7891 stories by Devin O'Connor
Kansas Casinos Allow Smoking, State Lawmakers Propose Extinguishing Loophole
Kansas casinos allow indoor smoking Legislation to end the casino smoking loophole has been introduced A casino smoking ban wouldn't apply to Kansas' six tribal casinos Kansas casinos permit indoor smoking anywhere on the four commercial gaming floors, but new legislation in...
Indiana Online Casino and iLottery Measure Fails in House Chamber
The Indiana online casino and lottery bill that passed the House Public Policy Committee last month won't be further considered. On Thursday, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Hamilton) said House Bill 1432 will not move to the full chamber floor after stalling...
Online Sweepstakes Casino Ban Passes Mississippi Senate
The Mississippi Senate has passed legislation to ban online sweepstakes websites Critics say online sweeps are nothing more than cleverly designed illegal gambling platforms The sweeps industry says they run free-to-play games On Tuesday, the Mississippi Senate made history by becoming the...
Arkansas Name, Image, Likeness Bill Dead, Alabama Pitches Tax-Free NIL Deals
Arkansas House Bill 1044, which would have helped colleges and universities raise money for NIL initiatives through online raffles, has been shelved In neighboring Alabama, newly introduced legislation would make NIL compensation exempt from state taxes Legislation in Arkansas designed to increase...
Tysons Casino Sponsor Asks House Subcommittee to Reconsider Legislation
The Tysons casino bill is presumably dead after a House subcommittee set the bill aside for 2025 The bill's chief sponsor has asked the subcommittee to reconsider Fairfax County is facing a budget gap because of declining office property taxes The chief...
Iowa Gaming Commission Rejects Petition to Halt Cedar Rapids Casino Development
Earlier this month, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved a $275 million casino in Cedar Rapids A petition to halt the project has been dismissed by the gaming regulator A court challenge is ongoing The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC)...
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Mounts New Mexico Gubernatorial Run
Deb Haaland served as secretary of the Interior under President Joe Biden Haaland left office on the same day President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term Haaland is now seeking to become governor of New Mexico Deb Haaland made...
Mount Airy Casino Faces $5 Million Lawsuit From Disgruntled Table Game Dealers
Mount Airy Casino Resort has been sued by two former employees who dealt cards at the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains property. Plaintiffs Jennifer Mak and William Neidig allege in a proposed class-action lawsuit in Harrisburg's federal court that they were cheated out of...
Online Gaming Divides Brick-and-Mortar Casinos as Lawmaking Season in Full Swing
Several large gaming companies, including Caesars and MGM, are largely supportive of expanding iGaming options throughout the US Some regional operators are opposed to such efforts, saying iGaming negatively impacts brick-and-mortar play The debate boils down to whether iGaming helps or hurts...
President Trump Pardons ‘Blago,’ Former Illinois Governor Could Return to Politics
President Donald Trump pardoned disgraced politician Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois Blagojevich was convicted of selling Barack Obama's US Senate seat after winning the 2008 presidential election With his criminal record wiped clean, Blago could mull a political comeback...
