When the US Department of Justice issued its latest re-interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961 last November, no one really knew what the real life consequences of that action would be. This week, the ripple effect of that action (widely seen as a gift to anti-online poker zealot and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson) hit…
If you live in the Netherlands and would like to engage in some legal, regulated online gambling, you're going to have to wait until 2021 to start rolling those electronic dice and spinning those electronic slot wheels. If you're an online gambling operator who's looking to serve the legal market in the Netherlands, you'll still…
US District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro handed a major victory to US gambling interests by striking down the Department of Justice's recent reinterpretation of the Federal Wire Act of 1961. In doing so, Judge Barbadoro saved interstate gaming, including the popular Powerball lottery and online poker liquidity pools. In a detailed, 60-page ruling, Judge Barbadoro…
Illinois state lawmakers have finally come up with a sports betting bill that had enough bells and whistles on it to make a trip to the governor's desk for signing. On Sunday night, SB690, which contained a number of capital improvement measures alongside the regulation of sports betting passed both the House and Senate by…
Sports betting is a past time that can lead to real frustration, especially when your team comes out on the losing end of the deal and you start losing real cash. There is a tendency among some sports betting enthusiasts in these situations to lash out at individual athletes who they see as being personally…
Las Vegas casinos have always been the bulwark of the American casino industry. They've thrived in good times and bad. During recessions and booms the casinos of the Vegas Strip were a reliable source of revenue for their owners. But something very unusual has been happening in Sin City over the last four months, revenue…
Sports betting and New Orleans-style Hurricanes sound like a pretty good combination for the state of Louisiana. But if that's your idea of a good time, you shouldn't rush to the airport. Earlier this week, Louisiana lawmakers killed a bill that would have allowed regulated sports betting in the state's 16 casinos and four racetracks.…
The Borgata Casino and Spa is getting ready to make $12 million worth of sports betting related improvements to their Atlantic City property. It's a move that could cement the Borgata's dominance in the NJ market and is exactly what Atlantic City was hoping for when it pressed Garden State lawmakers to push forward on…
How addictive are lottery tickets and scratch cards? Though they seem innocuous, they present just as much of a threat to a gambling addict as a slot machine or a craps table. But most people, including gambling addicts, don't see it that way and lawmakers in the state of Florida are looking to change that…
Remember back in the old days when DraftKings swore up and down that it wasn't a gambling company? And do you remember back in the old days when the Walt Disney corporation was a bastion of family values that wouldn't get involved with gambling under any circumstances? Well, those days are officially in the past.…
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