Gambling

DOWAGIAC — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians will open its third area casino, this one in Dowagiac, at noon April 30, the tribe announced Monday. Although much smaller than the Pokagons’ gaming facility in New Buffalo and half the size of...

DOWAGIAC — If gambling appeals to you, as it does to many in the area as reflected by the success of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds casinos in New Buffalo and Hartford, Mich., there soon will be another venue available to...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Troubled online gambling company Full Tilt Poker says French business tycoon Bernard Tapie has agreed to buy the company and its assets despite legal troubles in the United States and the revocation of its gambling license. Full...

NEW BUFFALO - The Four Winds Casino apparently hit the jackpot in 2010-2011, taking in more revenue for the time period, at least from slot machines, than it accumulated during any of its previous fiscal years. Figures listed last week on the website for...

Gambling started Wednesday afternoon at the Rocky Gap Casino Resort right after the state approved the opening of its fourth casino, one that Western Maryland leaders hope will lure not only gamblers but also their families to a region eager for more...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Caesars Entertainment Group said it plans to go live this summer with an online poker site in Nevada, the only U.S. state so far to offer legal Internet gambling, and will promote the nascent service to thousands of poker players...

The World Series of Poker Circuit Series hits the Palm Beach Kennel Club on Feb. 6-17 next year. The WSOP announced the dates Wednesday. The 10th season of the WSOP Circuit has a record 22 stops with buy-ins ranging from $365 to $1675.  Additions...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license. The legislation also would grant the mayor authority...

Chicago voters remain lukewarm to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for a city casino and aren't sold on his plan to put slot machines at the airports, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. The results come as the mayor presses for the third straight year to get the...

The poker room at the Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach already has the reputation as one of the state’s best, but Stan Strickland wants to make it even better.  Mike Smith opened the Isle’s poker room in 2006 but left March 21 to open...

There cannot be anything less dignified than a bunch of lawyers fighting over the corpse of a hero who deserves to be honored and to rest in peace. Today, the battle is over Jim Thorpe. Tomorrow, maybe it will be over Ira Hayes. Thorpe won 1912...

The course is "Introduction to Casino Gambling," but upon entering the classroom, one might be tempted to place a bet at the roulette wheel, the craps table or any of the other table game layouts. As he stared at the roulette wheel, Christopher Lamb...