Pennsylvania's top court rules $75,000 fine for employee's theft at casino illegal
Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The state Supreme Court on Tuesday found that a mandatory $75,000 fine imposed upon a poker dealer convicted of stealing $200 from the Rivers Casino is unconstitutional. “The fine at issue here, both in…
Commentaries Turnaround story unfolds for MGM Resorts International
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Business Press A few years ago, when the recession had a firm chokehold on the casino industry, MGM Resorts International was a mess. CityCenter opened in December 2009 to cost overruns and a depressed consumer…
Podcast: Liza Cartmell, President, Atlantic City Alliance
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England: Ritz casino wins high court battle to recover £1m from gambling addict
Wife of Oman’s foreign minister lost £2m in an evening but only repaid half after claiming casino had ‘duty of care’ to stop her The Ritz casino has won a court battle to recover £1m from a wealthy gambling addict…
Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore opening soon, you’d better believe rivalry is fierce
In the Maryland casino wars, the latest weapon of choice is the billboard. A Maryland Live billboard was clearly visible over the shoulder of Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) as she stood outside the unfinished Horseshoe Baltimore a few weeks…
New York: Caesars opens upstate office amid casino bid
WOODBURY, N.Y. (AP) – State regulators are not expected to decide on upstate New York casino licenses until this fall, but applicants are still staying active. Caesars New York will hold a ceremony Monday to mark to opening of its…
Everett Mayor DeMaria loosely accuses Boston of disrupting traffic in Sullivan Square during Gaming Commission meeting
BOSTON — The battle over the lone casino license in eastern Massachusetts took on an odd twist this week when the mayor of one of the host cities made loose accusations that a surrounding community was purposefully disrupting traffic patterns….
FL: Recently opened Dania Casino will close for $50M revamp
Low revenues, construction among reasons cited August 16, 2014|By Nick Sortal, SouthFlorida.com The house doesn’t always win after all. Just six months after opening, Broward County’s newest gambling option, Dania Casino and Jai-Alai, plans to close for at least a…
Donald Trump: Atlantic City Went Bad After I Left
Video on Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/video/donald-trump-atlantic-city-went-bad-after-i-left-qU~8naA3Q5WSfX9ou_yyTg.html Replies: Posted by: Dr Crapology on August 17, 2014, 7:47 pm Yea it probably went bad after he left because he drove it into the ground. Doc
Banks Don't Want To Be Responsible For Busting People For Laundering Money At Casinos
Robert DeNiro and Don Rickles in the 1995 film "Casino" NEW YORK (Reuters) – Large global banks are facing increased pressure from U.S. regulators to clamp down on casino money-laundering as the government pushes the industry to police not only…