real action is By David G. Schwartz Peter Morton First from left with the Eagles opening weekend at Hard Rock This is it:…
Revel sale resurrected; $82M price agreed on for ex-casino (updated)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A Florida developer agreed to buy Atlantic City’s former Revel Casino Hotel for $82 million on Tuesday, a week after a bankruptcy judge declared his former deal to buy it at a higher price dead….