Missouri’s 13 casinos contributed more than $3.4 billion to the state’s economy last year and reduced its unemployment rate by more than 1 percent, according to a report issued Wednesday by the American Gaming Association. A similar report earlier this month put the contribution of Kansas’ three big casinos to their state’s economy at $673 […]

Monitoring casino floors for potential money-laundering is a full-time job for the American gaming industry. Casinos, like banks and other institutions that deal with a lot of money, are required by law to vigilantly look out for financial transactions that may be illegal. And a first of its kind report from the industry’s Washington, D.C.-based […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A gambling industry group says it’s drafted a first-of-its-kind guide to help casinos prevent money laundering. The American Gaming Associationreleased its best practices Thursday to help casinos and Internet gambling sites comply with anti-money laundering laws. Casinos generally have their own plans but the group says there hasn’t been an industry-wide guide until now. Among […]

NIAGARA FALLS — When it comes to any casino, or gaming in general, there really isn’t such a thing as a “sure bet.” Associates at the city’s two casinos — Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara — and the United Way of Niagara Falls and Fort Erie may beg to differ, however. When the dust […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. – In the past decade, online gambling has exploded and several states, including New York, have approved measures to legalize various types of gambling. So, it’s only natural that the number of people with gambling problems has also increased, right? Wrong, say researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). […]

MAYBE IT’S because I retired, but I apparently missed the meeting — the one in which it was decided that liberals should oppose casinos. While I do not enjoy gambling personally — putting my name on the ballot 20 times in 40 years used up my lifetime appetite for risk — I have never understood why […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio’s eleven casinos and racinos have not yet led to an increase in problem gambling, officials say. They credit strong prevention and education efforts that began years before the first casino, Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, opened in May, 2012. “There is nothing going on that is alerting us or alarming us,” said Scott […]

Ken and Diane Glozer visit a casino about once a month, gassing up the car for the two-hour drive, eating a couple of meals out and staying overnight in a hotel. Carl King of Mt. Pleasant, who turned 90 on Oct. 11, recalls frequent trips to Meadows Casino in Washington County with his brother, now […]

Oxford’s study is the first-ever to analyze data from U.S. commercial casinos, tribal casinos and gaming equipment manufacturers, presenting the most comprehensive assessment undertaken of the gaming industry’s economic impact. The study was released by the American Gaming Association as part of its Get to Know Gaming campaign. The gaming industry is a critical component […]