MGCB Q&A With Bonus: Henry Williams on Michigan Online Poker, MSIGA
So far, Michigan online poker seems to be benefiting from the state entering the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). PokerStars, which allowed its Michigan players to gamble with New Jersey bettors beginning on Jan. 1, is consistently seeing double-digit monthly revenue increases vs. the year before. Henry Williams, the executive director of the Michigan Gaming […]
New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Dies in House Committee
The New Hampshire online casino bill, SB104, is effectively dead. That’s true after a 20-0 vote of “inexpedient to legislate” on April 26 in the Executive Session of the House Ways and Means Committee. According to the New Hampshire Almanac: A bill is considered killed when the House or Senate votes to adopt the committee […]
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Maine Lawmaker Proposes Extending Tribal Sports Betting Market to Include Online Casinos
Maine has just emerged as a late contender for online casino legalization in 2023. LD1777, submitted by House Rep. Laura Supica would create a framework for iGaming along the same lines as the state’s existing online sports betting laws. The move comes as a surprise, as more likely states like New York and Indiana have abandoned […]
Appeals Court Upholds AGLC Authority Over Online Gambling Site, PlayAlberta
Alberta’s top court has ruled the Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) had the right to establish its online gambling site PlayAlberta, despite a First Nations challenge. The three-member Alberta appeals court panel dismissed the case, upholding a 2022 lower-court decision that sided with the province. Tsuut’ina and Stoney Nakoda First Nations first challenged […]
Nebraska Keno Operators to Offer Mobile Play Following Passage of Omnibus Gambling Bill
Nebraska gamblers will soon be able to play keno for real money on their phones, potentially anywhere paper ticket keno is available. On April 21, Governor Jim Pillen signed into law LB 775, an omnibus gambling bill that included the authorization for lottery keno operators to create an online version of their product. Players will need to be on-site at a […]
United States of Bonuses: 2 in 3 Americans Expect a Bonus at Work
Survey reveals 55% would leave their job if offered a sign-on bonus Bonuses: whether a little extra help around the holidays or a nice incentive to open a new bank account, they certainly feel like an extra treat in the financial landscape of Americans. But how many American workers actually receive bonuses, and how good […]
Retail Casino Talent Shortage Seems Like Inverse of Tech Industry Layoffs
There’s a retail casino talent shortage, says Rush Street Gaming (RSG) CEO Tim Drehkoff. The leader in charge of five US Rivers Casinos said while the tech industry is laying off personnel, his company and other land-based gaming facilities want to hire more employees. Drehkoff said casinos have 400,000 fewer workers than the industry employed before […]
Public Hearing Scheduled on New Hampshire Online Casino Bill
If all goes well during the April 25 public hearing on the New Hampshire online casino bill, SB104, the Granite State will come one step closer to having legal online table games. Online slots aren’t in the measure that representatives will consider. If the measure becomes law in 2023, it will likely be the only […]
Battle Over $40 Million Seized in Failed Ontario Gambling Ring Bust Begins
Ontario is embroiled in a legal battle over control of $40 million seized from an alleged illegal gambling ring. Although prosecutors failed to obtain any significant criminal convictions from Project Hobart, the province’s Civil Remedies Act allows the government the possibility of holding on to the proceeds from the suspected crimes. Project Hobart was a two-year […]