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Galaxy Gaming, a Las Vegas manufacturer of casino table games, has been deemed unsuitable to do business in California by a judge, a recommendation that could call into question the company's Nevada gaming license.

An expert on the American gaming scene, Maurice "Mac" VerStandig is well-versed in casino management from common issues of fraud and theft prevention to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and Indian Gaming Regulatory Act .

When we're feeling a little flush, we'll maybe bypass really crappy local takeout in favor of a slightly less crappy local takeout.

I don't play Three Card Poker very often. Blackjack and video poker are my games of choice, though I do spread my time around to nearly all casino games.

A 62-year-old Billerica man who is facing a dangerousness hearing Friday after being charged by Boxboro police with his 12th drunken-driving offense became so enraged at the threat of going to jail that he repeatedly allegedly threatened officers until they hit him with chemical spray.

Devil beasts and fruit loops, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and game show hosts all made guest appearances in the Budget debate yesterday, but all found themselves upstaged by a humble fake mouse.

Finance Minister Bill English says we're the envy of the world, but the opposition has labelled his latest economic plan the "blackjack Budget". English has this afternoon unveiled the Budget which promised the Government would make a $75 million surplus in 2014/15. In order to reduce government debt and achieve a surplus, spending in next year's ... (more)

The first two people to be indefinitely banned from Ohio casinos are both former dealers who cheated on the job.

A team of reporters at NHPR is gearing up for a series next week that looks at what a casino at Rockingham Park - could mean for the town of Salem.

Every professional gambler knows when it's time to walk away from the blackjack table.

Follow a leather-upholstered tunnel to 38,000 square feet of theatrics, performers, lights and video.

Hi Frank: I read your book "Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!" and was fascinated by the 5-Count. It will save me some money! But if the 5-Count reduces one's exposure by betting on only 43 percent of the random rolls, wouldn't it be advantageous to bet the Don't Pass on the other 57 percent? It would seem that one could place a minimum bet on the "Don't ... (more)

A professional gambler ousted from an Atlantic City casino can sue its successor in federal court for battery and false imprisonment, an appeals court says, reversing a judge who found the case fell short of the threshold amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction.

James L. Reed, 73, a resident of Bayou L'Ourse and native of Mamou, died Saturday in Houma.

Last Thursday's May 2 "Casino Night" at The Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino was a winner for COPE , the domestic violence agency that offers a range of services for people in Lincoln and Otero Counties.

A one-casino-per-tribe policy in Oregon faces a tough test as the Coquille Indian Tribe pursues a Medford gaming operation.

In Las Vegas last week, hedge fund investors rubbed shoulders with big-name managers, Hollywood heavies and political swells against a Bellagio hotel backdrop of glitz and gambling.

Prince Gomolvilas and Brandon Patton have been featured on Berkeley's Impact Theatre stage before, so followers are pretty clear on what their "Jukebox Stories" are all about.

I was in a bank yesterday to meet with a loan officer. The last time I was in a bank was, ah, well -- actually, I don't recall.

To say I've answered many questions from blackjack players over the past 38 years is an understatement.