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Casino Miami may be one of the oldest gambling facilities in Florida, but it’s in the middle of a massive renovation that owners say will instantly bring it “into 2016”. The property is getting a $20 million facelift that starts at the entrance way and spans far into the intramural spaces of popular Miami casino, adding several...

Statistics have clearly shown that the online casino industry is booming, and it doesn’t show signs of stopping anytime soon. In fact, the online and mobile gambling industries are projected to continue growing well into the future. Those who got in early are sipping cocktails on a remote island, and I’m sure there’s plenty...

After neighbors in Pennsylvania rejected an airport slots bill yesterday under the premise that it might “cannibalize” the state’s casinos, one lawmaker in New Jersey proposed a similar plan to increase revenue by installing slot machines at AC International Airport. He rejected the idea of cannibalization, saying it would pose no threat to the...

For more than a century, people have been mesmerized by slot machines. Coin after coin, pull after pull of a lever (or push after push of a button), millions of people have stared longingly into a slots’ window, hoping against hope that the next spin will release the coveted jackpot prize. For Lou Adler,...

Pennsylvania is considered by many experts to be the next most likely state to join Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey by passing an internet gambling bill. When Rep. John Payne introduced HB 649 last year, hopes were high that 2016 would see its passage. Now, after 5 months of stagnation, some are questioning whether the bill stalled...

Caesars Entertainment is a massive corporation with multiple subsidiaries that control worldwide hotel and casino properties, a full-scale online gaming operation, the prestigious World Series of Poker brand and much more. The company hasn’t been faring well of late. With debt mounting and Chapter 11 in progress, there are fears the company may not...

No one likes paying taxes. Duties on London Casinos are exceptionally high, and make up a notable portion of the region’s administrative budget each year. Now, according to an inside probe by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, it seems some London casinos are avoiding the taxman by accepting bets on live feeds of roulette wheels...

If you’ve stayed at a major hotel chain or played their casino slots lately, you may have noticed things are getting a bit more aromatic these days. The latest marketing trend isn’t promotional, but a fragrant one geared towards appealing to their customer’s noses. Smells like a winning combination – if you’re not asthmatic or allergic to them....

Since late 2013, the Borgata Casino Resort has been striving to build a stellar reputation for its New Jersey online poker operation – one to matches its longstanding supremacy as the ‘Live poker king of Atlantic City‘. It was a relatively easy task for more than two years, right up until PokerStars NJ launched in...

The drama surrounding daily fantasy sports in the US continues this week as Alabama residents prepare for DFS sites DraftKings and FanDuel to cease acceptance of players in the state by end of day today. In the meantime, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam officially legalized the online betting activity when he signed a DFS bill last...