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Questions Arise When Wife of Michigan iPoker Bill Sponsor Is Shown to be Working for Amaya Lobbying Firm
Michigan iPoker has been on track to become a reality ever since State Senator Mike Kowall (R-15th) presented SB 889 to the state’s senate two months ago. But now, a new wrinkle has turned up that could cast a cloud on that...
Sheldon Adelson Pushes All-In With Reported $100 Million on Donald Trump
Sheldon Adelson is no longer sitting idle on the political sidelines. The Las Vegas Sands founder worth around $30 billion is finally ready to make his move, and of little surprise to most, the GOP mega-donor is opening his personal treasury only...
Las Vegas Parking Wars: MGM Calls Temporary Truce
Las Vegas parking issues may not have previously been on anyone’s list of “things to be concerned about” before this year, but all that has radically changed since a pronouncement earlier in the winter from MGM Resorts International. But for the next...
Atlantic City Casinos Post Eight Percent Uptick in April, Internet Gaming Up Big
Atlantic City casinos were looking up in April, with the region's eight remaining venues posting $198 million in land-based revenue, and $215 million when including income from Internet gaming. That marks a cumulative 8.1 percent increase compared to April 2015 and sets...
DFS Congressional Hearing Hijacked by New Jersey Sports Betting Push
A Congressional hearing to examine the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) was snubbed by industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel yesterday. Both companies are understood to have declined an invitation to attend the meeting of the Subcommittee of Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade,...
Donald Trump Won’t Reveal Tax Returns to American People, but Did for Casinos
Donald Trump isn't adhering to calls for him to release his tax returns to show the American people just how much the billionaire is paying to the federal government on an annual basis. Instead, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2016...
Station Casinos to Acquire Palms in Las Vegas for $312.5 Million
Station Casinos will buy the Palms Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas for $312.5 million, the company announced during an earnings call on Tuesday, May 10. Earlier this month, Station, trading under its new corporate name Red Rock Resorts, raised $531.4...
Lindsey Graham Sneaks RAWA-Like Measure Into Senate Appropriations Bill, Still Hopeful for Passage
The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), the bill that seeks to prohibit online gambling at a federal level, may have died a death on the legislative rocks late last year, but its proponents are by no means finished. Which is why...
Online Gambling Fugitive Haden Ware Spared Prison
Haden Ware, a co-founder of sports betting site World Sports Exchange (WSEX) who spent 13 years as a fugitive from the US government, has been spared a prison sentence by a federal judge. Ware was a pioneer of online gambling through his...
Bernie Sanders Goes After Casino Industry and Donald Trump While Campaigning in Atlantic City
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (D) paid a visit to Atlantic City on Monday while campaigning in New Jersey, and the Vermont senator had few good things to say about the seaside town. Speaking at Boardwalk Hall, Sanders told his supporters that...
