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Casino Smoking Opponents Find a New Ally in Slots Influencer Brian Christopher
Brian Christopher, a prominent gaming influencer on social media, announced that he is joining the casino anti-smoking movement. Going forward, he says he will promote only smoke-free venues and events. Christopher elaborated: It is time for gaming to join the ranks of the best entertainment venues, restaurants, and bars that went smoke-free years ago. The […]
Virginia Responsible Gambling Groundwork Built with Pre-Filed Bill
On Dec 27, 2022, Delegate Paul Krizek (D) and Senator Bryce Reeves (R) of Virginia pre-filed bills to create a Problem Gambling Advisory Committee (PGAC). The committee members would include gambling regulators, industry representatives, and community service members. The PGAC’s goal would be to seek alignment between experts on problem gambling and the Virginia gaming […]
Red44 Shut Down, Seemingly Start of Crackdown on Offshore Betting Sites
On Friday, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced a federal grand jury indicted 11 Americans who’d been managing the offshore sportsbook Red44. The Costa Rica-based operator still had a Twitter account as of today, but its dot-com site was gone, leaving little evidence that the black market site ever existed. With […]
New York Responsible Gambling Tops Addabbo’s Agenda
New York responsible gambling (RG) efforts getting funding matters to state Sen. Joseph Addabbo as much as legalizing online casino gambling. So RG and problem gambling are on his 2023 agenda, Addabbo tells Bonus. Addabbo, D-Ozone Park, is the member of the New York State Senate who sponsored last year’s New York online casino legalization […]
New York Senator Plans to Reintroduce ‘Predatory Sportsbook Bonuses’ Bill
The New York Senator who sponsored a “predatory sportsbook bonuses” bill will reintroduce the measure, his communications director told Bonus yesterday. State Sen. Peter B. Harckham‘s communications director, Tom Staudter, responded yesterday to a question Bonus sent on Wednesday about whether he’d sponsor the bill in an active session. Lawmakers need to reintroduce bills that […]
Kentucky Online Poker, Sports Bill Introduced in Kentucky
Kentucky online sports betting, poker, and daily fantasy sports (DFS) legalization efforts are alive again as of yesterday. If the bill becomes law, the southern state will stop being nearly landlocked by legal sports betting states. However, what sets House Bill 106 apart is its call for legal online poker. That’s because there are far […]
Job Seekers With Criminal Convictions May Get a Second Chance in New York
New Yorkers still need employment, but he will talk with his legislative director before he reintroduces a bill allowing job seekers with criminal convictions to apply for work in the gaming industry, said state Sen. Joseph Addabbo. Addabbo, D-Ozone Park, sponsored S1443B last year that sought to remove the “automatic disqualification” of would-be New York […]
Ohio Casino Control Commission Shows Online Sports Betting Operators It Means Business
It’s quickly becoming clear that the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) – is playing hardball with operators. The Buckeye State’s nascent sports betting market launched on New Year’s Day. Almost immediately, the OCCC put several operators on notice with hefty fines and application denials. That’s an unusually strict start, given that other US regulators have […]
New York Online Casino Talks on Agenda with Legislature Back in Session Today
New York online casino legalization groundwork happened last year so this year, serious discussions will occur with lawmakers who returned at noon today to Albany, promises state Sen. Joseph Addabbo. Addabbo, D-Ozone Park, told Bonus that he recently talked with a few fellow members of the New York State Legislature. They were eager to find […]
Online Casino Legalization in 2023 – What Are the Odds for NY, IL, and IN?
Sadly, 2022 has been a dud of a year when it comes to states legalizing online casino. At least 2021 saw Connecticut legalize and launch within the same calendar year. Before that, we have to go back to Michigan, and the tail end of 2019, to see an iGaming bill receive a governor’s signature. Of course, lawmakers have had a few […]
