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New York Online Casino Cannibalization Worries May Block iGaming
Some New York legislators worry that online casinos would hurt retail gaming revenue. Online gambling advocates feel they’d debunked that idea years ago, but it has proven to be a hard myth to quash. Now, it threatens to stall the 2023 iGaming legalization effort. “Cannibalization” is the colloquial term for the idea that legal online […]
New York Online Casino Hearing Is Next on Addabbo’s Agenda
The subject of New York online casino gambling will soon get its own committee hearing, promised state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. during today’s joint public hearing on New York sportsbooks. Addabbo, D-Ozone Park, said so after hearing New York online casino and poker gambling revenue estimates from Spectrum Gaming Capital. The Horsham, Pa.-based gaming […]
Will Indiana Online Casinos Really Launch in September?
Indiana residents could be playing online casino games legally as soon as Sep 1, 2023. But is that a realistic timeline? There are a lot of unknowns to consider. Lawmakers in the Hoosier State are considering HB 1536, which would legalize “interactive gaming,” a.k.a. online casinos. Naturally, the first question on local lips is whether the […]
Legalize Esports Betting, Urges Pennsylvania Lawmaker in Memo
Esports betting should be legal in Pennsylvania, says state Rep. Ed Neilson. So he’s asking his fellow lawmakers to co-sponsor a bill to make that a reality. Neilson, D-Philadelphia, published a memo on Friday about legalizing esports betting. He sent the request to “all House members,” making his case for them to co-sponsor such a […]
University of Houston Finds Majority of Texans Support Expanded Gambling
A new survey by the University of Houston found that Texans support changes in the state’s gambling laws. The survey came from the university’s Hobby School of Public Affairs. It found that 75% of residents support a recent bill to expand gambling in the state. Only 13% say they strongly oppose the measure. Additionally, 69% […]
888 Holdings Internal Investigation Sparks Shareholder Panic, Leadership Change
888 Holdings is facing a crisis sparked by an internal investigation into suspected gray market compliance failures. The CEO, Itai Pazner, has stepped down. The company’s share values plummeted 29% in early trading on Jan 30. That morning, the company released a regulatory announcement stating it had suspended VIP accounts in the Middle East region. The internal […]
New Hampshire Online Casinos May Launch on April 1, 2024
If a New Hampshire online casinos bill is approved this year, three to five sites may be able to launch on April 1, 2024. So reads SB104, introduced on Jan. 5 and explained further by its primary sponsor on Jan. 25. New Hampshire Sen. Timothy Lang, R-Sanbornton, spoke in the Senate Ways and Means Committee […]
BetMGM Says No Online Casino Launches May Happen in 2023
BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt believes no new states will legalize online casino during 2023. Therefore, the US online casino market leader is working “behind the scenes” this year to help educate legislators and retail casino owners about the benefits. That will hopefully yield an active 2024 in legal online casino launches, he said during today’s […]
Maryland Senate Bill Would Put Online Casinos on the Ballot in 2024
Maryland has officially joined the race for online casino legalization. For constitutional reasons, however, we won’t know if it has succeeded until November 2024. That puts any possible launch into the middle of 2025 at the earliest. There are many hurdles the effort will have to clear between now and then. SB 267 is the work […]
California Casinos May Skip State Regulation, Opting for Direct Federal Oversight
The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians moved from state to federal regulation this month. That may mean 28 other tribes that operate California casinos could end up following suit when their state compacts expire at the end of the year. This is the first time a California tribe has opted out of state regulation in […]
