Betfair’s shares took a hit on the news that chief executive David Yu is leaving the company, The Guardian reported.
David Yu announced he was leaving the company on Monday after 10 years in the position, the report said.
Yu will remain with Betfair until his successor is found, and his departure is seen by analysts as [...]

Mohegan Sun is betting on its buffet, Hartford Business reported.
The casino has invested $10 million in a retrofit in its Seasons Buffet, the report said.
The retrofit includes an increase in the number of seats to 800, the Hartford Business noted.
The new approach includes fresh food, much of which is cooked in front of the customer, [...]

Harrah’s Entertainment is seeking suitability approval from Nevada gaming regulators for its business partner, an online gaming company based in Gibraltar that is providing the software for the casino operator to manage three Internet gambling sites in the United Kingdom.
The application was filed last week by Harrah’s on behalf of Dragonfish, a division of 888 [...]

Bob Stupak, the Las Vegas gaming entrepreneur who defied his critics at every turn and seemed at times to succeed in spite of himself, died Friday at Desert Springs Hospital after a long battle with leukemia. He was 67.
Stupak, who had largely disappeared from the public eye in recent years as his health deteriorated, [...]

As reported by the Boston Herald: “Months after the Supreme Court derailed the Mashpee Wampanoag’s plan to put its land into trust for a casino in Middleboro, a U.S. senator is offering to change the rules.
“Sen. Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, has introduced a measure to amend the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. If passed, [...]

In the casino gambling world, there is not much “news” when it comes to the game of Craps. In other words, compared to some other games like slots, video poker and Blackjack, which usually always have a tournament being hosted in their honor, the most “news” you will hear about Craps is whenever a new [...]

The British illusionist Derren Brown, who had the mainstream media in the UK trying to fathom how he was able to apparently predict winning lottery numbers last week has a new wheeze – this one using the game of roulette.
The Telegraph newspaper reports that Brown will gamble GBP 5 000 of a TV viewer’s savings [...]

As reported by Capitol Weekly: “A bid to offer state-sanctioned online poker in California took a hit Tuesday morning when the leader of the California Senate shot down the idea of passing a bill in the closing month of the legislative session. Meanwhile, opponents of the idea say there is a growing movement against any [...]

As reported by The Arizona Republic: “Horse- and dog-track owners are hoping to take advantage of the state’s dire finances to persuade voters to let them operate casinos, a proposal that was rejected at the polls seven years ago.
“Two public relations and lobbying firms started a campaign Monday to sell lawmakers and the public on [...]

Jeff Lissandro has done it again! The Australian-born poker pro has won his second World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet this (2009) year, firmly positioning himself among the top seven card stud exponents in world poker.
It was a tough competition, with 164 entrants going after $1 541 600 in prizes for Event 37 – the [...]