Top 3 Most Audacious Casino Scams from Vegas to Canada

There’s an old saying that goes something like “starting a casino is like printing your own money” and, for the most part, this seems to be a lot closer to true than not. With the launch of the first online casinos back in the mid-nineties, that old saying received a new lease on life, as […]

Tony Orlando Takes Top Awards at Casino Entertainment Awards

Pop music icon Tony Orlando was named Casino Entertainer of the Year this evening at the fourth annual Casino Entertainment Awards (Pictured: CEA Winners Tony Orlando and Brenda Lee).  Presented by Global Gaming Expo’s (G2E), the Casino Entertainment Awards, are the only awards exclusively honoring outstanding artists, executives and venues in the casino entertainment industry. Three Dog […]

Are online casinos affecting the real thing?

While gambling may date back over millennia the casino as we know it was first established in the UK in the middle of the 17th century. Since then the casino industry has grown to be a global phenomenon including in gaming capitals like Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore. The mix of glamour, wealth and the chance […]

“Forgotten Man” Debuts on Shelves Nov. 15

Forgotten by some to be one of the top names in Las Vegas’ gaming history, “Forgotten Man” Bill Bennett is well-known for bringing middle America to Las Vegas and reinventing the Strip in the early 1990s through investments in Circus Circus.  The Jack Sheehan novel portraying his life and accomplishments debuts November 15. Bennett’s story […]

SCRABBLE Slot Machines to Appear in Casinos by Year End

Lightning Gaming, Inc., a leading software game developer for casinos and entertainment venues worldwide, announced today it has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Hasbro, Inc. The agreement grants exclusive rights to Lighting Gaming, Inc. to develop and produce gaming machines based on Hasbro’s popular SCRABBLE brand in the United States and Canada. The […]

Fourth Annual World Game Protection Conference Kicks Off March 1 at Caesars Palace

The economic crisis is arguably the largest security threat the casino industry has ever faced and it takes front and center stage at this year’s World Game Protection Conference (WGPC). The new-look, three-day WGPC program to be held March 1-3 in Las Vegas includes a much-needed “Industry Day.” Casino professionals will meet to discuss and […]