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Fifty casino workers in the Philippines are planting trees monthly as part of an ambitious plan to green their island home. NUSTAR Resort & Casino aims to plant 100,000 trees by 2028 in partnership with local farmers.
The founding family of Primm, Nevada is working to revive the border town's iconic casino resorts after closures threatened to leave 344 employees jobless. Cory Clemetson, grandson of town founder Ernie Primm, says the family is exploring every option to bring back the once-thriving destination.
Four Hollywood Casino employees traded their work uniforms for work gloves to help clean up Ranson, West Virginia, joining local volunteers for an Earth Day community project. Sometimes the brightest impact starts with neighbors picking up litter together.
A casino in Durant, Oklahoma is sweetening its million-dollar giveaway with a charitable twist that lets winners share the joy. Each of three grand prize winners gets to direct $10,000 to a nonprofit of their choice.
The iconic Cal Neva Resort, where Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, and JFK once stayed, is getting a $298 million makeover after sitting empty since 2013. The Lake Tahoe Proper Resort and Casino will preserve Hollywood's golden era glamour while bringing new life to the historic property.
A Canadian casino company just hit an incredible milestone, donating $1.4 million to over 1,000 charities in 2025 alone. Their employees volunteered nearly 2,000 hours to make it happen.
Two Colorado and Nevada casinos just hit a heartwarming milestone: over $1 million in charitable donations from guests who chose to give their slot machine change instead of pocketing it. The simple act of rounding down is now funding everything from food banks to children's wishes.
Gamblers at two Monarch casinos have donated over $1 million to nonprofits simply by giving away their leftover slot machine change. The program lets players round down their winnings at checkout kiosks, turning pocket change into massive community impact.
Casino giant MGM just hit a 14-year milestone, donating over $500,000 to feed hundreds of struggling families in Macau. Their latest contribution will stock pantries for nearly 400 households this spring.
A major casino company just proved that big business can hit ambitious climate and people goals ahead of schedule. Las Vegas Sands exceeded every target it set for workers, communities, and the planet between 2021 and 2025.
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After helping launch the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino 25 years ago, Sisulu Madondo is back as general manager with a mission to modernize the beloved venue. Despite power outages and economic pressures, he's bringing global expertise and hometown heart to keep Gqeberha's premier destination thriving.
George Pólya kept accidentally running into his student during forest walks, so he proved a beautiful mathematical theorem to show he wasn't stalking them. His discovery now explains everything from casino gambling to how molecules find their targets in your cells.
A complexity scientist who once beat casinos and Wall Street is building a groundbreaking economic simulator that could save trillions on the green energy transition. His team aims to prevent financial disasters and accelerate climate solutions using real company data.
A New Hampshire casino gave away $12.6 million to local charities in 2025, bringing its six-year total to over $41 million. The donations funded everything from hunger relief to early childhood education across the region.