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FanDuel Gets the Tiniest of Toeholds in Nevada
Ironically, the US state best known for gambling is also a tough nut to crack for modern online gambling companies. Nevada’s economy depends heavily on the long-standing retail casino business in Las Vegas and, to a lesser extent, Reno. There’s a lot of resistance to anything that would disrupt that. And for all its virtues, […]
Online Casinos In Nevada? CEO Of MGM Says Yes
In 2013, Nevada became the first state to allow online sports betting and poker. But the state’s extremely powerful casino owners oppose legalizing online casinos, at least historically speaking. The reason is simple enough: more people playing online casino games means fewer people in the brick-and-mortar casinos. But Bill Hornbuckle, CEO of MGM Resorts International, […]
Nevada Will End All Capacity Restrictions And Social Distancing On June 1
In a decision that will have sweeping impact on the casino industry in Las Vegas and across the state, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has announced that social distancing and capacity limit Covid-19 restrictions in the will be removed on June 1, 2021. With restrictions removed, casinos in Nevada will be allowed to operate […]
Nevada Making Moves To Legalize Online Casinos
Nevada has long been the gold standard in the US gaming industry. It was the first state with legal casino gambling, the first state to regulate sports betting, and the first state to authorize interactive gaming. But when it comes to online casino offerings, Nevada is a bit behind the eight ball. The only online […]
WSOP.com Multistate Poker Goes Live Across New Jersey And Nevada
Earlier this month, WSOP and 888 Poker announced plans to combine their clients into a unified, three-state network. Thanks to a pact known as the Multi-State Internet Gaming Association, operators in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware are now permitted to share liquidity across state lines. At the time of the announcement, interstate platforms were pending final approval and tentatively […]
Nevada Congresswoman To DOJ: Don’t Use Wire Act To Stop Online Gambling
US Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) is urging the Department of Justice to maintain a narrow interpretation of the Wire Act. Titus penned a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein today, reiterating that the federal law applies only to sports betting. Congress enacted the law in 1961 as a tool to combat illegal bookmaking operations typical of organized […]
