A smoking ban set to effect the city's 500 casinos, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs is set to go into effect in New Orleans this week. As the final day of public smoking loomed, a number of venues allowed patrons to light up with much fanfare. Frankie Mazzanti, 56-year old co-owner
GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul recently spoke out against the anti-online gambling bill cosponsored by his fellow Republicans. Restore America's Wire Act, the federal legislation which would ban all online gambling in the USA, is being championed by Representative Jason Chaffetz and Senator Lindsey Graham. That did not stop Rand
Sportech has received an important license to operate in the New Jersey gaming market. In doing so, Sportech Racing became the first European-owned gambling business to have entered the New Jersey online gambling industry (barring UK companies). Last month, Sportech and NYX Gaming signed a deal with Resorts Casino to
The Nevada Senate passed a controversial sports betting bill which would allow businesses to invest in skilled bettors on Saturday. Current state law allows individuals and partnerships to place legal bets on horse racing and sporting events. The current proposal would investors to put money on a skilled gambler, then
Morris Bailey, the owner of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, has revealed that PokerStars is close to being licensed in the New Jersey online gambling market. Resorts Casino signed a parntership deal with PokerStars in June 2013, but the Resorts/PokerStars licensing application has been suspended by the NJ Division
Tina Davis recently proposed an online gaming bill in the Pennsylvania House of Repesentatives. House Bill 920 brings the number of gaming bills in the state to three. John Payne and Nick Miccarelli filed online gambling bills earlier this year. Below is a review of all three bills being proposed.
ACR Energy Partners, the power company which provides electricity for the Revel Casino, is suing Polo North to keep the casino's new owners from using any of ACR's equipment. The lawsuit against Glenn Straub and Polo North Country Club states that any attempt to use such equipment is likely to
Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, has asked for America's 1,000 casinos to work with the individual U.S. states to stop illegal gambling in the United States. Mr. Freeman says that the efforts to end illegal gambling to this point have been piece mail, but a concerted and
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority website was hacked either late-Saturday night or Sunday morning. A pro-terrorist message was posted on the site. It is unknown how long the message had been on the site when it was taken down, but the site's security had been restored by early Sunday afternoon,
When Jordan Spieth tied Tiger Woods for the best 72-hole score in the history of the Masters Golf Tournament, many gamblers cashed in on big wagers in Las Vegas. Despite being only 21 years old, Spieth received the 2nd-most bets entering the Masters. In fact, Jordan Spieth received the most
The FBI is investigating whether San Francisco sheriff's deputies gambled on fights between inmates while in jail. Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced the probe on Friday, saying that the department's Internal Affairs Unit, the FBI, and the US Department of Justice are investigating whether crimes were committed. The allegations came to
The Delaware state legislature is planning to generate more revenues by building three new casinos. The proposals are seen as an alternative bailout plan for the three casinos operating in the state at present, which have faced a long decline. The bill being developed is championed before the Lottery and
