Nevada Senator Dean Heller expects a federal bill to be introduced to the Senate next month banning all types of regulated casino games from the internet, with the exception of online poker. Furthermore, the Republican Senator says that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) has lent his full support...
February 24th, 2014 By Charles Washington
Six years ago, Piyush “Bobby” Jindal ran for State Governor promising to campaign against the expansion of gambling in Louisiana. The Republican governor then reiterated his determination to stop its spread in Louisiana, last week, after penning a guest op-ed for the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, in which...
February 21st, 2014 By Shane Larson
Gaming isn’t new to Native American culture, and in order to help promote economic self-sufficiency amongst the tribes the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was passed by Congress in 1988, recognizing “the right of Indian tribes in the United States to establish gambling and gaming facilities on their reservations as...
February 20th, 2014 By Lucy Brown
Last year, Florida paid independent research firm Spectrum Gaming $400,000 to produce a report on Florida’s gaming industry and the potential effects of expanded gambling on the state. The study is now being used to help draft a comprehensive bill amending Florida’s existing gaming laws, with the bill then...
February 19th, 2014 By Stephen Smith
New Jersey’s online gaming market could triple by the year’s end from its current level of almost 200,000 accounts, according to a recent poll conducted by Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism. A total of 2.5% of the people surveyed said they had already gambled on...
February 18th, 2014 By Stephen Smith
Since Pennsylvania legalized casino gambling in 2004, the state has quickly risen to replace neighboring New Jersey as the United State’s second-biggest gambling market. In 2013, alone, the Keystone State collected $1.4 billion in casino taxes and $16.4 billion overall since gambling records began. GOP lawmaker Mario Scavello proposes...
February 17th, 2014 By Charles Washington
Despite Wynn Resorts Limited being granted approval to offer online gambling services within New Jersey’s state’s boundaries, the Las Vegas-based casino operator said it has no intentions to do so for now and would, instead, be taking a “wait and see” approach until it gains a clearer picture of...
February 14th, 2014 By Shane Larson
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