Looking at New Jersey’s PASPA Case in the Supreme Court
For several years, New Jersey has been campaigning for the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 to be repealed, thus allowing for legal sports betting outside of just Nevada, Oregon, Delaware, and Montana. On Monday, the Supreme Court subsequently started hearing oral arguments in the Christie v. NCAA sports gambling case. While […]
Anti-Online Gaming Letter Sent to DOJ by US Senators
Last month, it seemed as though anti-online gambling campaigners had failed in their efforts to have the industry banned in the United States. Not only had casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson failed to influence Congress into passing the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), with several of the key members of Congress who received campaign donations […]
Macau and Vegas: A Tale of Two Cities
Macau and Las Vegas are the two biggest gambling destinations in the world, with their annual revenues worth around $30 billion and $6 billion, respectively. In other words, Macau’s market is currently around six times bigger than its US counterpart, and their relative difference was evident once more in the latest monthly revenue figures released […]
Pa Gambling Expansion Not A Threat to NJ Gambling Revenues
Atlantic City has seen its gambling revenues plummet over the past decade, with business having contracted from its peak of $5.6 billion in 2006 to just $2.3 billion in 2016. This then led to four of the city’s casinos being forced to close shop in recent years, resulting in a significant revenue drop for the […]
Mandalay Bay Shooting Victims File Lawsuits In California
On October 1st, Stephen Paddock was staying on the 32nd floor at the Mandala Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, when he went on a rampage and fired more than 1,100 rounds into a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival below. Paddock subsequently massacred 58 people, and left over 500 more wounded, making it the […]
Floyd Mayweather Becomes a Wild Poker Promoter
Each year sees the release of hundreds of different social casino games, but only a select few manage to stand out and survive in the highly competitive market. In September of 2016, Wild Poker subsequently released its beta version online, but a year on and its developer is now hoping to make huge waves in […]
Hawaii Getting Tough on Illegal Gambling
Hawaii continues to be just one of a handful of US states that do not offer any type of legalized gambling, and in recent months has been clamping down on anyone trying to flaunt its strict anti-gambling laws. Highlighting its strict anti-gambling stance, this week, the country subsequently turned its attention towards those video games […]
