13-1 long shot Cloud Computing won the Preakness Stakes today in an upset. Cloud Computing ran down Classic Empire on the back stretch, edging out the thoroughbred many thought was Always Dreaming's main competition. Always Dreaming, the Kentucky Derby winner, meanwhile finished in 8th place. Halfway through the race, it
Chris Cornell, the lead singer for Soundgarden and Audioslave, died of an apparent suicide at the MGM Grand Detroit. The 52-year old icon of the grunge rock era was found dead overnight in his room at the casino-hotel. The Wayne County Medical Examiner determined Cornell's death to be suicide by
A Las Vegas police officer used a stun gun on a man 7 times during a struggle at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday. The police officer also held the man in a neck hold for one minute, before the man lost consciousness. The man, 40-year
A Las Vegas rehab center is using 2 video poker machines to help stroke patients and those with other maladies regain their muscle motor skills. The patients using the video poker machines include those with Parkinson's Disease, amputees, and any other medical issue which affects motor ability. The HealthSouth Rehab
The Nevada Gaming Commission is considering a change in the state's gaming laws which would close a loophole for money launderers. The change being considered involves current transaction reports, usually referred to as CTRs. Anytime a gambling transaction over $10,000 is processed, Nevada casinos are supposed to file a report
Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International each have rolled out programs in the last year to stop giving free drinks to visitors who do not gamble. Now, patrons must play to get a free cocktail. For decades, free drinks at Las Vegas casinos have been the standard. While players view
Nevada Democrats want a public hearing to look into the state's Republican Attorney General's interactions with Las Vegas Sands representatives. Democrats say Adam Laxalt's meetings with a Republican political donor's representatives may amount to corruption, because of the legal advice Laxalt provided. Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt met with representatives
Resorts Casino plans to test the legality of daily fantasy sports in New Jersey. Resorts Casino signed a deal with Sports AD, a business-to-business (B2B) daily fantasy sports supplier. The Atlantic City casino will partner with the DFS supplier to launch FastPick, a daily fantasy sports product that will be
A casino company might soon hold naming rights to an NFL stadium. Gila River Gaming Enterprises, which owns four casinos in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Gila River Gaming might soon own the naming rights to the Arizona Cardinals' stadium, which originally was named Cardinals Stadium and currently is named University
A man who filed a lawsuit against the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in 2014 was awarded $160 million by a Las Vegas jury on Wednesday. The attack allegedly occured in 2012. The 5-week trial targeted The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the Marquee nightclub, and Roof Deck Entertainment LLC. The lawsuit
Problem gambling experts say the rate of gambling addiction women at-or-near retirement age is increasing "in scope and severity". Those experts say the women's compulsive gaming habits have caused many to lose significant amounts of money, while jeopardizing their retirement. Keith Whyte of the National Council on Problem Gambling said
The 2017 Kentucky Derby runs at Churchill Downs this Saturday. The race this year has 20 entries, which could cause problems for several of the favorites, who run from some of the outside gates. A number of relatively unknown or untouted horses have entered the field, including Untrapped (58-1), State
