Donnie and Marie: The Stay Power of the Classic Las Vegas Show
By Christopher G. Axelrod I recently attended the Donnie and Marie Show at the Flamingo Showroom with the understanding that they were soon taking some time off to allow for Olivia Newton John to begin her new “Summer Nights” show….
The US commercial casino industry generated $37.8 billion in 2013, expanding by 1.3 percent.
The United States commercial casino industry generated $37.8 billion in 2013, expanding by 1.3 percent. The growth in gaming revenue was the result of gaming expansion in new markets, but was tempered by existing markets experiencing declining revenue and market…
Florida House Speaker: “Lights Are Out” On Gambling
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – House Speaker Will Weatherford put a lid on any gambling legislation this session, including a proposal backed by the Senate’s first family that would require tracks to report greyhound injuries and deaths. “I would say at this…
Sands Bethlehem casino to be sold to Tropicana?
Tropicana Entertainment Inc, the company whose predecessor once bid to locate a casino in Allentown, has emerged as the most likely buyer, for the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in South Bethlehem, according to sources familiar with talks between the two…
BRITISH MAN GETS PRIVATES JAMMED IN SLOT MACHINE
It was a very unlucky day for Essex-born Patrick McCullough, 54, who had to be rescued by paramedics last Friday after his penis became stuck in a fruit machine. British man gets privates jammed in slot machineThis bizarre incident, reported…
The Risky Business of Loss Rebates
By Eliot Jacobson, Ph.D. In early 2011, Don Johnson won more than $15 million playing blackjack at Atlantic City. Before he began, he negotiated a number of perks that moved the edge squarely to his side. The most valuable was…
Brain region linked with gambling addiction identified by scientists
Scientists from the University of Cambridge believe they have identified the region of the brain that leads to problem gambling. The research could change the way gambling addicts are treated. The study found that brain damage affecting the insula –…
Atlantic City casino earnings fell 35 pct in 2013
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Not even a boost from Internet gambling money and the comparison with an extremely slow period after Superstorm Sandy could prevent Atlantic City’s casinos from seeing a big decline in their earnings in 2013. The…
$12.5M price tag for former Claridge casino sale
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Bally’s Atlantic City has revealed how much a buyer paid for the former Claridge casino hotel in Atlantic City. In a filing with state casino regulators made public Monday, Bally’s says TJM Properties paid $12.5…
Unauthorized sites said trying to entice legal online gamblers in N.J.
By Harold Brubaker, Inquirer Staff Writer POSTED: April 06, 2014 Since New Jersey legalized Internet gambling in November, offshore operators have intensified efforts to entice gamblers in the state to their unauthorized sites, according to an executive at one of…