Reporting from Las Vegas — Stephen Paddock wanted to win and, like any savvy video poker player, knew which machine to lock down at Mandalay Bay. There was only one in the casino — a Jacks-or-better 9 ...

The Louisiana State Gaming Control Board has ruled that video poker machines at Delta Downs in Vinton qualify as slot machines under state law. The board, in a 6-1 vote, denied a request from seven ...

Problem gamblers engage in “magical thinking” and chase their losses, even though poker machines are set to benefit the house. Flickr/Michael Dorausch, CC BY Poker machines are a game of chance, ...

Video poker machines are everywhere in Las Vegas. From the airport to grocery stores and the thousands that line the casinos, gamblers have ample opportunity to try their luck. But now, a rehab center ...

Senior figures from the NSW Labor left and right factions are going to challenge the Minns government over pokies.

Video poker players in Louisiana will be able to spend money at a faster pace. Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday (June 6) signed a law that lets the gambling machines accept bills as large as $100, up ...

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control (VGCCC) in Australia has issued a warning to venues with poker machines in the run-up to the public holidays. New laws were passed in 2024 that put a blanket ...

Poker machines were legalised in New South Wales in 1956; the ACT in 1976; Victoria and Queensland in 1991; South Australia in 1992; Tasmania in 1997; and the Northern Territory in 1998. They are ...