Alabama Gambling Bill Would Provide More Robust Definitions and Tougher Penalties for Illegal Gambling
A new bill filed in Alabama aims to battle illegal gambling in the state by strengthening the state’s existing laws. An earlier effort this year to create legal gambling options for state residents failed, as the House and Senate couldn’t agree on the specifics. In the absence of legal gambling, unregulated gaming machines and other […]
Pennsylvania Online Casino, Poker Players Kicked Off of Bovada
Pennsylvania online gamblers learned on Sept. 17 that they were no longer able to bet on online casino, poker, esports, and sports on the illegal offshore site, Bovada. That’s because the commonwealth joined the site’s list of 14 “restricted” jurisdictions, which leaves Rhode Island as the lone iGaming state not yet barred. That may mean […]
BetMGM Signs Online Casino and Sportsbook Media Partnership With USA TODAY
BetMGM and Gannett Co., Inc. have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to make BetMGM the preferred online casino and sportsbook provider for USA TODAY Sports. Under the agreement, BetMGM will also provide sports betting odds and betting information across the USA TODAY Network. USA TODAY’s expansive footprint extends to over 200 local US markets across […]
Cordish Plan for Live! Casino Salem Would Bring Another iGaming Opponent to New Hampshire
Cordish Companies is one of many operators lining up for a chance to join New Hampshire’s growing charitable casino industry. Cordish, which owns the Live! chain of retail casinos and associated PlayLive! online gambling brand, has proposed a three-story entertainment facility in Salem, as reported by Boston.com. Unfortunately for New Hampshire’s nascent online casino legalization effort, Cordish has also become one of the staunchest adversaries of […]
Jay-Z, Rubin Host Star-Studded Celebration at Ocean Casino for Fanatics Sportsbook Opening
Ocean Casino Resort welcomed hip-hop mogul Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin as the pair celebrated the opening of the new Fanatics Sportsbook at the casino resort. Fanatics also operates online in New Jersey, offering its sportsbook and Fanatics Casino to online players in the state. On Sunday, co-founders Jay-Z and Rubin hosted Fanatics […]
Virginia Lawmakers Aim to Create Unified Gaming Regulatory Agency By 2027
In November, Virginia lawmakers will meet to decide whether the state needs a unified gaming regulator, a job currently performed by the Virginia Lottery. The state legislature passed a bill in April 2020 calling for the licensing and construction of five retail casinos, three of which have at least temporary locations now operating. The new body, the Virginia […]
Bally’s Abandons Pennsylvania State College Casino Plans, But Project Will Continue
Construction of a satellite casino at Nittany Mall in College Township, Pennsylvania will proceed, but Bally’s will no longer be a part of the project. Bally’s and its former partner in the project, Ira Lubert’s SC Gaming, announced today that they were ending their contract by mutual agreement. SC Gaming says that there is no change in the construction timeline due to […]
Tonko’s SAFE Bet Act Introduced to Federal Legislature, Includes Ban On Casino-Like “Microbets”
As he promised in the spring, Rep. Paul Tonko introduced his SAFE Bet Act this week, which aims to create federal standards for sports betting and require state regulators to uphold them. He announced the bill’s official introduction to the legislature in a press event on Sept. 12. Accompanying Tonko were Sen. Richard Blumenthal, two […]
Fox Pursuing Gaming Licenses to Capitalize on Discount FanDuel Purchase Opportunity
Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch says his company is actively working with regulators to obtain gaming licenses to activate the option to acquire an 18.6% stake in FanDuel at nearly $2.2 billion below its estimated market value. If the deal goes through, it could create valuable synergies akin to those Penn Entertainment was hoping for with […]
Kalshi Quickly Halts Electoral Prediction Contracts After False Start Thursday
On Thursday, prediction exchange Kalshi began issuing contracts—bets, effectively—on which major political party will win control of each half of the US Congress in the November election. However, it was forced to halt trading less than 24 hours later. Kalshi is engaged in a legal battle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over whether such contracts […]
