A lucky visitor to the Hard Rock Casino Tejon has turned her gaming session into a $360K payday. The player in question thus became the latest big winner at the California casino. Carmen C. Won Big on a $5 Bet According to Hard Rock Casino Tejon’s official announcement, the winner was a woman ident…
Crazy Horse 3, one of Las Vegas’s most recognizable strip clubs and a longtime fixture of the industrial corridor west of the Strip, has abruptly closed its doors. The venue shut down on Aug. 11 with no warning to patrons and no explanation to staff, a club representative confirmed to the Las Vegas…
Super Group, the parent company of Betway, has launched Betway Clubhouse, a global integrated marketing campaign featuring 27 sports and entertainment figures, with the rollout timed to coincide with the start of the English Premier League season. The campaign is intended to operate as a consistent…
Premier League clubs are reshaping their commercial agreements ahead of the 2026-27 season after a voluntary ban on gambling companies appearing on the front of shirts took effect, forcing eight teams to replace betting sponsors used last campaign. The change follows the league-wide vote in April 2…
New research from Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, provides a more detailed look at how early exposure to gambling affects the way young people enter the regulated gaming market. Some of the data is especially concerning, as it shows that almost half of all gambling accounts…
Bally’s has revised the construction plan for its mixed-use development around the Athletics’ under-construction Las Vegas ballpark. Details of the updated three-phase project were shared on Wednesday with the Clark County Commission. The Clark County Commission approved land-use permissions coveri…
Bally’s Corp. recently warned investors that it might not be able to continue as a going concern due to its mounting debt. This news sent the company’s stock price plummeting and cast doubt on many of its ongoing projects. However, Bally’s remains optimistic that it can overcome these challenges. S…
SkyCity Entertainment Group's underlying EBITDA fell 22.3% to NZ$181.6 million ($107.7 million) in fiscal 2026, while reported EBITDA dropped 44.2% to NZ$120.5 million ($71.5 million), as weaker gaming revenue and higher costs offset growth in its non-gaming businesses. Reported net profit after ta…
Former Hambden Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief Richard Vandevander in Chardon, Ohio, is accused of embezzling $1.6 million from the department over three and a half years to cover gambling losses. Fire Department Assistant Chief Turns Himself In Richard Vandevander, 59, turned himself in…
Virginia casino revenue is on pace for yet another record year, and the growth isn’t expected to slow anytime soon. Quite the contrary, in fact, as construction progresses on two additional casino resorts that are poised to further expand the state’s gaming market. The Virginia Lottery, which regul…
Holland Park Leisure Limited, which operates three Adult Gaming Centres in Leicester, has been fined £150,000 ($204,000) by the Gambling Commission for failing to participate in a mandatory multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. The regulatory action concerns Social Responsibility Code Provision 3.5…
Big questions surround the Las Vegas Raiders as they head into their second preseason game tonight against the Texans in Houston, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Last week against the Arizona Cardinals, in their opening preseason game, Arizona quarterbacks Jacoby Brissett and Gardne…
A bizarre new claim from Marion “Suge” Knight has overshadowed the opening days of the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. In a recent interview with TMZ, Knight alleged that Tupac’s cremains were rolled into blunts and smoked by…
The Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) has launched a voluntary Marketing and Advertising Code covering how its members market regulated online gaming. The Code has been adopted by all ROGA members and sets standards for how operators communicate with customers across marketing channels.…
Spinlab Studio, a white-label casino platform, announced that operators can now launch a fully licensed online casino in under 24 hours through its turnkey solution. The platform bundles a gaming license, more than 5,000 games, integrated payments, and a full back office into a single subscription,…
A lucky player in Maryland went to play the lottery, but the machine unfortunately jammed. However, the man insisted that he get his ticket and was generously rewarded for this decision. The Machine Jammed But the Man Insisted on Getting the Ticket According to the announcement, an anonymous visito…
Fifth Street Gaming will take over the casino operations at Oyo Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, pending the usual regulatory approvals from Nevada regulators. Casino.org’s Vital Vegas confirmed the story with Fifth Street CEO and co-founder Seth Schorr on Wednesday (Aug. 19). Paragon Gaming, the casino’s…
James Hartigan joins Chad, Ben and Mike on the PokerNews Podcast to look back at some of his favourite and most memorable moments from a career spanning more than two decades in poker. From the early days of the European Poker Tour to some of the most iconic moments in EPT history, James shares the…
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| Organisation | Coverage | Website |
|---|---|---|
| GamCare | UK and Europe | gamcare.org.uk |
| GambleAware | UK and Europe | gambleaware.org |
| Gambling Therapy | International | gamblingtherapy.org |
| GamStop | United Kingdom | gamstop.co.uk |
| Gamblers Anonymous | International | gamblersanonymous.org |
| Gordon Moody | UK and Europe | gordonmoody.org.uk |