Vin Diesel Scores ??Action Star of the Year?? Award at CinemaCon in Las Vegas
Vin Diesel, scored big this week after taking home the award for ??Action Star of the Year?? at this year??s CinemaCon convention at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The weeklong event welcomed cinema industry giants and celebrities who were....... .....
Taxpayer Money Continues To Be Used For Illegal Gambling Raids
Despite pleas from residents to do something more useful with their tax money, jurisdictions around the US have continued to use the funds to conduct illegal gambling raids that sometimes do not even lead to arrests. .....
The Nature Of The Beast, Gamblers Grow Weary On Opening Day
Gamblers can be as superstitious as any group of people, and they also can be the most overactive group. Major League Baseball teams have played only one game, and already bettors are panicking at some of the outcomes on the first day. .....
Online Gambling REegulations Key To Lowering US Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate in the US dropped to a two year low of 8.8% in March. Over 200,000 jobs were created in the month, but gambling expansion could be the key to wiping out the unemployment problem in the country. .....
Top 5 iPad 2 Casino Apps To Help You Get Your Game On
So you may be playing mobile casino games on your iPhone, but have you tried playing on iPad 2 yet? If you??re one of the lucky ones to have already upgraded to Apple??s latest version of the iPad then as you can imagine there are already updated....... .....
Gomes Cleaning House At Resorts Leads To Lawsuit Against Casino
Dennis Gomes is trying to help revive the Atlantic City casino industry. When Gomes took over as the new owner of Resorts Casino Hotel, he vowed to go after a younger clientele, and he unveiled a vision of branding the casino resort after twenties....... .....
MGM China Looks To Capitalize On Sands Stock Instability
Gaming companies are always looking for an opening to move into new stock exchanges and MGM Mirage may have found theirs. With controversy surrounding Las Vegas Sands and their China arm, Sands China, MGM is preparing a Hong Kong IPO. .....
Bookmakers Stores Still Important
Older people still enjoy visiting betting shops.
It is still important that the country's bookmakers offer retail outlets for punters to place bets in, says an industry expert.
Joel Keeble, head of special projects at H2 Gambling Capital, explains....... .....
NCAA Tournament Final Four Betting Odds: Butler, VCU Have Value
The NCAA Tournament resumes this weekend, with Butler and Virginia Commonwealth as the third and fourth betting choices to win the title. One of the teams must at least make the title game, providing good value for some bettors. .....
Governor Christie Dropping The Ball On New Jersey Gaming Expansion
Governor Chris Christie held a series of gaming summits late last year to determine the best course of action to help the struggling Atlantic City casino industry and determine what other areas of the state could benefit from expansion.
This year,....... .....
Lottery Gambling Vending Machines Safe In Arkansas For Now
The Arkansas Lottery can rest easier now that they have learned their gambling vending machines are safe for now. A proposal to ban lottery vending machines in the state failed in a House committee on Thursday.
Senator Sue Madison of Fayetteville....... .....
Raimund I. of WI Scores $18K Playing Online Blackjack
Our second place spot went to Arvind V. of NY who worked his magic at the craps tables and scored a grand total of $12,371. Congratulations to Raimund and Arvind who hit it big over the weekend playing their favorite casino games. .....
Southeast Kansas Residents May Never Get Casino They Approved
Voters in Southeast Kansas are wondering why they approved casino gambling four years ago, yet they do not have a facility built yet. The truth is, they may never get the casino they have been promised. .....
Analysts Not Worried Yet About Sands China Regulatory Issue
First it was Las Vegas Sands under scrutiny in the US for possible corruption, and now their Asian arm, Sands China Ltd., is taking heat for possible regulatory violations. .....
CinemaCon Kicks Off At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
CinemaCon is one of the many events taking place this week in Las Vegas and for the next couple of days the town will be flooded with celebrities among other professionals from the movie industry. The event is currently taking place in Caesars....... .....
Opening Day Has Arrived With Optimism Among Gamblers For 2011
Opening Day is one of the richest traditions in American history, and the 2011 edition is less than one day away. With the season set to begin Thursday, gamblers are again optimistic this will be a profitable year. .....
Las Vegas Casinos Hoping Mob Personality Will Lure Back Gamblers
Las Vegas casinos have tried almost everything to bring gamblers back to Sin City, and now they are returning to their roots. Two new mob attractions are the key to what casinos hope will be an increase in gambler activity in Sin City. .....
Illinois Casino Workers Back In Harms Way As Smoking Ban Lifted
Illinois lawmakers chose money over the health of their residents on Tuesday when they voted to lift a smoking ban in state casinos. The elimination of the ban will put thousands of Illinois residents at risk of secondhand smoke. .....
Georgia And Colorado Authorities Conduct Gambling Raids
The illegal gambling raids around the US continued this week as authorities in both Georgia and Colorado shut down different forms of illegal gambling operations. .....
Just When Heat Look Like Betting Favorites, They Lose To Cavaliers
The Miami Heat have been the most frustrating team for NBA gamblers this season. After running off a winning streak of late, Miami again puzzled bettors with a loss to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday night. .....
Problem Gambling Ad By Oregon Lottery Aiming At Women
It is no longer just men that suffer the dangerous effects of gambling addiction. In Oregon, a new problem gambling awareness campaign is focusing on women who have addictions to the popular entertainment form. .....
High Tech Hotel Rooms Coming To Sands Bethlehem Casino
Sands Casino Resort has been just a casino since it opened, but in May, a 300-room hotel with high tech gadgets will open at the Bethlehem casino resort. .....
Study Suggests Problem Gambling Worse Than Alcohol Addiction
A new study suggests that problem gambling has overtaken alcohol addiction among adults. With gambling expansion at an all-time high, some analysts believe the study to be true. .....
Thompson Putting On Full Court Press For Texas Gambling Expansion
Texas Representative Senphronia Thompson is putting on the full court press when it comes to gambling expansion in the state. Thompson has proposed three separate bills that would add casinos and video gambling in Texas. .....
Top Celebrity Gambling Hotspots in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a great place to find celebrities, if that??s your sort of thing, and if you??re looking to rub elbows with the best of them, then there are a few casinos and hot spots that just may make the paparazzo inside you all giddy inside.Top....... .....
NBA Championship Betting Odds: Spurs Struggling Down The Stretch
The San Antonio Spurs have been healthy the entire year and have all but secured home court advantage in the playoffs. The Spurs may need that home court as they are struggling down the stretch. .....
Texas Lawmaker Says No To Gambling; Voters Want To Make Decision
Texas state Senator Robert Duncan came out on Monday against any and all gambling expansion bills that could be proposed, while voters are showing that they want the final say on the gambling issue. .....
Lady Gaga Wows Crowds With Her MGM Grand Show
Some of the biggest queens of pop music made their way to Las Vegas this weekend with Britney kicking off her comeback concert, Fergie performing and Lady Gaga putting on one heck of a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as part of her....... .....
South Carolina Authorities Bust Illegal Boat Gambling Operation
The South Carolina Law enforcement Division was involved in a gambling bust on Saturday involving a man who was running an illegal gambling operation on a boat. .....
Grand Duke Chooses Playtech As Online Gambling Software Provider
Each week it seems like a new, up and coming online casino is launched, and this past week Integra Gaming LTD, announced that they have chosen Playtech as the software provider for the Grand Duke Casino. .....
Final Four Betting Odds Released: Kentucky The New Favorite
This past weekend is the type that makes gamblers want to quit betting for a while. All of the number one seeds left in the NCAA Tournament were bounced, leaving Kentucky as the betting favorite heading into the Final Four. .....
Nova Scotia Takes Steps To Further Regulate Gambling
Nova Scotia will be switching full time to a new law that requires gamblers to use monitoring cards when they are playing at video lottery terminals. It is a further attempt by the government to regulate the gambling industry. .....
NFL Star Mark Sanchez Joins Palms Casino Owner Maloof For Charity Event
New York Jets quarterback, Mark Sanchez was in Las Vegas for the week for a stint of charity work at the Boys and Girls Club together with Palms Casino owner George Maloof, Jr. The two took time out of their busy schedules to put on a sports....... .....
Unite Here Continues To Challenge Revel Casino Project Funds
New Jersey believes that the new Revel Entertainment Inc. casino project in Atlantic City i could help revive the gaming industry in the state, but Unite Here is pushing forward with opposition to public funds going to the project. .....
Less Gamblers Going To Las Vegas For Casinos In 2010
Gamblers have a wide array of choices these days when it comes to casino options, and more and more, they are choosing to go to other destinations outside of Las Vegas. .....
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