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Georgia Pols Debate Casino Bill with Public
Georgia’s casino bill received its first hearing on Thursday, as the Regulated Industries Committee debated Senator Brandon Beach’s (R-Alpharetta) proposal to legalize two casinos in the state. Reception was largely positive, although, as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted, the presence of rather a...
Pennsylvania Omnibus Gambling Bill Presented to House
Pennsylvania’s omnibus gambling reform bill finally made its appearance in the legislature on Thursday. The bill, HB 392, is sponsored by Representatives George Dunbar (R-56th), Rosita Youngblood (D-198th), and others, and seeks to take off where Representative John Payne (retired) left off. Payne’s online...
New Hampshire Senator Hopes It’s 19th-Time-Lucky for Casino Bill
New Hampshire State Senator Lou D’Allesandro’s casino bill has become something of an annual tradition. The dogged lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at legalizing and regulating casinos in the Granite State for the past 18 years, each time unsuccessfully. But you just...
Rivers Casino Hopes to Revitalize Schenectady in Upstate New York
The Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady, New York State, flung open its doors to the throngs on Wednesday, precisely a week after the opening of Del Lago Resort, in Seneca County, 200 miles to the west. Developed by Rush Street Gaming...
Australian Poker Machines No More Harmful Than Going to the Movies, Hospitality Group Argues
Australian poker machines have been cited as fueling gambling addiction Down Under, but a hospitality group told a Tasmanian government committee this week that the gambling mechanisms are as innocent as going to the movies. Tasmania, the isolated island state off Australia's...
Major League Baseball to Take Another Swing at Sports Betting
Major League Baseball (MLB) is planning to review its stance on sports betting, as Commissioner Rob Manfred continues his conversation on gambling. Appearing this week at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York City, Manfred said during a discussion titled...
Britney Spears Does It Again, as Vegas Residency Eclipses $100 Million in Revenue
Britney Spears wasn't lying when she said everyone wants a "Piece of Me." Her appropriately named Las Vegas residency show, according to revenue figures supplied by Caesars and first reported by Billboard, has now passed the $100 million market in total ticket sales....
Osaka’s Dreams of Casino Resort on Landfill Island May End Up Trashed
The Japanese city of Osaka is pushing ahead with an ambitious project to build an integrated casino resort on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. Yumeshima is a reclaimed landfill island, which the city hopes will be transformed into a gleaming new...
UKGC Promises More Punishment for Virtual Item Betting Operators and Promoters
The UK Gambling Commission has promised to crack down hard on websites that facilitate gambling with virtual in-game items and to use “all the powers available” to “punish and deter” such operators, especially those who offer their services to children. Speaking in...
Pennsylvania Budget Plan Includes Online Gambling Revenue Projections
A new Pennsylvania budget projection relies on online gambling to pull its weight. The only problem? Internet gaming has yet to be approved in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has set forth his proposal for balancing the state’s mighty budget...
