In a new blog post released Tuesday, the world's largest online poker room PokerStars says that it is "saddened" by the impending closure of the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, a property it attempted - and failed - to purchase earlier this year. The Atlantic Club, which filed for bankruptcy protection
A cab driver in Las Vegas is $10,000 richer just for doing the right thing. Gerardo Gamboa, who says he has been driving a taxicab in America's gambling capitol for the past 13 years, discovered there was a brown paper bag stuffed with $300,000 in cash when a Bellagio doorman
Anyone who has been to a casino in recent years knows that big-name entertainment is just as important to the experience as the gambling is. And anyone who follows pop culture has no doubt heard about Britney Spears' brand new residency at Planet Hollywood, which kicked off last night before
2013 certainly has been a big year as far as regulated Internet-based betting is concerned. Only two years ago, in 2011, fans of online poker around the nation were lamenting the fact that access to the game became severely restricted for U.S.-based players after Black Friday. Now, just a couple
Heading into the most spirited time of the year, MGM Resorts certainly has something to celebrate. Last week the company was chosen to construct a new casino property in the state of Maryland, close to Washington D.C., this according to the Las Vegas Sun. Legislators cleared the way for casino
This week saw a big announcement from the powerful gambling lobbying group the American Gaming Association (AGA). This week the AGA made it known that three well-known gaming companies would be joining its ranks, with Churchill Downs, Wynn Resorts, and Station Casinos all signing on. Additions help shape AGA's future
Question: What do an Atlantic City casino and a mansion owned by basketball great Michael Jordan have in common? Answer: Both are having a heck of a time finding a buyer at auction. The Atlantic City casino in question is of course the beleaguered Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, which entered
For an entire generation of poker players, Rounders is often cited as the pivotal poker flick that defined an era. With Rounders 2 now slated to be made (a script has already been written), those who cherished the first incarnation of the film have something to look forward to, with some
In the near-constant chatter about which states might be next to follow in the footsteps of Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey to allow for legalized online poker and other casino games, Colorado is not one that is often mentioned. That might be changing, however, with the Denver Post reporting that
Caesars Entertainment this week filed a lawsuit against the head of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Stephen Crosby, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. The suit alleges that Crosby failed to disclose a conflict of interest as well as didn't give Caesars fair consideration when investigating the company for suitability to operate in the
Rafael Nadal probably didn't really need another title. After all, he is the number one tennis player in the world, has an Olympic gold medal, and has won thirteen Grand Slam singles titles, just to name a few of his accomplishments. In any event, Nadal added another achievement to his pile this
At a hearing held earlier this week, investigators enlisted by the state of Massachusetts to perform a routine background check advised state gaming regulators that MGM Resorts is fit to move forward with its plan to build a new land-based casino in Springfield, the second-largest metropolitan area in the state.
