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Connecticut Tribes Band Together In New Push For Expanded Gambling
Expanded gambling in Connecticut was supposed to be dead a month ago. But the proposal seems more alive than ever, as both Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods have been lobbying hard to get the state legislature to at least consider the measure as...
Foxwoods Makes Bid For Final Massachusetts Casino License
Foxwoods has a lot to worry about when it comes to the Massachusetts casinos that are being constructed over the next few years. After all, a lot of business for the Connecticut resort comes from Massachusetts, and it’s likely that many of...
Donald Trump Reaches Deal To Keep Name On Taj Mahal
The Trump Taj Mahal will still be known by that name for the foreseeable future, ending an effort by Donald Trump to take his name off of the beleaguered resort. Trump and investor Carl Icahn reached an agreement that will see the...
IRS Proposes $600 Casino Winnings Tax Threshold
The IRS isn't one of the more popular government agencies in the US and the tax enforcement agency's latest pitch likely won't increase its favorability, at least in the minds of gamblers. In a proposal released this week, the IRS believes the...
Miccarelli Resurrects Pennsylvania Poker-Only Online Gambling Bill
Pennsylvania’s efforts to legalize online poker are gaining steam with the introduction of a second poker bill to state legislature in as many weeks. State Representative Nick Miccarelli submitted his poker-only online gambling bill (HB 695) this week, which is understood to be...
NJ Sports Betting Could Become Legalized For March Madness
NJ sports betting was signed into law last October by Governor Chris Christie only to be blocked by a US district judge a month later who ruled the legislation violated a federal ban on sports wagering. Garden State lawmakers and Gov. Christie...
Whelan And Lesniak Attack RAWA As Hearing Snowed Out
New Jersey Senators Jim Whelan and Ray Lesniak have launched a blistering attack on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The Senators sent a communication to New Jersey media outlets in an attempt to drum up opposition to the anti-online gambling bill,...
Darren Phua Pleads Guilty To World Cup Betting Ring Charges
Darren Phua has changed his plea to guilty. Just as things seemed to be going right for Darren and his father, high stakes poker player Paul Phua, in their legal battle to have criminal charges dismissed against them for operating an illegal...
PokerStars Live Dealer Games Expand To Additional Sites
PokerStars live dealer products are spreading across the network's domains to include .com, .eu, and .uk. The expansion comes after PokerStars.es introduced live dealer play for its casino games earlier last month. Through its partnership with Latvia-based Evolution Gaming, a leading business-to-business...
Bidding Reopened For Southern Tier Casino In New York
The New York casino bidding process isn’t over just quite yet. As expected, the Gaming Facility Location Board agreed on Friday to reopen the bidding for a casino in the Southern Tier region, once again allowing the possibility that a fourth casino...
