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Maryland Casinos Don’t Help Education as Promised, State Comptroller Says
Maryland casinos were authorized by voters in 2008 on the grounds that the generated tax revenue from legalizing commercial gambling would be primarily used to fund education programs. But that promise, according to state Comptroller Peter Franchot (D), isn't being kept. Fifty-eight...
Net Neutrality Under Siege by FCC Boss, Could Impact Online Gaming
Net neutrality, the principle that internet providers should allow users access to all content without preference or prejudice, is under attack by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai. While that may be welcomed news to big telecommunications companies, it poses grave...
Wynn Resorts Confirms Paradise Park Lagoon Project is All-Systems-Go
Steve Wynn’s plan to build a $1.5 billion lagoon complete with white sandy beaches and a new 1,000-room hotel-casino just off the Las Vegas Strip has been signed off by the Wynn Resorts board and has the full go-ahead. Wynn delivered the...
Florida Gambling Expansion Negotiations Underway, House Prepared to Compromise
Florida has been ranked 41st out of 50 in a new survey on the America’s most “gambling addicted” states, making it one of the “least addicted” in the country. This was music to the ears of the Orlando Sentinel this week, which...
Carl Icahn Seeking Property Tax Refunds for His Atlantic City Resorts
Billionaire Carl Icahn wants to pay less tax on his Atlantic City properties. That likely won't sit well with local officials in New Jersey, nor the thousands of workers who were laid off as a result of his closing of the Trump...
New Mexico Gaming Compact Dispute Goes in Favor of State, as Judge Rules Against Tribe
The two-year New Mexico gaming compact dispute between the state and Pueblo of Pojoaque Native American tribe has been settled, at least for the time being. Three federal judges in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled late last week...
Mohegan Sun Limo Driver Who Crashed Vehicle Denied Sovereign Immunity by US Supreme Court
A Mohegan Sun limo driver involved in a crash on I-95 outside the Mohegan tribe's sovereign lands may not claim sovereign immunity, the US Supreme Court ruled this week. Driver William Clarke allegedly plowed into the back of another car while ferrying...
Derek Jeter and Jeb Bush Angling Miami Marlins Takeover, Las Vegas’ MLB Odds Dealt Blow
Future Cooperstown member Derek Jeter and 2016 presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) are leading a group of investors in buying the Miami Marlins baseball franchise for a reported $1.3 billion. According to the Miami Herald, the group is...
Parisian Macao in Legionnaires’ Disease Breakout Scare
Sheldon Adelson’s lavish $2.7 billion Parisian Macao has been linked to a possible outbreak of legionnaires’ disease this week. Health officials in Hong Kong and Macau are investigating whether three Hong Kong nationals who succumbed to the disease, all of whom recently...
Philippines Online Gaming Operators No Longer Welcomed Inside State-Sponsored Economic Zones
Philippines online gambling companies that are currently occupying millions of square feet of office space in the country's state-sponsored economic zones will no longer be welcomed. This week, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito Plaza issued an advisory to building...
