All the headlines from our Casino Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 17 2012 // Two former cocktail servers at a Philadelphia-area casino say they lost their jobs after becoming pregnant because of an unfair weight policy.The complaint filed earlier this month against Parx Casino in Bensalem says the...
Jun 4 2012 // A Hawaii man is suing a Las Vegas hotel and casino where he was beaten and robbed in 2010, claiming Main Street Station was negligent in not providing enough security in a long, dark hallway that leads to restrooms.Calvin...
Apr 9 2012 // The levees in Tunica, Mississippi, held.But that doesn’t mean the record Mississippi River flood of 2011 didn’t leave destruction in its wake. As hundreds of Mississippi residents struggle to get back into...
Mar 19 2012 // Independent agents in Florida are calling on the state-run property insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to staunch the flow of policies from agents employed by direct writers.The independent agents, who represent...
Feb 6 2012 // Churchill Downs Inc. and the Jockeys’ Guild have reached an agreement to subsidize riders’ health insurance, life insurance and disability benefits for members of the Guild who ride in the United States. Terms...
Jan 25 2012 // Churchill Downs Inc. and the Jockeys’ Guild have reached an agreement to subsidize riders’ health insurance, life insurance and disability benefits for members of the Guild who ride in the United States. Terms...
Sep 19 2011 // Churchill Downs Inc. plans to stop paying the trade association representing jockeys to fund riders’ off-track needs, such as benefits or health insurance coverage that’s not racing related.Churchill...
Aug 23 2011 // A former Tunica, Mississippi, casino employee said he was fired from his supervisory job because he is Jewish.A federal jury agreed with him. In U.S. District Court in Greenville, a jury awarded Marc Silverberg $578,000...
Aug 1 2011 // Anne Arundel County officials say one construction worker was killed and another was injured when a 30-foot wall collapsed at the site of a casino being built at Arundel Mills Mall. Rescue workers were called to the site...
Jul 27 2011 // A Tennessee man is suing a Mississippi casino because he claims the slot machine he was playing broke apart and injured his arm and back.Randy E. Perkins of Hickman County, Tenn., said he was injured at Tunica Roadhouse...
Jun 24 2011 // A possible tornado damaged several horse barns at Churchill Downs, prompting track officials to temporarily halt races Thursday at the famed Kentucky Derby horse track.Some horses have been moved to private farms,...
Jun 23 2011 // Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky., said it will resume live horse racing the night of Friday, June 24, after a day off to survey tornado damage to barns and other structures.The racing facility was forced to...
May 12 2011 // The Mississippi River took aim at one of the most poverty-stricken parts of the U.S. Wednesday, leaving some low-lying Memphis neighborhoods inundated, but the city’s high levees protected much of the rest.In...
Apr 27 2011 // The National Weather Service has forecast that the Mississippi River will crest at Vicksburg and Natchez at the highest levels since 1937.Forecasts are the river will crest at 52.5 feet in Vicksburg on May 13 and at 60...
Jan 11 2011 // Incoming Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says he will hold nothing back to make sure the state and its citizens are compensated for all losses because of last year’s massive BP oil spill.Strange said he will...
Jan 10 2011 // Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2011 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Dec 13 2010 // The agency in charge of paying Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims is requesting information from casinos that could lead to payments to hundreds of gambling employees previously denied damage claims, the head of an industry...
Nov 16 2010 // Venture Insurance Programs, a national program administrator has launched Concierge, a hotel insurance program, and SafeBet, a casino insurance program, both offering all lines of coverage.Conciergeprovides all lines of...
Nov 1 2010 // The owners of a Biloxi marina damaged by a casino-owned barge that came loose during Hurricane Katrina are considering an appeal of a Mississippi court ruling that the casino is not liable for the destruction.The state...
Oct 15 2010 // The owners of a Biloxi marina damaged by a casino-owned barge that came loose during Hurricane Katrina are considering an appeal of a Mississippi court ruling that the casino is not liable for the destruction.Last week,...