Atlantic City is resorting to quirky promotions to bring the patrons in, the Press of Atlantic City reported.
This included a pickle bobbing contest for Snooki lookalikes at Bally’s, which was won by a 25-year-old man, the report said.
This summer more “wacky” promotions are planned, as Atlantic City feels the competition from neighbouring states and attempts [...]

With momentum building toward its inaugural event, Federated Sports and Gaming (FS+G) today announced the name of its new professional poker league: Epic Poker League.
“This is no ordinary tournament league,” said Jeffrey Grosman, chief operating officer of FS+G. “Our fields will be some of the toughest in poker history and we expect the competition to [...]

I have a confession to make. I like some reality shows. I get a kick out of “The Apprentice.” I watch “Shark Tank” to see ruthless executives steamroll entrepreneurs. I’ll even watch “America’s Got Talent” occasionally to see what kind freaks — err, talented people — have decided to display their wares. I don’t really [...]

Station Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas is fighting a motion that an examiner be appointed to investigate its financial operations.
The company on Friday filed a response in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to a motion by a group of minority lenders that an examiner with wide-ranging investigatory authority be appointed.
The minority lenders early this month [...]

The European i-Gaming Congress and Expo (EiG) is the must-attend event for professionals in the European facing online gambling industry, as evidenced by the most recent expo taking place from September 15-17, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Drawing a strong turnout of the online gambling industry’s leading experts and most important names in the business, not [...]

A deal struck between lottery and online gaming provider, New Media Lottery Services Inc. (NMLS) and Probability plc will see NMLS’ instant win and slot games developed and made available in mobile phone format.
“Instant tickets and other numbers-based lottery games are the most successful forms of lottery products. We have the creative and technical expertise [...]

As reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “The city’s police want a casino.
“The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association on Wednesday endorsed a plan to change the Ohio Constitution to allow casinos to be built in four cities around the state — Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo. The measure, allowing one casino in each city, will [...]

As the 96th epic Tour de France cycling race enters its halfway stage, popular online casino CasinoClassic.com releases its latest tour de force.
Pedal Power, the latest 5 reel, 15 pay line online video slot from industry leader Microgaming, features colourful graphics synonymous with classic cycling races, and smooth, entertaining game-play. The game uses the latest [...]

There is certainly much excitement about hi-limit gaming. For starters, the higher the risk, the higher the reward. While purists from the online gambling meccas of the world would agree that those big casino markers translate into big paydays when the going is good, they often choose measured caution over carelessness.
Where to play and [...]

It sounds like a homework problem out of a high school math book: What is the probability of rolling a pair of dice 154 times continuously at a craps table, without throwing a seven?
The answer is roughly 1 in 1.56 trillion, and on May 23, Patricia Demauro, a New Jersey grandmother, beat those odds at [...]