Mississippi is selling bonds backed by its gambling taxes for the first time. The decision comes after Mississippi's take of casino revenues fell to its lowest level since 1997. That represents a historic decline for a state once known as the second most important gaming hub east of the Mississippi
Poker professional Vanessa Rousso has made it to the final of "Big Brother 17". To make the finals of the popular reality TV show on CBS, she had to make the final three competitors. The last person standing in the Survivor-style format wins $500,000, while the runner-up wins $50,000. Instead
Legendary gambler Archie Karas has received a lifetime ban from Nevada casino for cheating. Being assigned to the Black Book is a rare thing, and it is truly a lifetime ban. Karas will not be able to gamble in Nevada casinos for the rest of his life. The Black Book
Donald Trump's decades-long foray into the casino industry has became a talking point in the second Republican debate on Wednesday. Gov. George Pataki brought up the topic in the first debate of the day, the so-called "Happy Hour" debate. Gov. Pataki said Trump is unsuited to be president, then elaborated
Two developments in the past few days indicate New Jersey has a solid chance of having its appeal on sports betting heard before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. New Jersey lost a 2-1 decision before the appellate court last month, but has the legal right to
An MGM Resorts International official called the recent signing of a political and economic alliance between the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes of Connecticut "the result of an illegal and unfair gaming act". MGM Resorts's statement came as a reply to last week's news that the two Native American tribes
PayPal has been approved by gaming regulators in Nevada, while it is entering the New Jersey and Delaware online gambling sectors. Both are expected to give their approval to the US-based payment service, which should provide a much-needed boost to the New Jersey online gaming industry. The processing of payments
Ron Paul, former U.S. representative from Texas and current Libertarian lobbyist, wrote an op-ed article for U.S. News & World Report this week which said any Republican presidential candidate who supports Restore America's Wire Act will fail in the polls. Rep. Paul, whose son is Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky,
ACR Energy Partners claims the new owner of the Revel Casino is trying to flip the property to a new buyer. NJ.com reported the ACR Energy's court documents filed in federal court last Friday claimed that Polo North "refuses to pay for energy services, while it tries to flip the
The New Jersey horse racing industry asked the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to review its recent decision involving sports betting. The court battles between the New Jersey gambling industry and the top American sports leagues have garnered significant attention, because a win by New Jersey could strike down the
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is betting on a $110 million development to boost revenues in its casino and gain a stranglehold on gambling in the southeastern portion of the state. The new casino, Harrah's Cherokee Valley River, is the second for the Cherokees in that
This week, a 2009 gambling case in Rhode Island had a direct impact on the outcome of a trial in Alabama. In each case, the arguments were the same. In both cases, the results were quiet similar, too. Alabama's Attorney General Luther Strange tried to shut down three tribal casinos,
