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California Casinos May Skip State Regulation, Opting for Direct Federal Oversight
The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians moved from state to federal regulation this month. That may mean 28 other tribes that operate California casinos could end up following suit when their state compacts expire at the end of the year. This is the first time a California tribe has opted out of state regulation in […]
Looking Closer: Ontario iGaming Threatened by ‘Notice of Application’
Ontario iGaming may be under threat. On Nov. 28, a Notice of Application was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake against iGaming Ontario (iGO) and the Attorney General of Ontario. The application filed at a downtown Toronto courthouse could significantly impact the maturing iGaming market in Canada’s […]
Online Gambling 2022: Top Stories and Takeaways
How should one characterize the year that’s soon coming to an end? On the one hand, 2022 has represented a world getting back to normal after the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. On the other, it hasn’t really been all that normal. There’s a global economic crisis to contend with, and a war raging […]
Tribal Gaming Compacting Process Could Be Modernized
As the holidays begin, a quiet announcement in the Federal Register will sound louder than trumpets: The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (DoI BIA) issued a proposed rule change regarding the tribal gaming compacting process. The Dec. 6 announcement stipulates that the BIA is seeking comments on proposed changes to the Indian […]
North Dakota Signs Gaming Compacts, Tribes Allowed to Offer On-Reservation Online Betting
North Dakota has successfully negotiated and signed new gaming compacts with five tribes in the state. The existing compacts were set to expire early next year. That required the governor and tribes to negotiate new ones. The new compacts allow the tribes some new gambling options. However, those still fall far short of what they’d […]
Ontario Premier Accuses Auditor General of ‘Jurisdictional Creep’ After Casino Sting
Ontario casinos caught individuals attempting to launder money and set off an unexpected series of events last week. On Wednesday, Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released her annual report that revealed she sent those individuals to the casinos in an undercover capacity. On Thursday, Premier Doug Ford characterized Lysyk’s actions as “jurisdictional creep.” He said she […]
Ontario’s Online Gambling Market Faces Its First Legal Challenge
We always knew this was coming: Ontario’s online gambling privatization plan will face a legal challenge. The only question was where it would come from. In April, Canada’s largest and most populous province attempted something no other Canadian jurisdiction had tried. Under Canadian federal law, all gambling must be conducted and managed by provincial governments. […]
California Tribes Seek Attorneys’ Fees After Governor Acknowledges Bad Faith
A new reply brief has been filed in the litigation between California tribes and the State. The Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians is the primary plaintiff in the case, which involves California gaming compacts. The compacts in question were initially set to expire on the last day of 2020. However, there have been multiple […]
Behind the Scenes of California’s Soon-to-Expire Moratorium on Cardroom Expansion
The 2022 midterm elections have come and gone. They take with them the latest – and most expensive – failed attempt to bring legalized sports betting to California. Voters in the Golden State had potential options. Despite roughly half a billion dollars in advertising, they rejected both emphatically. Unofficial voting results show that Prop 26, […]
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 […]
