The Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, February 22 will be the 10th-largest in the multistate lottery's history. The jackpot for the Wednesday night drawing now sits at $403 million. Five of the ten biggest Powerball jackpots have happened since the beginning of 2016. That is no coincidence. In October 2015, the
The state of New Jersey and Borgata Casino in Atlantic City have agreed to a settlement in a longstanding tax dispute. To end the dispute, New Jersey agreed to pay Borgata $72 million. It was not New Jersey which owed the money to Atlantic City's most successful brick-and-mortar casino. It
Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) is ready to launch as the first multi-channel sports betting network in the United States. Longtime ABC, ESPN, and CBS sportscaster Brent Musburger has been hired for VSiN Network coverage. The VSiN television studio is located in the sportsbook of the South Point in
Earlier this month, it was announced that Sheldon Adelson reneged on an agreement to pay $650 million into the proposed $1.9 billion domed stadium planned for Las Vegas. Subsequent reports suggest that Adelson's decision is final. The loss of funding puts the Oakland Raiders' move to Las Vegas in jeopardy.
[caption id="attachment_7222" align="alignright" width="250"] Over 70 former patients claim Abilify caused them to engage in problem gambling behavior.[/caption] Former Abilify users have filed hundreds of lawsuits against its prescription drug manufacturers, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, claiming the anti-psychotic drugs causes compulsive behavior. In some cases, some users of the
Richard Corcoran, Florida's new Speaker of the House as of late-2016, is planning a lawsuit against International Game Technology over the state's Florida Lottery contract. According to Corcoran's filing, the Florida Lottery overstepped its authority by making a deal which required the legislature to spend more money. The Florida House
As pitchers and catchers report to Major League Baseball spring training complexes, the debate about baseball gambling begins anew. All-time hits leader Pete Rose is the latest to weigh in on the ongoing sports betting debate. In an appearance on the premiere of season 3 of Joe Buck's AT&T Audience
The Government Accountability Office released a report this week suggesting that the U.S. Armed Services should screen for gambling disorder when hiring new personnel. The military screens for "addictive disorders", according to Brock Vergakis of the Virginia-Pilot. The GOA report estimated that 0.03% of all service members deal with problem
Jim Wheeler, a Republican from the 39th District (Minden), has introduced a new gambling bill in the Nevada General Assembly. If passed, the bill would lower the legal gambling age from 21 to 18 in the state of Nevada. Assembly Bill No. 86 Wheeler's proposal, Assembly Bill No. 86, also
New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak is proposing a new law which would allow Glenn Straub to operate TEN Casino without receiving a casino license. The new law comes in the wake of a court decision last week that rejected Straub's bid to open the newly-branded TEN Building without a
Russian casino cheats engineered a software program which made American slot machines go haywire in June 2014, according to a report released this week by Wired. The software caused several slot machines in the Lumiere Casino in St. Louis to produce a "negative hold" over two days in early June
"Operation Shark Bait" was a crackdown on an organized crime ring operated by a dozen members of the Genovese crime family. The criminal associated were charged on Thursday with illegal gambling, loan-sharking, and bootlegging. Illegal gambling payments made through a Costa Rican online sportsbook began the large investigation, which included
