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Towns Saying No to New Connecticut Casinos
Connecticut is considering adding new casinos to combat coming resorts in Massachusetts and New York, and the owners of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are even willing to team up to operate them. But while a proposal in the state legislature would allow...
Glenn Straub Wants ACR Energy Evicted from Revel Property
The saga of Glenn Straub and the Revel Casino Hotel continues, as nothing seems to be going easily for the former casino or its new owner. In the middle of a dispute over powering the Revel, Straub is now looking to evict...
Jordan Spieth Wins Masters Title
Jordan Spieth had been pegged as the next big thing in golf long before this weekend. But his performance at Augusta National made it clear that the future is now, and the Spieth will be one of the top names in golf...
Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio Officially Announce Candidacy for President 2016
It's official: Hillary Clinton, Democrat, and Marco Rubio, Republican, have thrown their hats in the ring to be the next American president for 2016. Hillary Clinton has been planning to run in 2016 and hinting at it for a long time now,...
Louisiana Bill Would Legalize Daily Fantasy Sports Games
Daily fantasy sports games are unambiguously legal in most states, thanks in large part to fantasy sports exceptions in bills like the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. However, there are exceptions, as some states have laws that make the legality of such...
Netherlands Looking to Modernize Online Gambling Regulations
Online gambling is fairly popular in the Netherlands, but unlike in many nations in Europe, there is no actual regulation of the iGaming market. That is likely to change soon, however, as government officials say that they plan to push forward with...
Florida Gaming Laws an Ever-Changing Complex Rubix Cube
A lot of things stay the same in Florida: humidity, an endless influx of seniors, and expensive Palm Beach real estate. Gaming laws in the Sunshine State, however, do not fall into that category, and have become a never-ending invasion of new...
Revel Casino Curse Continues as Straub Shuts Off Electricity, Garnering City Fine
It’s lights out for Revel, as the shuttered Atlantic City casino’s neighboring power plant has acted on its threat to cut off the energy supply to the building in defiance of its new owner, Glenn Straub. Straub won the right to buy...
Harry Reid’s Brother Arrested for DUI, Battery
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has been sightless in his right eye since the beginning of the year, despite hours of surgery on that eye. According to Reid, that was the result of an exercising accident on New Year’s Day, when exercise bands...
New Jersey Report Says Casinos with Online Presence Doing Better Than Those Without
Maybe New Jersey should call Sheldon Adelson and tell him the news, since the curmudgeonly mogul has always taken the stand that online gambling is the antichrist. Because it turns out that land-based casinos in the Garden State with counterpart Internet presences...