High Court Says States Can OK Sports Betting
May 14, 2018 Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the administration, the Supreme Court strikes down a law barring betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.
A Nation of the Walking Dead
Apr 3, 2017 Donald Trump mastered the techniques of turning desperate gamblers at his casinos into zombies, techniques he used to become president.
How Gambling Has Become America’s Premier Form of Entertainment and Escape (Video)
Mar 28, 2017 Professor Natasha Dow Schüll and Chris Hedges discuss how "casino capitalism" is designed to keep people away from "a position where they [can] act as decision-making subjects."
Betting Big on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
Mar 18, 2017 March Madness and its accompanying betting-pool tradition go directly against the NCAA’s staunch anti-gambling policy, but "bracketology" accounts for billions of dollars changing hands.
‘Trump Unveiled’ Reveals the Big Con of Donald Trump’s Presidential Run
Nov 1, 2016 With his casino background, the Republican nominee is an expert at attracting gamblers—people who are willing to throw the dice with the illogical hope it will make their lives better. With his casino background, the Republican nominee is an expert at attracting gamblers—people who are willing to throw the dice with the illogical hope it will make their lives better.
Atlantic City
Feb 8, 2016VIDEO: John Oliver Exposes the Shady Dealings of Daily Fantasy Sports Websites
Nov 16, 2015 Daily fantasy sports companies keep trying to pretend that their sites don't peddle gambling, but the "Last Week Tonight" host disagrees -- hilariously.How State-Sponsored Lotteries Steal From the Poor to Give to the Rich
Nov 10, 2014 Last year, in the words of "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver, "Americans basically spent more on the lottery than they spent on America." And although lottery commercials would have you believe that proceeds go to charitable causes, the truth is a bit more complicated.
Atlantic City Casinos
Sep 3, 2014
Madrid Eurovegas Plan Nixed
Dec 15, 2013 Due to some disagreements between the Spanish government and Las Vegas Sands—you know, basic things such as the U.S. casino operator's demands for lower gambling taxes and exemption from indoor smoking bans—the project to make a European version of Las Vegas has fallen through.
