Gambling News

Casinos staying in as poker popularity grows
Las Vegas casinos are scrambling to parlay the soaring popularity of poker into new revenue and customers.

Authorities Shut Down Tribal-Owned Casino
Authorities shut down a tribal-owned bingo parlor after a federal gaming commission ruled the tribe had no authority to open the business on downtown land.

Connecticut Casino Lawsuits to Proceed
Lawsuits that threaten to expose the cozy relationship between wealthy casino investors and Indian tribes seeking federal recognition will go forward in state court, a judge has ruled.

Las Vegas casino founder, arts patron dies
Andrew Tompkins, who in 1963 bought a downtown newsstand and turned it into the Lady Luck hotel-casino, died in Honolulu last Friday of cancer. He was 72.