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Addabbo, Pro-New York Online Casino Leader, Faces Primary Challengers
Online gambling insiders expect New York online casino to be the next legal jurisdiction. In order for that to happen, state legislators need to vote. Before that occurs, New York voters have to decide today whether they plan to keep state Sen. Joseph Addabbo. Addabbo is facing two opponents in today’s Democratic primary. Candidates Albert […]
Kansas Sports Betting Takes the Field on Sept. 8, Start of NFL Season
In theory, Kansas sports betting may have nearly 6 million possible wagerers. Online sportsbook operators call a more scientific version of that “total addressable market (TAM),” and the term will be relevant when sports betting officially launches on Sept. 8, the same day the NFL season begins. Soft launches, or testing the apps with limited times […]
Addabbo Faces Opposition – Is New York Online Casino Doomed?
Next year’s budget talks are expected to include a New York online casino proposal, and Sen. Joseph Addabbo will be its staunchest advocate. However, the Democrat from Howard Beach first needs to win reelection in order to do so. In the Aug. 23 primary, Addabbo faces competition from candidates Albert Baldeo and Japneet Singh. If […]
Kyrsten Sinema & Joe Manchin Vote with Biden over 90% of the Time
Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin have made headlines for withholding votes from key Democratic bills, bills that may have shifted the odds for President in 2024 had they passed. In January 2022, their votes prevented filibuster rule changes, which prevents popular legislation from passing without a supermajority. (Passing unpopular bills in a gridlocked Congress is […]
Canadian Provincial Lotteries Team Up, Call On Government to Fight Offshore Gambling
Five provincial lottery corporations have created a new pan-Canadian coalition to protect Canadians from unregulated online gambling. The Coalition of Provincial Lottery Corporations (CPLC) is calling on the Canadian federal government to help. Its goal is to take action against misleading online gambling advertisements, prevent offshore gaming websites from serving their residents, and keep lottery […]
Canada’s Long and Winding Path to Privatized Online Gambling
As part of a recent academic article, I dug into the path that sports betting took to legalization across Canada. Online casino gaming has emerged on a track that’s largely parallel to online sports betting. For much of Canada’s history, gambling policy emerged rather uniformly, and gambling remotely with computers was the stuff of science […]
Massachusetts: The Next Frontier for Legal Online Casinos?
Massachusetts sports betting is in legal territory, with a bill to allow both retail and online sportsbooks expected to be signed into law in the coming days. Casinos, racing simulcast facilities, and independent sportsbooks are all expected to benefit when sports betting launches in the Bay State. That launch may happen as early as this […]
Study Estimates $5 Billion in Lost Tax Revenue for States Without Online Casinos
Currently, regulated US online casinos serve six states, leaving 44 without such an option. Together, those iGaming products generated just shy of $1 billion in direct tax revenue in 2021. That’s a healthy pile of change for public coffers. However, it also forces us to ask how much money the US is leaving on the […]
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Votes to Remove ‘Blood Quantum’ Requirements
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) voted Wednesday to remove “blood quantum” from enrollment requirements for their tribe, Native News Online reports. It also voted to leave the determination of membership requirements up to the six individual Bands: Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. […]
Nova Scotia Joins New Brunswick in Permitting Atlantic Lottery Casino Games
In the US, the east coast is leading the way for regulated online casino gaming. Not so in Canada, where the Atlantic Provinces are mainly behind the curve. As of today, Nova Scotia is a little less so. “Canada’s Ocean Playground” has decided to join neighboring New Brunswick in allowing the lottery to offer casino […]
