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On Wednesday, police finally caught up with a serial conman they believe defrauded two men out of $350,000 at a Las Vegas casino. Mark Thomas Georgantas is scheduled to appear in court in April after being picked up at the Hard Rock Casino on a three month old, $500,000 search warrant. The Nevada Attorney...

Are you a superstitious person? Do you play the slot machines? If you answered yes to both of those questions, statistics indicate that you probably have some type of superstitious system that you use to play. Some players will walk into a casino and slowly walk the floor, spending half an hour or more...

According to The Australian, government officials have a scathing plan to put a stop to unlicensed internet gambling in the country. The media outlet reported yesterday that overseas online bookmakers will be banned from accepting Australian punters, at least until the next federal elections, pending “sweeping reforms”. The government’s efforts are said to be...

When we think of professional blackjack players with multi-million bankrolls, we immediately assume that a player is counting cards and using highly advanced, strategic calculations to win. Either that, or they are straight out cheating the casino. Neither was the case in 2011 when blackjack pro Don Johnson left Atlantic City $15 million richer....

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statics, the unemployment rate in America was 4.9% in Feb 2016; the lowest it’s been since 2007. While that’s good news for the economy overall, it still leaves millions of Americans out of a job. According to a new report from Oxford Economics, those looking for...

Any given weekend, you can walk into a land-based casino and find hundreds of people seated among the endless aisles of slot machines, eyes fixated upon the colorful screen. You’re also likely to find a great deal of video poker and blackjack players carefully deciding their hands. Personally, I like a variety of games,...

A Pennsylvania courtroom played host to State Representative Marc J. Gergely on Thursday, where the 47 year old politician was charged with breaking the very laws his appointed position directs him to construct. Gergely stands accused of conspiring with an illegal gambling racket based out of Pittsburgh. Yesterday morning, he pled not guilty to...

March is here, and with it comes the most prolific month in American collegiate sports – March Madness! As always, Las Vegas casinos will be anticipating a boom in patronage from sports bettors. To help draw in those customers, many locations are boasting valuable promotions for gamblers and hotel guests. From South Point Hotel...

The Seoul-Incheon International Airport [ICN] in South Korea is ranked the 8th busiest airport in Asia, and the 8th busiest in the world in terms of in international passengers. That prestigious classification could rise much higher in 2020, when the new Mohegan Sun Casino project is scheduled for completion. Reports confirmed today that the...

In 2015, online betting firms located (or licensed to operate) in the UK became subject to a new point of consumption (POC) tax. All revenue generated from players within the region would be taxed at 15%, eliminating the former munificence of holding offices in a tax haven like Gibraltar and Isle of Man. Now...