After the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday, the odds for both Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio winning the GOP nomination for president have lowered. In the case of Senator Rubio, his odds have decreased by a whopping 40%. Prior to Saturday, Sen. Marco Rubio was listed as a
New Jersey lawmakers released details of a statewide referendum on two North Jersey casinos. The referendum is set for the November 2016 election night on November 8. The location of the casinos is still in doubt. The proposal indicates details about the casinos. The casinos must be at least 70
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada wants the state's most powerful union to assure tens of thousands of casino workers take part fo the upcoming Democratic caucuses on Saturday. The caucus system is a method of voting which requires a high level of commitment from voters. To get that level of
Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Reggie Rucker has been charged in a U.S. District Court for using charity donations to pay gambling debts and other expenses. According to a filing by a U.S. Attorney, Reggie Rucker used money from his charity to pay gambling debts, make mortgage payments, and pay
[caption id="attachment_6106" align="alignright" width="250"] Increased taxes on the Sands Bethlehem is one of several reasons LVS sold the casino to Wind Creek Hospitality.[/caption] A proposed tax on promotional credits in the State of Pennsylvania could be cost the Bethlehem Sands Casino millions of dollars a year. The Sands Casino is
A man was arrested in the Rivers Casino near Pittsburgh on Saturday morning after he allegedly tried to rob an Uber driver outside the establishment. He was picked up by Pittsburgh police inside the casino after a harrowing ordeal for the Uber driver. The driver picked up a man identified
Four people were rushed to the hospital in critical condition Tuesday when a bus headed to Mohegan Sun rolled over on I-95 North in Madison. The bus was traveled from Flushing in Queens, New York. Twenty-two of the 55 passengers on the bus were injured in the crash. Thirty people
A case is involving a 2011 casino shootout is going before the Nevada Supreme Court. The district attorney in Washoe County is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its earlier decision which overturned Ernesto Gonzales's conviction. Ernesto Gonzales is a former president of a chapter of Vegaos, a biker gang
Super Bowl gamblers wagered $132.5 million at Nevada casinos, setting a new record for gambling action on the Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos upset the 17-1 Carolina Panthers to become World Champions. The previous record was the $119.4 million wagered on the Super Bowl in 2014, when the same Denver
Former Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis wrote hot checks to pay off $170,000 in debts to the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. The sports website Deadspin obtained a court document showing Borgata had filed against Portis, claiming the checks he wrote had bounced. Clinton Portis is
One person was killed and two other people were critically injured in a casino shooting on Saturday. The shooting took place at 1:30 on Saturday afternoon at the Greenetrack Casino in Eutaw, Alabama. Only one of the people injured was shot. Police did not release details on how the other
Steven Skiena, a Computer Science professor at Stony Book University, recently gave an interview on the Odd Lots radio show on Bloomberg about his sports betting system. Computer professors do not normally talk to economic publications about gambling, but Dr. Skiena has a remarkable story. The professor built a model
