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
Forbes Magazine placed Sheldon Adelson of Las Vegas Sands Corp. at the top of its list the world's wealthiest gambling industry billionaires. Forbes rated Sheldon Adelson as the 20th-richest person in the world, with an estimated $30.4 billion. The finance industry and economic magazine launched a real time tracker of
Federal immigration officials raided an illegal cockfighting and gambling ring in Detroit this past weekend. Officials said on Monday they have about 50 undocumented immigrants in custody, who might face deportation now. The gaming ring bust was lead by U.S. Customers and Immigratrations or "ICE" agents. ICE is the successor
In January 2017, a female customer at the MGM National Harbor had her $15,000 mink coat stolen from the coat-check rooms. The Washington Post described the coat as a "special item from Neiman Marcus with sentimental value". It had her monogrammed initials inside. The woman checked the coat at Fish,
The Lucky Dragon Casino is the first Las Vegas casino to offer a rolling chips program on a regular basis. Other Las Vegas casinos have tried rolling chips as a way to lure VIP guests, but none have embraced the system the way the new Chinese-themed boutique casino has. Like
The American Gaming Association released estimates today stating Americans would wager $10.4 billion on the NCAA's March Madness in the coming weeks. The AGA noted that $295 million would be wagered legally at the Las Vegas Strip sportsbooks. Those numbers are meant to underscore the folly of the Professional and
On Monday, Mississippi Governer Phil Bryant signed into law House Bill 967, which regulates daily fantasy sports in the state. House Bill 967 was sent to Gov. Bryant's desk on March 2. Mississippi is the first U.S. state to regulate daily fantasy sports in 2017. The bill gives the Mississippi
