All the headlines from our Casino Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 15 2017 // First of Two ArticlesAfter 44 years in the insurance business, Stephen Catlin is retiring at the end of 2017. While he’ll be retiring from his role as executive deputy chairman of XL Group, he emphasizes that he...
Jun 19 2017 // The same hacker targeting Canadian casinos and mining companies for extortion since 2013 is planning more attacks, researchers at cyber security company FireEye Inc said in a report on Friday.FireEye said it believes that...
Apr 24 2017 // Recreational marijuana may be legal for adults in Massachusetts but who ultimately will be in charge of regulating and enforcing the new law remains the subject of behind-the-scenes maneuvering on Beacon Hill.A legislative...
Mar 23 2017 // A state senator from Fargo says the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund will not pay a claim from the founder of a former horse racing betting company whose conviction for illegal gambling was overturned. A judge has ruled...
Dec 5 2016 // Gambling regulators in Massachusetts are looking into the possible impact of legalized marijuana on the state’s emerging casino industry.The state Gaming Commission has announced its requesting comments from...
Nov 21 2016 // A woman who spent more than seven years in prison for a $7 million insurance fraud and the unrelated death of a patient at her now-defunct Pennsylvania nursing home is in trouble with the law again.This time, the Allegheny...
May 18 2016 // Officials investigating a charter bus crash that killed eight people and injured 44 on a rain-slicked South Texas highway said that the vehicle had seat belts only in the first row.Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt....
Mar 23 2016 // An escalator fire sent smoke billowing into parts of Las Vegas’ glitzy Caesars Palace, sending three hotel workers to the hospital with smoke inhalation and leading to an evacuation early Monday, officials said.The...
Mar 18 2016 // Bangladesh police launched a criminal investigation on Thursday into the cyber theft of $81 million from the central bank’s U.S. account but said it was too early to pinpoint any suspects.The money was transferred to...
Mar 9 2016 // A Spokane, Wash. card dealer caught working at casinos while receiving disability benefits must repay more than $27,000.Victor Arredondo, 58, pleaded guilty this week in Spokane County Superior Court to felony...
Jan 28 2016 // An Oregon resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against two daily fantasy sports sites, claiming the businesses are operating illegal online sports betting.The Oregonian reported that Polk County resident Brandon Peck...
Dec 30 2015 // A Kentucky state judge ordered an online poker company to pay Kentucky $870 million and sternly rebuked the company for making “a calculation that breaking the law was good for business.”Casino-style gambling...
Nov 11 2015 // U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and generated hundreds...
Oct 9 2015 // Fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings are coming under further pressure as a player in Kentucky accused them of negligence and fraud in a lawsuit.Adam Johnson, a daily fantasy player from Jefferson County, says...
Jul 29 2015 // Fake palm trees and high winds fueled a poolside fire on a rooftop at The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip over the weekend, fire officials said Monday.The blaze on Saturday sent guests running and plumes...
Jul 5 2015 // BP Plc’s record $18.7 billion settlement ended government claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, leaving numerous smaller private lawsuits to be mopped up.While investors, residents and businesses that...
Jul 2 2015 // West Virginia Lottery officials say “casino night” fundraisers conducted by charitable organizations are illegal but the Lottery does not have authority to crack down on such events.County prosecutors have...
May 21 2015 // Steve Wynn’s push for a stronger hand when suing people who badmouth him is being viewed by some, including Yelp Inc., as stacking the deck against free speech.The social media site called on its subscribers to stop...
Apr 28 2015 // XL Group plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said that while he shuns casinos unless he’s with his mother-in-law, he’s felt lately like he was sitting at a “high stakes table” as he made...
Mar 26 2015 // A class action lawsuit filed in a California federal court alleges The Venetian and The Palazzo casino-resorts hid daily resort fees from travelers booking rooms at the Las Vegas Strip properties.The lawsuit filed earlier...