The creation of the progressive jackpot on slot machines can be largely credited to some of the biggest wins in gaming history. A number of slot machines can be associated with this jackpot system, and with every spin that yields no wins, a portion of the money from the spin...
In the live and online poker world, there have been many poker scams, scandals and controversies so far. While we all enjoy hearing about the latest tournament winners or the latest developments in the game, poker world scandals seem to get the greatest overall coverage.
Cheaters have always been drawn to Las Vegas, but these are some of the most bold and infamous offenders to con their way into easy money, from counterfeiting casino chips to bike banding stealing money and gunpoint chips.
A new report (Global Social Casino Market: Size and Forecasts with Impact Analysis of COVID-19 2020-2024 Edition) on global social casino market was recently released by ResearchAndMarkets.com. An overview of the global social casino, with a detailed analysis of the size of the market and growth, is given in the study....
This talk offers a high-level overview of Libratus, the first AI in no-limit poker to beat top humans. In 2017, a paper about AI was published in Science. Read more about The Brains vs. AI Challenge
With the rising prevalence of online gaming and coronavirus, you might only think that offline casinos are far past their heyday. Everyone's interest, though, is still caught by the iconic land-based casino, influenced by our imaginations. There are thousands of casinos worldwide, many of which have grown into major casino resorts...
Frank Lawrence "Lefty" Rosenthal was a sports handicapper, Chicago Outfit partner, and a former Las Vegas casino executive (June 12, 1929-October 13, 2008). He had received the mocking nickname "Lefty" because at a hearing on gambling and organized crime, he had cited the Fifth Amendment thirty-seven times, even invoking his...
Mende Rajkoski, 42, of Sydney, was one of three men detained in connection with the suspected conspiracy on Thursday. Early this year, he was caught laundering money through Star's gaming machines, forcing officials to conduct a secret investigation into his finances. This led them to uncover an alleged plot to transport...
Jean-Robert Bellande is among the high stakes poker community's most beloved participants. Bellande's fame exploded as a contestant on Survivor's fifteenth season: Survivor China. He talks here about playing the highest stakes without a bankroll, his history and life purpose.
Las Vegas was halfway through a recession. It was April 1957, and two years earlier the town had still come to terms with the opening of five major resorts. The Dunes, the Riviera, New Frontier, Royal Nevada and Moulin Rouge had all fought through changes of ownership, some falling into...
