June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Casino

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Cuomo: Referendum On NY Casinos Could Be Delayed

Newsday | Yancey Roy | Posted 05.02.2013 | New York

ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Wednesday that the state could put off a casino referendum until 2014, instead of this year, as long has been expe...

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Philippines To Open $1 Billion Casino

AP | By OLIVER TEVES | Posted 03.14.2013 | Travel

Read More: Casinos, Gambling, Casino, Asia Travel, Gaming, Philippines, Asia, Philippines Travel, Travel News

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines will become one of the biggest gambling centers in the world, vying with Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas for Asi...

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Could Downtown Vegas Become the Next Hub for Startups? (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.11.2013 | Technology

Read More: Priority, Downtown, Tony Hsieh, Nyu, Redesign, Austin, Program, City Hall, Community, Innovation, Future, Music, Business, 2013, Shira Lazar, Sxsw, Culture, Collision, Show, Interactive, Tech Fund, Jail, Technology, Shoes, Guest, Zappos, Printer, Strategy, Employees, Project, Roi, Research, Cosmopolitan, Samsung, V2v, Speakeasy, Festival, Smart, Founder, Interview, Texas, Art, Lounge, Blogger, Life Is Beautiful, Roc, Revolutionary, Serendipity, Las Vegas, Casino, Youtube, Ceo, 3d, Campus, Live, South by Southwest, Entrepreneur, Communication, What's Trending, Video, Technology News

Zappos founder and CEO Tony Hsieh stopped by the Samsung Blogger Lounge to discuss the revitalization project of Downtown Las Vegas, the new SXSW v2v program, and incredible predictions for the future of business and technology.

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Cincinnati Casino's Opening Gambit

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 04.30.2013 | Travel

Read More: Gambling, Ohio Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio Travel, Destinations, Cincinnati Casino, US Destinations, Casino, Ap, Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, Cincinnati Casino Opening, Travel News

CINCINNATI (AP) — Slot machines were clanging and bets were flying for the first time Wednesday as the last of Ohio's four voter-approved casinos be...

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PHOTOS: 10 Cheap Things To Do In Singapore

Sanjay Surana | Posted 02.01.2013 | Travel

Budget travelers fear not. In a country where a brand new 2012 Toyota Camry costs $146,000, and million-dollar Ferraris and Lamborghinis are driven on the roads daily, there are plenty of alternatives that won't send your checking account into cardiac arrest.

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Missing Child Found Dead In Nevada Desert

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.28.2012 | Crime

The body of 10-year-old Jade Morris was found in a Nevada desert on Thursday, according to family members. The discovery was made by a man walking ...

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Child Reported Missing After Babysitter Arrested in Casino Stabbing

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.27.2012 | Crime

Authorities in Nevada are trying to locate a missing child who was in the care of a woman later arrested for stabbing a co-worker at a Las Vegas casin...

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Job Profile: Casino Bartender

Steve Gillman | Posted 12.01.2012 | Home

Read More: Bartender, Bartending, Wages, Casino, Bar, Service Jobs, Tavern, Serving Drinks, Home News

Although the federal minimum wage for tipped positions is at just $2.13 per hour as of 2012, and there are many low-traffic bars where the addition of tips just barely brings a employees above minimum wage, there are also places where a bartender can make a decent living with good benefits.

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The Cost Of Unshuffled Cards

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 10.20.2012 | Home

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Baccarat, Atlantic City Casinos, Mini-Baccarat, Unshuffled Cards Casinos, Casino, The Golden Nugget, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, Playing Cards, Unshuffled Cards, Atlantic City, Home News

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — At first, it seemed like a coincidence, the kind of thing that happens from time to time at a casino, where the same numbe...

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Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Investigated For Potential Bribery

Reuters | Posted 10.13.2012 | Business

Read More: Casino, Mitt Romney, Nevada, Sands Casino, Bribery, Sheldon Adelson, Justice Department, Republican Party, Las Vegas, Reuters, Video, Business News

By Joseph Menn and Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Nevada regulators are investigating whether casino powerhouse Las...

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The Stakes Are High For MGM's New Upscale Sports Bar

Posted 07.30.2012 | Detroit

Two months after announcing that the Wolfgang Puck Grille would cease taking reservations, the MGM Grand Casino fleshed out plans for a new upscale sp...

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'I Lost $300... So Yes, I Broke The Machine'

New York Times | SARAH MASLIN NIR | Posted 09.12.2012 | Home

Read More: Gambling, Casino Queens, Casino, Casinos, Resorts World Queens, Resorts World, New York Casinos, Home News

Along with over 5,000 blinking, whirring digital gambling machines, the new Resorts World Casino, opponents predicted, would bring a surge of crime to...

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Can This Casino Read Your Mind? The 12 Weirdest Items At Golden Palace's Museum Of Oddities

www.oddee.com | Posted 06.29.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Weird UK, Video, Advertising Campaigns, Mind Reading, Golden Palace Casino, Casino, Mind-Reading Machine, Las Vegas, Weird News News

Golden Palace is a casino with a mission: to be heard, seen and, most of all, known. How do they do this? Through unique and unusual advertising c...

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PHOTOS: Atlantic City's Splashiest Resort

Jill Fergus | Posted 08.22.2012 | Travel

Read More: Casino, Boardwalk, Ovation Hall, Jose Garces, Revel Resort, Atlantic City, Slidepollajax, New Hotels, New Resorts, Travel Blogs, Slideexpand, Travel News

This glittery $2.4-billion resort and casino is attracting a lot of buzz to an oft-struggling seaside gambling mecca

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Lawsuit Could Close Native American Casino

AP | Posted 06.18.2012 | Detroit

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't stop a lawsuit seeking to shut down a Native American casino in Michigan. The high court on Monday upheld a low...

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Casinos: Gaming the Gamers

Nancy K. Humphreys | Posted 08.13.2012 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Cheating, Pari-Mutuel, Scams, Casino, Russian Roulette, Law of Averages, Business News

The idea that the stock market does not need any government regulation is as naive and dangerous as the notion government need not closely watch the activities of Las-Vegas-type casinos. If government didn't scrutinize, greed would succeed.

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The SEC's Most Misguided Regulation

Nancy K. Humphreys | Posted 08.07.2012 | Home

Read More: Gambling, Casino, Investing, Regulation, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Home News

The SEC's warning against using past performance is advice investors should take with a grain of salt.

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The Wall Street Journal's Convoluted Whitewash of Jamie Dimon

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.14.2012 | Business

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, London Metal Exchange, Wall Street, Ina Drew, Media, Casino, Financial Crisis, Jamie Dimon, Wall Street Journal, Business News

Today, one of the most convoluted, opaque editorials that the Wall Street Journal has been able to muster opened with the following hosanna to Jamie Dimon, and slap on the wrist to those in government and elsewhere who now feel that Dimon's aggressive prop trading policies have finally come home to roost.

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NFL Plays Ball With Gambling Industry

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.16.2012 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Gambling Addiction, Compulsive Gambling, National Football League, Nfl, Advertising, Football, Casino, Business News, Sports Business News, Problem Gambling, Sports Betting, Business News

Despite the NFL's vocal opposition to betting on its games, the league's move to allow teams to accept casino ads has generated a great, big ... ho-hu...

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Atlantic City's Newest Casino To Impose Term-Limits For Employees

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.31.2012 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Video, Unemployment, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Revel, Casino, Aqueduct Raceway, Job Security, Term Limits, Atlantic City, Business News

In this sluggish labor market, many job-seekers would be happy to land a full-time position. But for workers at one Atlantic City casino, getting a jo...

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Astoria Characters: The Man Who Never Runs Out of Ice

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 12.11.2011 | New York

Read More: Freezer, Italy, Florida, Tri-Boro Beverage and Ice, Dry Ice, Casino, Ice Tongs, American Flag, Carlo Caraccia, Great Dane, Astoria, New York News

Carlo Caraccia and Tri-Boro Beverage are bosom buddies. The city's oldest cash-and-carry ice, dry ice, soda and beer house was established by his grandfather in 1935.

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New York To Get Casinos? Cuomo And Polls Say Yes

Posted 11.21.2011 | New York

Read More: Casino, Gambling, Aquaduct Racetrack, Andrew Cuomo, Sheldon Silver, New York City Casino, Quinnipiac Poll, New York News

New Yorkers ready to roll the dice? According to a new poll conducted by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, 56 percent of New York state are...

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40 Dead In Attack On Casino Royale

AP | PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZ | Posted 10.25.2011 | World

Read More: Gambling, Video, Gamblers, Casino Royale, Monterrey, Gunmen, Terror, Maria Navarro, Drug Cartel, Casino, Mexico, Mexico Casino, Robbery, Calderon, World News

MONTERREY, Mexico — Two dozen gunmen burst into a casino in northern Mexico on Thursday, doused it with gasoline and started a fire that trapped...

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Bellagio Bandit Gets 3 To 11 Years For Chip Heist

AP | By OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 10.24.2011 | Crime

Read More: Bellagio Bandit Sentenced, Casino Robbery, Bellagio Bandit, Casino, Bellagio Bandit 3 to 11, Casino Crime, Vegas, Bellagio, Las Vegas, Crime News

LAS VEGAS -- The son of a former Las Vegas judge who wore a motorcycle helmet and brandished a gun as he carried out a Hollywood movie-style holdup of...

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Feds Rest In Alabama Bingo Trial

AP | By BOB JOHNSON | Posted 09.26.2011 | Crime

Read More: Corruption, Electronic Bingo, Casino, Wiretap, Victoryland, Legislature, Macon County, Vote Buying, Ronnie Gilley's County Crossing, Legalize Gambling, Crime News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After more than seven weeks of testimony, federal prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against nine people including a casino own...

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