Gambling

Ho-Chunk Nation tribal President Jon Greendeer vowed Wednesday to fight the state's efforts to shut down the poker room at the tribe's casino in Madison. The state sued the Black River Falls-based tribe on Tuesday over the legality of the electronic...

A gambler can go ahead with a lawsuit in which she seeks to recoup nearly $700,000 in alleged losses from playing illegal video poker machines at popular Columbia eateries Pizza Man and Rockaways, the S.C. Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. Specifically,...

The newest money scam to hit Ohio casinos, "smurfing," might not sound that serious. Called by its other name, "money laundering," the practice takes on a more-nefarious tone. Karen J. Huey, the commission enforcement director, said yesterday during...

There cannot be anything less dignified than a bunch of lawyers fighting over the corpse of a hero who deserves to be honored and to rest in peace. Today, the battle is over Jim Thorpe. Tomorrow, maybe it will be over Ira Hayes. Thorpe won 1912...

Chicago voters remain lukewarm to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for a city casino and aren't sold on his plan to put slot machines at the airports, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. The results come as the mayor presses for the third straight year to get the...

The poker room at the Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach already has the reputation as one of the state’s best, but Stan Strickland wants to make it even better.  Mike Smith opened the Isle’s poker room in 2006 but left March 21 to open...

Ask Bill Wadleigh about serendipity in the slot business, and he'll say it's sometimes as simple as spinning the wheel of a toy car. That's how the game designer came up with a spinning bonus graphic for his forthcoming NASCAR game. "We'll just make a...

The course is "Introduction to Casino Gambling," but upon entering the classroom, one might be tempted to place a bet at the roulette wheel, the craps table or any of the other table game layouts. As he stared at the roulette wheel, Christopher Lamb...

Guests at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa can enjoy breakfast in bed -- and betting in bed. In good news for bettors and couch potatoes alike, Atlantic City's top-grossing casino has decided to continue testing on a new mobile gambling system that allows...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been getting mighty tough on casinos that violate the law. In March, the board slapped a $68,000 fine on Bethlehem's Sands Casino for six separate incidents in which the casino allowed underage individuals to...

Two more bidders emerged Friday to compete against MGM National Harbor for the right to build a casino in Prince George's County. Penn National Gaming submitted a proposal to the state's gaming control agency for a $700-million Hollywood Casino Resort at...

House budget writers expect to vote Wednesday on a bill legalizing one casino in the state of New Hampshire. A joint House Finance and Ways and Means Committee extensively studied Senate Bill 152 over the last month as the House prepares to vote on...