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Connecticut Lawmakers Propose Adding Three New Casinos To State
Connecticut could be home to up to three new casinos in the years to come, if a proposal that was made public by lawmakers on Tuesday is ultimately approved. A handful of state legislators, along with the leaders of both the Mohegan...
Bwin.party Still in Rumored Takeover Negotiations with Amaya and William Hill
Bwin.party has announced that takeover negotiations over the sale of all or part of its assets with more than one unnamed company have intensified, and talks are now at a “further stage,” company Chairman Philip Yea said today. Last month, the company’s...
New Jersey Lawmakers Waiting On Atlantic City Tax Plan
Governor Chris Christie has vowed to help Atlantic City rebound from years of declining casino revenues, and one of the major proposals from the legislature to do just that is a tax relief plan that would stabilize the city’s finances. But with...
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,...
