Nation Nov 10 Former Indiana legislator agrees to plead guilty to fraud in casino corruption scheme By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press
Economy Nov 08 Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with Caesars, but threat of strike still looms The 5-year deal announced Wednesday by the union marks a major breakthrough after several months of unsuccessful negotiations. It comes just days before tens of thousands of hospitality workers could walk off the job and onto picket lines. By Rio Yamat, Associated Press
World Dec 29 Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19 A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino has injured over 60 people and killed at least 19. Officials warned the death toll would rise after the search for bodies resumes Friday. By Heng Sinith, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press
Nation Aug 06 Workers want mandated temp checks for casino patrons Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers say. By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Nation Aug 13 Watch 10:16 How social casinos leverage Facebook user data to target vulnerable gamblers Every year, more people are playing games on their phones, and a category of apps called social casinos has quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry. But are game developers targeting vulnerable users, with Facebookâs help and massive trove of personal… By Nate Halverson, Reveal
Apr 24 Carnegie Mellon wagers that an AI can take on the world’s top poker players By Justin Scuiletti How much would you be willing to bet that a computer program could go toe-to-toe with professional poker players?… Continue reading
Nov 24 Nuclear forces commander denies counterfeiting casino chips By Robert Burns, Associated Press Rear Adm. Timothy M. Giardina, who was fired last year as No. 2 commander of U.S. nuclear forces at an early stage of a Navy criminal investigation into the counterfeit chips, acknowledged to The Associated Press that he played the… Continue reading
Mar 18 Why Are Pension Funds Investing in Hedge Funds? Question: Why were pension funds allowed to “invest” in a hedge fund? Hedge funds are nothing more than gambling. Paul Solman: Because pension funds are supposedly big enough and therefore sophisticated enough to know what they’re doing and take considered… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Embedded Reporter Describes Anti-insurgency Crackdown Independent Television News' Julian Maynon has been embedded with American army units in Baghdad, tracking the progress of anti-insurgency forces. He filed two reports on the situation. Continue watching
Oct 17 Mississippi Approves Onshore Gambling as Biloxi Looks to Rebuild By PBS News Hour Jutting from the coastline in Biloxi, Miss., casino barges have brought a steady stream of revenue to the area and created thousands of jobs for the once depressed coastal community of some 50,000 residents. Continue reading