Recent years have indicated a change in the locality of legalized casino gambling across the United States. Until 1978 gaming, as it is commonly called, was available only in Nevada. Today, however, the casino business has expanded to other states. One...

Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games. In a casino game, the players gamble casino chips on various possible random outcomes or combinations of outcomes. Casino games are available in online casinos, where permitted by law....

Worries about possible social ills, tax collection, and the attraction of bettors are some of the problems created by the rise of legalized casinos in the US. Most Americans are positive of the affect casinos will have on local economies and do not consider...

THE MASSACHUSETTS Taxpayers Foundation says the Patrick administration is exaggerating the benefits of a 27 percent tax on gaming revenues at three proposed casinos. Administration official Stan McGee dismisses the group's report as "slapdash." But the one thing both parties rightly agree on is...

Aiming to rein in the booming Indian gambling industry, the government is trying to make sure electronic bingo machines at tribal casinos can't masquerade as Las Vegas-style slots.Slot machines are more lucrative for tribes and more attractive to players, but they are subject to state...

A crowd big enough to fill a pro sports arena is expected here Saturday for that quintessential rural New England event, the Town Meeting.Generally no more than a few hundred people attend such meetings, even on hot issues, but officials are preparing for three-quarters of...