2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Netherlands Online Gaming Bill Up for Senate Vote Tuesday, Privatization of State Casino Hangs in Balance
Dutch lawmakers may soon approve online gaming in the Netherlands with a Senate vote scheduled for Tuesday. The House of Representatives has already backed a draft of the Bill on Remote Gaming, which will allow for limited internet gambling in Holland. Going...
California Cardrooms Battle on with Tribal Casinos Over Gaming Rights, as Confusing Lingo Further Clouds Clarity
California cardrooms are facing an uncertain hand as tribal casino operators turn up pressure on state officials to enforce exclusivity laws, leaving some employees worrying about job security. This week, the state’s Bureau of Gambling Control (BGC) held a hearing in Clovis...
UK Bans Gambling Ads on Kid-Friendly Websites and Games, US Industry Experts React
In the UK, ads with gambling messages will soon disappear on websites and video games which are popular with children or teenagers. Under the new rules announced on Wednesday, gambling ads will not be shown on select media where children or young people...
Mohegan Sun Restaurant Manager Allegedly Embezzled $103K To Support Gambling Habit
An ex-assistant manager showed up in court this week to face a charge for allegedly embezzling over $100,000 from a restaurant in Connecticut's Mohegan Sun casino. Six-Figure Haul The attorney representing Adam G. Johnson, 43, of Griswold, Connecticut, entered a not guilty plea...
Onboard Casino Planned for World’s Largest Yacht Project, Which Will Have to Navigate Maritime Gaming Laws
A 750-foot mega-yacht that would include its own shipboard casino -- a project predicted to cost $775 million to build, although it is still on the drawing board -- would outstage the current record-holder for world's largest, the 590-foot, $400 million Azzam. The...
Another New York Official Joins Call for Study on Problem Gambling
The New York State Comptroller is the latest official to call for a comprehensive study on problem gambling in the Empire State. In an audit released this week, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) has...
Mount Airy Casino Fined $250K for Failing to Monitor Patron’s Drinks Before He Killed Jogger
Pennsylvania's Mount Airy Casino Resort will pay over $250,000 after it was revealed a patron last February had eight drinks at the casino, and later struck and killed a jogger with his vehicle. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) imposed the fines, claiming...
American Gaming Law: Las Vegas Casino Attorney Analyzes New Wire Act Opinion
American gaming law continues to widely impact the casino industry and other forms of gambling. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) recently released a new interpretation of the Wire Act which threatens to end online sports betting –...
Aquinnah Officials Ask Martha’s Vineyard Commission to Review Gambling Hall Project
The battle over a proposed gambling hall in Aquinnah -- located on the remote western end of the upscale Martha's Vineyard -- has reached another turn, as town officials have asked the Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC) to review the controversial project. The...
Restaurant in Australian Casino Fined for Underpaying Employees
A restaurant in a casino Down Under was fined for repeatedly under-paying many of its employees. Ital One Holdings Pty Ltd -- owner of Cafe Baci, located in Melbourne’s Crown Casino -- and its company director, Len Di Pietro -- must pay...
