The state of California is facing one of the largest budgetary crises in its history. As the governor of California, Jerry Brown is considering all possible solutions. A number of casino operators have told Brown that legalizing online poker could help. However, Brown is not convinced. He feels that that while legalizing online poker could…
In a startling turn of events, Governor Christie of New Jersey has changed his stance on online poker. Christie now believes that legalizing online poker will be a great way to improve the future of the state’s economy. Christie vetoed a bill back in March that would have paved the way for regulated, intrastate gaming…
Is Shel Adelson getting ready to push hard in the fight for a gaming license in Massachusetts? All signs are pointing that direction. This week Adelson, who is the Chairman of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, renewed the registration of attorney Roger Donoghue as his official lobbyist in Massachusetts. Donoghue’s legal firm Donoghue Barrett &…
Applicants for Spanish gaming licenses may have to wait as long as six months to hear if applications are approved. Spanish authorities did not give a reason for the delay, but it is presumed that regulators needed extra time to put the finishing touches on regulations and other bureaucratic doings. Blow to Applicants This latest…
Last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) handed the online gaming industry a pretty sweet Christmas present by changing their interpretation of the Federal Wire Act of 1961. For all practical purposes, the new interpretation left basically all gaming except sports betting in the hands of State Governments. Because the announcement came on the day…
We've learned that the Prime Ministers of all federal states, except for Schleswig-Holstein, have signed a new gaming treaty. Provisions of the treaty include a 20 license limit, a 5 percent tax rate on betting stakes, limits on betting stakes and the different rules applied to various different types of gaming. The treaty even goes as…
Last week the New Jersey State Legislature moved forward a bill that would allow Atlantic City casinos to offer sports betting if the Federal government ever lifts its ban on state regulated bookmaking. They’ve even gone so far as approving a bill paving the way for casinos to start applying for licenses start offering sports…
Daniel Eremian, 61, was found guilty in US District Court on two counts of racketeering as well as numerous wire act offenses. Todd Lyons, a co-defendant in the case, was also found guilty on multiple charges due to his part of serving as a debt collector for the gambling service Sports Off Shore. This marks…
Legal sports betting in New Jersey took a giant leap forward this week when state legislators passed a bill allowing casinos submit applications for sports betting licenses. The move is just the latest in a series of fast moving events that may bring legal sports betting to the Garden State in the very near future.…
[caption id="attachment_13747" align="alignright" width="300" caption="MA Governor Deval Patrick"][/caption] Last week, Massachusetts became the 40th state in the United States to legalize casino gambling. The event witnessed Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick sign a bill that makes casino gambling legal to state residents. The bill allows a maximum of three resort-style casinos, one in the Boston area,…
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