The stage is set for the U.S. Poker Open to begin. The high-stakes tournament series will kick off on 31 January at Aria Resort & Casino. The U.S. Poker Open is another addition to Poker Central’s top-tier tournament, others being the Super High Roller Bowl and Poker Masters.

An Ohio man threatens to stage mass shooting at a Las Vegas casino where his estranged wife works. The 28-year-old, identified as Wei Li, was arrested after being charged in a criminal complaint, and later transferred from police custody to federal authorities.

People of Vietnam will finally be able to gamble at casinos starting December. Until now, only foreign nationals were allowed inside the casinos. The Ministry of Finance in Vietnam issued Circular No 102/2017 which states that a Vietnamese citizen may be permitted to gamble in casinos on certain conditions. For a native to enter a casino, he or she has to present a proof of a minimum income of VND10m (US$440) besides having to prove they are over 21 years old.

Phoenix Circus Extreme is in the house for a weekend filled with daredevil acts, optical illusionism and excellent circus fun. Phoenix Harrison and his partner Cassandra Gasser are the youngest circus owners in the country, and with a lineup of performers aged 18 to 35, they are arguably the most adolescent circus in Australia.

Casino tax motion has been passed in Trinidad and Tobago as it is believed that casino gambling is becoming the leading cause of leakage of foreign exchange in the company. Finance Minister of Colm Imbert last week took the initiative of passing the motion in the country, and the Provisional Collection of Taxes Order 2017 was moved later on that day.

Colm Imbert, the Minister of Finance on Thursday sent an invitation to meet all the casino owners and shareholders to discuss the 100 percent increase in gaming taxes. All the owners, shareholders, directors of private members’ clubs and another such business establishment that indulge in casino-type business are invited to discuss taxation of gambling devices and tables.

The 2017 International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) has named Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut as the Casino of the Year.

On Saturday night high winds and torrential rains accompanying a Tornado ripped off a roof part of an Oklahoma Casino where Beach Boys were playing a concert. Gov. Mary Fallin also attended the show.

Two young men have been arrested after a brawl in the Casino CBD. As per the Police, two Casino men aged 22 and 24 were involved in an argument with some people in the car parking of a Casino service station at 08:30 p.m. on Saturday night.

Gold Coaster golfer Steve Jones has bagged the Casino Pro-Am title. His faultless driving has helped him scoop the title.

While the MGM National Harbor remains the casino revenue king, Maryland’s casinos are generating more gaming revenue for the state. All the six casinos generated around $134.5 million in revenue in September which is 38.6 percent more from previous years. MGM National Harbor alone accounted for $49.4 million.

On Sunday night, Las Vegas witnessed one of the deadliest carnage in modern US history. Stephen Paddock, 64-year-old, carried out 11-minute long shooting spree from Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino killing 59 people and injuring more than 500 people gathered to attend the music festival.

Last night, Trinidadian Members’ clubs said to have no option left other than to shut down following the hefty taxes imposed on the industry after Finance Minister Colm Imbert presented the 2017-2018 budget in the House of Representatives yesterday.

According to the Saipan Tribune, Imperial Pacific International have gross gaming revenue of over $1 billion from January to July 2017.

The British Columbia Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (BGPEB) recently concluded that there were significant volumes of the unknown source being taken in the casino, following which the government of British Columbia is set to recheck the allegations of suspected money laundering.

Kentucky is on plans to propose new policies that could change the fact that it is the only state without any casinos.

In one year the total collection of Mississippi’s revenue has dropped by 2% from $171 million last year to $168 million.

New tax rate will see another drop once the bill passes and the operators will pay 30.1% as opposed to the previous 29%.

A high school Spanish teacher in Detroit is accused of stealing more than $30,000 from the students’ funds collected for various events, spending it all at the casino.

In an armed robbery on Sunday, which left the security guard injured with the bullet shot wounds at the Casino Queen, the CrimeStoppers and the casino are offering a reward of around $26,000 to find the suspects.