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Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Hits Back at Pennsylvania Lawmaker John Payne
As a Pennsylvania House committee meets tomorrow to vote on the issue of online gaming, Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) has launched a scathing attack on the legislative push to regulate in the keystone state. Pennsylvania’s efforts to legalize...
Pennsylvania Committee to Vote on Online Poker Wednesday
Pennsylvania’s proposed legalization of online poker has seen a revival of its fortunes in the midst of a three and a half-month-long budget impasse. As the state seeks new methods of plugging a $2 billion deficit without raising taxes, the push for...
StarsDraft Scaled Back to Four States as Daily Fantasy Sports Questions Mount
StarsDraft is scaling back its operations in the United States from 45 states to just four. In a press release issued this week, parent company Amaya announced that due to recent developments surrounding daily fantasy sports (DFS) including probes by the Department...
Delaware Follows Nevada’s Lead, Announces Investigation Into Daily Fantasy Sports
Delaware is officially reviewing the legitimacy of daily fantasy sports (DFS), Secretary of Finance Tom Cook confirming late last week that his office is investigating whether such practices are legal in the state. Just days after Nevada issued cease and desist orders...
Olivier Busquet to Fight JC Alvarado for $270,000
The seemingly inexplicable link between poker and fighting was strengthened once again this weekend after Olivier Busquet agreed to a six-figure mixed martial arts (MMA) contest. The high stakes pro made his name crushing online heads-up tournaments, but he recently put out...
Steve Wynn Loses it Over Wynn Palace Macau Table Game Allocations
The Wynn Palace Macau represents a huge black spot in Wynn Resorts revenue stream and Steve Wynn is hopping mad about it. The source of the mogul’s ire is the Macau government’s refusal to reveal how many table games it will allocate...
US Appeals Court Agrees to Review New Jersey Sports Betting Case
The US appeals court for the Third Circuit has agreed to reconsider a New Jersey sports betting case less than two months after two of its judges upheld a previous ruling preventing the state from legalizing such wagering. In late August, Judges Marjorie...
DFS Ceast and Desist from Nevada Gaming Control Board, Agency Declares Games Illegal in Wake of Recent National Scandals
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) is no longer to be a part of Nevada's gambling or sports betting palette, per the Nevada Gaming Control Board's (GCB) latest dictum. GCB officials in the Silver State have concluded that DFS is illegal for Nevada online players....
Pennsylvania Online Gambling Gaining Traction with State Lawmakers
Pennsylvania online gambling is an issue trending in popularity among state lawmakers in the country's sixth most populous state. Republican politicians are primarily leading the charge as they look for new revenue streams to combat Democratic Governor Tom Wolf's push to increase...
New Jersey Sports Betting Case Receives Appeal, Neighbor Pennsylvania Wants In
The New Jersey sports betting three-year dilemma will continue, a United States federal appeals court agreeing on Wednesday to rehear state officials make their case for why it should have the authority to legalize the market at brick-and-mortar casinos and horse racetracks....
