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Pennsylvania Officials Clarify Online Gaming Rules After Federal Wire Act Reversal Opinion, Experts Weigh In
Pennsylvania operators and online gaming applicants have been given a warning this week to comply with the latest federal interpretation of the Wire Act. Released on Jan. 14, the new opinion formulated in November of last year by the Department of Justice...
Las Vegas DACA Casino Workers’ Status in Limbo After Supreme Court Delays Case Review
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recent decision not to take up the DACA case has hit close to home in Las Vegas, where many casino and hotel workers with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status are employed. Nevada...
Vietnam Phu Quoc Corona Casino First to Let Locals Gamble, But with Caveats
Residents of Vietnam can now gamble in their own country at a brick-and-mortar casino -- at least during a three-year test period -- at the newly opened Corona Casino on Phu Quoc Island. But there will be restrictions on who can play....
Felony Cheating Charge for Teen Blackjack Dealer at Washington State Suquamish Tribal Casino
A 19-year-old blackjack dealer from the Clearwater Casino in Suquamish -- on the Kitsap Peninsula near Seattle in Washington State -- has been arrested after he allegedly helped players beat the house while playing 21. Steven Darnell Singer was charged with first-degree cheating...
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, State Tribes Hash Out Possible Bridgeport Gaming Options, Controversy Still Swirls
MGM Resort’s proposal to build a large casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut -- already opposed by many surrounding towns -- is now facing a new challenge, with word that the Constitution State’s new Governor Ned Lamont, only in office two weeks, has reached...
Congress and the Wire Act: How US Legislators Could Affect the Fate of Online Gaming
Following the controversy generated this week by the Justice Department (DOJ) in revising its interpretation of the Wire Act, there is a chance -- however remote -- that the 116th Congress could decide to update the 57-year-old far-reaching law that threatens to...
Federal Prosecutors May Find It Difficult to Use Wire Act to Shut Down Online Gambling: Experts Weigh In
A new opinion from the Justice Department (DOJ) -- which largely reverts to its original status the interpretation of the Wire Act -- faces many obstacles before federal prosecutors can push to shut down online gambling websites or interstate lotteries. The uncertain...