A man convicted of a 2012 assault blames the drinks he was served at a Pennsylvania casino for his behavior. The man, Nicholas Mullins, is suing the casino which served him the drinks. Nicholas Mullins gambled at the Bethlehem Sands Casino one night in 2012. While gambling, Mullins claims he
Reality TV star Jake Harris was attacked and beaten after leaving a casino in Washington state in a robbery attempt. The 33-year old Jake Harris is star of the Discovery Channel program, Deadliest Catch. The attack happened in Quil Ceda Creek Casino in Marysville, Washington. A passanger in the car
Since Donald Trump was elected to be the next president of the United States, people in the global gaming community have discussed what its effects might be on online gambling. This is the first time a former casino owner has been president, so it is natural to speculate. All is
A federal judge decided on Wednesday that the Seminole Tribe has the legal right to offer blackjack and other banked card games in their land-based gaming venues over the next 14 years. The Seminoles were battling the state of Florida in the court case. The decision by Judge Robert Hinkle
International sports bettors report record levels of betting on the U.S. presidential election, which takes place on Tuesday, November 8. Online and land-based sportsbooks report a spike in gambling on POTUS proposition bets. The online sports betting exchange, Betfair, claimed that the "Next President" bet on its site had the
The Paris Las Vegas casino on the Vegas Strip was evaluated due to a power outage, which began at 9:45 am on Thursday. Some guests left immediately, but backup power was used to keep the casino operational until the early afternoon. Then, over 3,000 guests and the full casino staff
Qui Nguyen won the World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday night. Wearing his trademark Rocket Raccoon ballcap, Mr. Nguyen won the November Nine mini-event, which includes the final table of nine players who survived the July portion of the tournament. Qui Nguyen held second-place in the chip stack
MGM Resorts International said it is prepared to invest $10 billion in a Japanese brick-and-mortar casino, if ever Japan approves casio gambling. The Japanese Diet (parliament) appears on the verge of approving a landmark casino bill, which has proved elusive for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in recent years. The political
Katrina Bookman hit a $43.2 million jackpot at Resorts World New York City in August 2016. When she tried to collected the cash the next day, casino staff told her that the slot machine had malfunctioned and she had not won the jackpot after all. Instead, Resorts World offered the
The November Nine is set for a live broadcast this Sunday night on ESPN. The November Nine is the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, which began back in July. The boardcast team of Lon McEachern and Norman Chad provide the commentary in the live broadcast,
Glenda Blackwell decided to teach her husband a lesson about his gambling habits. To do so, she bought the wrong kind of lotto tickets from Suttles Quik Mart in Asheville, North Carolina. Her passive-aggressive plan backfired, because the scratch-off ticket won $1 million. Mrs. Blackwell's husband, Buddy, asked her to
The Party/Borgata Garden State Super Series V (GSSS V) ended this weekend with a surprising cancellation. Borgata and Party canceled the final stages of the event due to geolocation issues. With over $1.1 million in guaranteed prize pools and more than 75 online poker events, Borgata had touted the event
