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
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was gambling on sports prior to being waived by the Dallas Cowboys during the 2015 NFL season, according to the Dallas Morning News. The DFW newspaper cited four separate sources which said Randle "had been involved in placing wagers on sporting events during the
Amaya Inc. says it has received a non-binding proposal from its CEO, David Baazov, to purchase the company for C$21 per share. If accepted, the proposed value of the deal would be C$4.39 billion, which is $3.13 billion in American dollars. That value is based on a fully diluted share
Storms caused by El Nino have unearthed a "party ship" which crashed on the California coast in 1936. The ship, named the SS Monte Carlo, was a anchored off the coast for San Diego for years. The SS Monte Carlo was the casino cruise ship of it day, though it
An illegal gambling ring set up by a former USC Trojans football player is alleged to have used terror tactics against its victims. Some of the tactics used include mailed videos of beheadings, as well as photos of the desecration of the grave sites of victim's deceased family members. The
British bookmakers have adjusted their betting odds on whether Donald Trump will win the Republican Party's nomination for president. In the newly published odds at Ladbrokes, Donald Trump is now even-money to win the nomination. A person can bet $10 to receive $10, plus their initial stake. Ladrokes also has
Gov. Chris Christie announced this week that Atlantic City is going to have its finances turned over to the state guardianship for the next 5 years. The plan was announced in conjuction with New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney and AC Mayor Don Guardian. The three men agreed that
Caesars Entertainment has been warned that a US bankruptcy judge might force the casino company to begin liquidation proceedings if Caesars continues on its present course of action. If a judge ordered such proceedings, Caesars Entertainment might have to divest itself of assets controlled by the parent company and not
Donald Trump threatened to sue The Washington Post if it ran a story on his junk bond dealings with the Trump Taj Mahal. The Post ran a story on Monday which told the story, which showed Donald Trump saying one thing and doing another. The story also belies Trump's narrative
