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New Hampshire House Defeats Casino Gambling Bill
When it comes to casino gambling, the house always wins. But in some cases, that doesn’t necessarily refer to the casino itself. New Hampshire’s House of Representatives voted down a bill that would have allowed the state to license a single casino...
Florida Tries to Unban Arcades, Discovers New Gambling Law Problems
If you’re not sure whether Florida’s gambling laws need a complete overhaul, then take a look at how they affect Chuck E. Cheese. That’s right: the popular pizza and arcade venue was an unintended victim last year when legislators outlawed Internet sweepstakes...
Former US Rep Mike Oxley Says Online Gambling Ban Would Be Misguided
Former Republican US Representative Mike Oxley has issued a stern warning that the full-scale banning of online gambling in the US would be the “wrong policy” and misguided, and that it would leave Americans exposed to the potential dangers of using unregulated...
New Jersey Eases State Border Regulations for Online Gambling
Good news: while you’ll still have to be in New Jersey to play on the Garden State’s online gambling sites – you won't have to be as inside them as you would have at the launch of the Internet casinos a few...
Ultimate Gaming Adds Grist to the Reno Peppermill with Marketing Deal
In the gaming industry, it's all about who you know, and now a new deal struck between Station Casinos' Ultimate Gaming online poker site and some Northern Nevada casinos will drive traffic two ways, just the way casino executives like it. The...
First Pennsylvania Tavern Gaming License Awarded, But Few Bars Line Up
Okay, so maybe tavern gambling isn’t coming to thousands of establishments in Pennsylvania quite yet. But at least there’s one tavern that has been approved to offer small games of chance in the near future. Tavern #1 The Midway Tavern in Hanover,...
Macau Revenues Soar to New Heights
Will the boom times ever stop in Macau? Casino operators certainly hope not, and the latest numbers out of the Chinese enclave suggest that there’s still plenty more growth to come before things start to slow down in the city. According to...
California Online Poker Legislators Duke It Out with Two Pending Bills
A political showdown is underway between rival groups proposing the legalization of online poker in California, which has the potential to become one of the world’s biggest online gambling markets, worth hundreds of million dollars annually. Duking It Out for Online Poker...
Junior Middleweight Champ Molina Jailed Before MGM Garden Fight Night
UPDATE March 8, 2014: Carlos Molina was not released from Clark County Detention Center on Friday, and the Saturday MGM Grand Garden Arena fight was cancelled. It appears the primary reason was because technically Molina is considered an illegal alien and was...
Paddy Power Forced to Pull Offensive Oscar Pistorius Ad by Ad Authority
After fielding a record 5,200 complaints, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has been forced to pull an offensive ad from its UK publications, as well as being investigated by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ad - which many felt at best...