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AGCO Kicks 17 Unregulated Online Gambling Operators Out of iGaming Market
During the week after its do-or-die deadline for unregulated online gambling operators to join the legal iGaming marketplace in Ontario or face penalties, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says 17 such operators “have exited.” Meanwhile, 28 of the 36 operators in the legal market used to be in the gray market, AGCO […]
Texas Gambling Expansion Proposed, Adding Casinos, Sports Betting in 2023
Texas gambling expansion is already on the 2023 legislative agenda. That’s happening thanks to a state senator interested in having the matter considered during the notoriously short Texas Legislature sessions – 140 days, every other year. Yesterday, state Sen. Carol Alvarado presented Joint Resolution 17. The Democrat from Houston is asking her colleagues to consider […]
Former Gambling Industry Attorney Brittnie Watkins Takes Over as NGCB Chair
There’s a new hand on the tiller at the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). Governor Steve Sisolak’s office announced the resignation of Board chair J. Brin Gibson yesterday. Gibson had informed the Governor of his intentions earlier in the year, but the public announcement was delayed until his departure was imminent. Gibson’s replacement will be Board member Brittnie […]
Opinion: A Frosty Future Ahead for Gaming Expansion Possibilities In Oklahoma
The dust is still settling nationally on the 2022 midterm elections. In Oklahoma, however, most of the dust settled within a few hours of polls closing on November 8. Pre-election polls had shown a strong chance that Oklahomans might elect a Democrat as Governor for the first time in over a decade. However, reality disagreed […]
Alabama: a Case Study in the Counterproductive Nature of Prohibition
Alabama is among the most conservative states in the US on many fronts, including gambling. Only in Utah will you find fiercer moral opposition. Such is Alabama’s historical tendency towards prohibitionist policies that it feels appropriate that the state flag bears a big, red X. Even so, Alabama has recently been casting its eyes in the direction […]
Addabbo Rolls Up His Sleeves to Begin Work on New York Online Casino, Poker
A day after winning reelection with 55% of the vote, state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. spoke with Bonus about his plans to ensure lawmakers discuss legalizing New York online casino and poker during 2023. Ideally, the Democrat from Ozone Park said he would like to see bills legalizing iGaming included in the Fiscal Year […]
California Voters Firmly Rejected Sports Betting, But Proponents Will Keep Trying
Picture California sports betting propositions employing the voice of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and saying, “I’ll be back.” That’s precisely what’s going to happen in 2024, predicted professor Kathryn R.L. Rand during a recent University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) webinar about the ballot measures that failed yesterday. On Nov. 2, Rand predicted Propositions 26 […]
New York Election Brings Progress Toward New York Online Casino Legalization
Two of New York’s most prominent gambling expansion advocates had to cross the Election Day chasm so their plans can progress in 2023. They won. So Gov. Kathy C. Hochul and state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. are expected to continue their work on downstate casino licenses and New York online casino legalization. According to unofficial […]
UNLV Experts Predict California Voters Will See Sports Betting on the 2024 Ballot
California voters will likely see sports betting legalization on the ballot again in 2024. That deja vu will happen if voters defeat Propositions 26 and 27 tomorrow, as pollsters and experts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR) believe they will. On Friday, ICGR Marketing Manager Claire Krawsczyn […]
North Dakota Tribes Can Offer Online Gambling – But Only On Their Land
Unsurprisingly, North Dakota will not attempt to offer online sports betting and casinos statewide through a tribal compact. That was what the tribes in the state had proposed. However, there were several good reasons to doubt Governor Doug Burgum would agree. For one thing, it’s a conservative state, and last year’s online poker bill received a very […]
