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PokerStars New Jersey Turns $10 into $100,000 for Lucky Spin & Go Winner
PokerStars New Jersey recently made one online poker player a lot wealthier. Back on January 29, James Piccolo, a 28-year-old resident of Nevada, was back east visiting his family in Bergen County. The self-described poker professional decided to test his talent on...
Nevada AG Adam Laxalt Mulling Gubernatorial Run, No Friend to Online Gambling
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt is reportedly preparing a run for the Republican slot as a contender for next governor of the Silver State. Current Governor Brian Sandoval (R) will be forced out of office when his second term comes to a...
California Mulls Latest Online Poker Bill, with Plenty of Ifs, Ands, or Buts
The California online poker legislative push is back from the dead, and so is State Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Saywer (D-59th District) and his bill. Jones-Sawyer's attempts to unite warring factions in the state’s gaming industry died in 2014 and 2015, along with his...
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Prepared to Spend $10 Billion in Japan, Asian Market Seen as Potential Cash Cow
Sheldon Adelson and his Las Vegas Sands (LVS) casino empire says they're ready to invest up to $10 billion on building a resort in Japan, should the country legalize the market. LVS is known for its famed Venetian and Palazzo properties on...
BetOnline Live Dealer Seen False Dealing as Rumors Surface About AbsolutePoker
Online sports book and casino BetOnline.com has been severely embarrassed this week by a video uploaded to YouTube on Saturday that shows one of its live blackjack dealers apparently cheating. The dealer clearly uses a sleight-of-hand cheating technique, as old as card...
Pennsylvania Casinos Could Receive Substantial Tax Credits for Local Host Share Payments
Pennsylvania casinos are required to pay $10 million annually to their host communities, or two percent of their yearly gross gaming revenue generated from slots, according to a recent report in The Morning Call, a news site that covers the Lehigh Valley region. No...
Minnesota Charitable Games Charitable to State Coffers, Not Actual Nonprofits
Minnesota charitable games are used by roughly 1,200 nonprofits across the Gopher State as a way to grow revenue for the missions of their respective organizations. But the latest fiscal report on the legalized gambling sector shows that state tax coffers are...
Sorry, Under-21ers: Nevada’s Minimum Gambling Age Not Expected to Decrease
Nevada's minimum gambling age will likely remain at 21, despite Assemblyman Jim Wheeler's (R-Gardnerville) efforts to slash the entry requirement to just 18. Passed in 1931, Nevada law has mandated that patrons wishing to gamble be at least 21 years old. Assembly Bill...
UK Gambling Commission Accused of Cover up in “Lottery Rapist” Fiasco
A prominent British politician has accused the UK Gambling Commission of a “cover up” over how a convicted rapist was able to claim a £2.5 million ($3.11 million) lottery win with an allegedly fraudulent ticket. A Gambling Commission report said that Edward...
Florida Gambling Expansion Reaches Impasse Between State House and Senate
A new Florida gambling expansion bill is diametrically opposed to the wide-ranging gambling reform package proposed in the Senate by the influential lawmaker Senator Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton). Galvano’s bill (SB 8) received unanimous backing from senators at its first hearing late last...
