January 1st, 2011 – by Glen Farmer The saga of Sothea Sinn has finally concluded, as the SkyCity Casino in Wellington, NZ, has finally paid the man his winnings – despite having once excluded himself from the casino. Last August, Sothea Sinn, 28, won a jackpot playing Caribbean Stud poker. SkySinn refused to pay the … Read more
January 5th, 2011 – by Glen Farmer The New Jersey Casino Control Commission is set to dole out several fines to Atlantic City Casinos who have recently commit infractions. A total of $115,000 will be handed out due to the incidents that have occurred. The fines are being handed out Wednesday. The reasons cited were … Read more
January 4th, 2011 – by Glen Farmer Though another casino was planned for Philadelphia, the plan has been cut short by Foxwoods’ inability to get their casino off the ground. Their license has been stripped, and officials in Pennsylvania have debating what to do with the gap left by what would have been Philadelphia’s second … Read more
January 3rd, 2011 – by Glen Farmer With 2011 ringing in changes in the state’s government, proponents to gambling are becoming optimistic that some of the casinos in the state could reopen. A new governor and attorney general will take office, causing some changes in how gambling will be handled in the state of Alabama. … Read more
January 2nd, 2011 – by Glen Farmer A pair of casinos in the United States have recently paid out enormous jackpots to several lucky winners. Between the two, over $10 million dollars had been won by big winners. In California, a San Leandro firefighter won an enormous surprise. In starting the new year, Dale Valentine … Read more
January 1st, 2011 – by Glen Farmer Last week, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas agreed to pay over $500,000 to settle claims involving drugs and sex. The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a complaint against the hotel over allegations that the gaming center was allowing the sale of drugs in private … Read more
December 31st, 2010 – by Glen Farmer On Wednesday, Station Casinos gave $13,000 to the Salvation Army in order to make up for the charity cash that was stolen from the Salvation Army’s headquarters over the weekend. According to reports, the initial $13,400 was stolen out of a back room where volunteers count money from … Read more
December 30th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania is set to remove 300 slot machines from their gaming floor. The casino apparently feels that having over 2,400 slot machines is too many. Before receiving approval of removing 150 machines, Mount Airy had originally petitioned to drop 300 from their … Read more
December 29th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer When the Pennsylvania casino industry was established, homeowners had been told to expect revenue from the casinos to help by providing tax breaks. The property tax breaks can now be expected in the year of 2011. Halfway through the fiscal year, homeowners are now expecting to receive breaks … Read more
December 28th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer For the past few months, casino workers in Mississippi have been attempting to get their piece of the BP oil spill relief fund. Many casino workers had applied for the company’s compensation fund, which led up to a bitter battle. Casino workers had made the claim that due … Read more