Famed Las Vegas businessman and sports gambler William "Billy" Walters was convicted of insider trading charges in a federal court on Friday. When asked about the verdict, Billy Walters told reporters, "Frankly, I'm in total shock." A Manhattan jury took two days to deliberate on the charges, but eventually found
Las Vegas sportsbooks are split on whether to refund gamblers who bet on Dustin Johnson to win the 2017 Masters tournament. Until world No. 1 Dustin Johnson injured his back during a fall down a flight of stairs, he was the favorite to win the PGA golf tournament, which began
Federal authorities raided the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Los Angeles County on Tuesday. Authorities seized thousands of financial records in the raid, seeking evidence of money laundering in an ongoing investigation. Becky Warren, a spokeswoman for the Bicycle Club, said that the business was "cooperating with authorities". Government agents
The Oneida Nation announced this week it plans to build a third casino in its part of central New York state. The new casinos is planned for Madison County on the edges of Onondaga County, where Syracuse is located. Assembly Racing Committee chairman Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, said the latest
The betting line on the NCAA Men's Title Game has North Carolina Tar Heels a 2-point favorite over the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The most common at the Las Vegas Strip sportsbooks have an over-under of 151. Many people consider this the best match-up in an NCAA Championship Game in many years.
Treasure Island Las Vegas owner Phil Ruffin and President Donald Trump would like to build an Off-the-Strip casino in Las Vegas in the near future. Whether the Nevada Casino Control Commission would approve of the development is a matter of some question. The 82-year old Phil Ruffin is one of
The number of poker table in Las Vegas casinos continues to decrease. In the last decade, Nevada's casinos have seen a 20% decline in poker tables. The closing of the Monte Carlo's poker room next month is the latest sign of Texas hold'em's decline in popularity. Casino floors evolve all
Glenn Straub, the owner of the former Revel Casino, has launched a free-play gaming site under his TEN brand. Straub is gathering potnetial customers, in case he and TEN Casino ever gain official licensing from the state. The TEN online casino website offers free credits for gamblers to player video slot
The Oakland Raiders received approval to move to Las Vegas today. At the NFL owner meetings on Monday, the Raiders received 31 of 32 votes from franchises. The Raiders needed 24 votes in order to relocate. The Miami Dolphins were the lone dissenter among the NFL teams, according to ESPN's
Investigators say a Cincinnati man's murder of a 64-year old man was due to mounting gambling debts. By the time Donald Dawson-Durgan murdered his former benefactor, he was $46,000 in debt. A jury in Judge Tom Heekin's Hamilton County Common Pleas Court is deliberating over the evidence. Deliberations begin anew
The Seneca Nation announced it would stop paying $110 million a year in gaming taxes to the State of New York. That $110 million figure is a portion of the gaming taxes owed each year from the Seneca Nation's casinos in Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and Salamanca. The Native American tribe say
Since Donald Trump accused the Obama Administration of wiretapping Trump Tower during the latter stages of the 2016 US Presidential Election, the American media has sought any confirmation of that accusation. No wiretapping evidence which conforms to President Trump's accusations has been found, but ABC News reports that the FBI
