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Pennsylvania online gambling bill still in the ring

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill Waits on House Gurney for Possible Resuscitation

The Pennsylvania online gambling bid was killed in the State House of Representatives yesterday, before being quickly resuscitated and plugged into a life support machine. Two proposed amendments to the state’s gambling laws that would authorize Internet gaming were voted down on...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 25, 2016
Steve Wynn Paradise Water Park

Steve Wynn Artificial Lake Plans Panned by Environmentalists in Las Vegas

Steve Wynn wants to rid his Las Vegas resort of its current 18-hole golf course to make way for Wynn Paradise Park, a $1.5 billion water facility that would feature a 38-acre lake for water skiing, paddle boarding, parasailing, and more. But...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 25, 2016
Super Bowl host cities NFL

Super Bowl Host Cities Announced Through 2021, Los Angeles Grabs Final Bid 

The next five Super Bowl locations are set following the annual Spring League Meeting in Atlanta on May 24. The owners voted to award Super Bowl LIII (2019) to Atlanta, 2020 to Miami, and 2021 to Los Angeles. The latter will receive...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 25, 2016
Normandie Casino to Close

Gardena’s Normandie Casino Likely to Close Following Anti-Money Laundering Violations 

The Normandie Casino in Gardena, California, which has been dealing cards to gamblers for over 75 years, is about to bag up its chips and head for the exit unless a new buyer can be found. The card club, California’s oldest, began...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 24, 2016
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf budget could be plugged with online gambling

Could VGTs Derail Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill?

Pennsylvania’s online gambling bill may be enjoying a legislative comeback and could even find itself facing a House vote very soon, according to noises being made in the corridors of power in Harrisburg. Some of those noises are suggesting it could even...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton Donald Trump casino bankruptcy

Hillary Clinton Ponders How a Casino Can Lose Money, While New Jersey Rescues Atlantic City From the Brink

Hillary Clinton equates running a casino with printing money, as the presumed Democratic presidential nominee is going on the offensive against her presumptive Republican challenger in ex-casino boss Donald Trump. Amid declining poll numbers and a bump for Trump as his challengers...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 24, 2016
Nigel Eccles, FanDuel CEO, taking DFS to UK

FanDuel May Launch in UK in August 

FanDuel is planning on launching in the UK in August, a company spokesperson told Gambling Insider this week, although its entry into the market appears to be hindered by a pending license application. Thus, that date is “not set in stone,” according...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 23, 2016
Robert Kraft supports Las Vegas Raiders

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Backs “Las Vegas Raiders,” as Support Builds Within NFL

The Las Vegas Raiders has a nice ring to it, combining the concept of those who pillage with Sin City in a somewhat poetically charming way. And now, support from a key contingent is making more and more people ready to chant...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 23, 2016
New Jersey horse racing northern casinos

New Jersey Horse Racing Representatives Say Casino Referendum Would Provide Little Relief to Industry  

The New Jersey horse racing industry needs more than a little bit of luck if it hopes to detour off the current path it's traveling, but horsemen said recently that the November casino referendum to bring gambling north isn't a viable solution....

Casino.org Staff Writer May 23, 2016
American Gaming Association Geoff Freeman

American Gaming Association Adds Eight New Members to Roster 

The American Gaming Association (AGA) is expanding its prowess on the gaming industry in the United States after signing eight new members to its organization. The Washington, DC, trade group that lobbies both federal and state governments on behalf of gaming companies...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 22, 2016