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Arena Football League Approves Atlantic City Expansion Team, Will Play Inside Boardwalk Hall
The Arena Football League (AFL) is betting on Atlantic City as a host city for one of its two expansion teams that will compete in the upcoming 2019 season. After undergoing a vast reorganization over the last several years that saw...
NASCAR Races Into Sports Betting, Approves Gambling Sponsorships
NASCAR, the premiere stock-car racing circuit in the US, will allow teams and drivers to be sponsored by gambling companies and sports betting operators in 2019. While there's been no official announcement from NASCAR, the SportsBusiness Journal says the auto racing company...
Japan Casino Advertisements Restricted to International Airports, Seaports
Japan casino advertisements will be limited to international airport and seaport terminals in an effort to reduce any potential harm the liberalization of commercial gambling might have on citizens. Appointed lawmakers working in the country's Integrated Resorts (IR) Promotion Council continue to...
Tiger Woods Back in Swing of Things, Farmers Insurance Open Favorite at His Beloved Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods tees off his 2019 PGA Tour season this week at the Farmers Insurance Open where the seven-time winner is one of the favorites at Torrey Pines in Southern California. The Westgate SuperBook has Woods at 16/1 to win his eighth...
Hard Rock Atlantic City to Receive $4.8M Property Tax Settlement From City and Atlantic County
Owners of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City will receive $4.8 million over the next four years after reaching a property tax appeal settlement with the state. Since Hard Rock – the former Trump Taj Mahal – closed In...
NFL Super Bowl Prop Bets Ire of League Officials
Prop bets on the upcoming Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams allow gamblers to make wagers on the performances of specific players, and that's a concept NFL league officials despise. Las Vegas oddsmakers are gearing up for...
Former New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak to Fight Recent DOJ Wire Act Opinion on State’s Behalf
Former New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), a resilient gaming advocate who led both the state's authorization of online gambling and sports betting, has been asked to prepare the state's response to the US Department of Justice's reinterpreted Wire Act opinion. In...
Hard Rock, Ocean Resort Casino Employees Working to Unionize With Unite Here Local 54
Employees at Hard Rock and Ocean Resort, the two Atlantic City Boardwalk casinos that opened on the same day last June, continue to work with Unite Here Local 54 to unionize their labor forces. The Press of Atlantic City says the two...
Virginia Casino Bill Advances in Senate Committee, Would Authorize Five Venues With Voter Support
A Virginia casino bill that would permit as many as five gaming venues in designated cities should local voter referendums be approved has passed a state senate committee. Introduced by Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-District 18), Virginia Senate Bill 1126 would earmark...
Philippines Boracay Island: No Casinos, No Sandcastles
The Philippines island of Boracay will remain free of a casino, and government officials say the building of sandcastles on the picturesque beach also now runs afoul of the law. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte closed Boracay for six months last year in...
