Sheldon Adelson appears to have shifted his goals from the passage of the original Restore America's Wire Act (RAWA) to a less ambitious plan called "RAWA Lite". The new proposed legislation is planned at building a firewall against states passing pro-online gambling legislation. The new plan is more defensive in
The Las Vegas Sands has ended its lobbying efforts in the state of Florida, bringing to an end an attempt to build an integrated resort-casino in the Miami area. Sheldon Adelson decided over the weekend to call an end to the lobbying effort, according to a key lobbyist for the
On Saturday, September 4, viewers of ESPN college games were treated to something new: alerts that point spreads were in jeopardy. During a game between Michigan State and Western Michigan, in which MSU was an 18-point favorite, ESPN broke into games to announce that Western Michigan had scored to bring
In a case brought by 21 former servers at the casino, New Jersey state appellate court ruled that the Borgata has a right to regulate its waitresses' weights. The same judges decided that a court has to decide whether Atlantic City casino made mistakes in how they enforced their policies.
Mississippi is selling bonds backed by its gambling taxes for the first time. The decision comes after Mississippi's take of casino revenues fell to its lowest level since 1997. That represents a historic decline for a state once known as the second most important gaming hub east of the Mississippi
Poker professional Vanessa Rousso has made it to the final of "Big Brother 17". To make the finals of the popular reality TV show on CBS, she had to make the final three competitors. The last person standing in the Survivor-style format wins $500,000, while the runner-up wins $50,000. Instead
Legendary gambler Archie Karas has received a lifetime ban from Nevada casino for cheating. Being assigned to the Black Book is a rare thing, and it is truly a lifetime ban. Karas will not be able to gamble in Nevada casinos for the rest of his life. The Black Book
Donald Trump's decades-long foray into the casino industry has became a talking point in the second Republican debate on Wednesday. Gov. George Pataki brought up the topic in the first debate of the day, the so-called "Happy Hour" debate. Gov. Pataki said Trump is unsuited to be president, then elaborated
Two developments in the past few days indicate New Jersey has a solid chance of having its appeal on sports betting heard before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. New Jersey lost a 2-1 decision before the appellate court last month, but has the legal right to
An MGM Resorts International official called the recent signing of a political and economic alliance between the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes of Connecticut "the result of an illegal and unfair gaming act". MGM Resorts's statement came as a reply to last week's news that the two Native American tribes
PayPal has been approved by gaming regulators in Nevada, while it is entering the New Jersey and Delaware online gambling sectors. Both are expected to give their approval to the US-based payment service, which should provide a much-needed boost to the New Jersey online gaming industry. The processing of payments
Ron Paul, former U.S. representative from Texas and current Libertarian lobbyist, wrote an op-ed article for U.S. News & World Report this week which said any Republican presidential candidate who supports Restore America's Wire Act will fail in the polls. Rep. Paul, whose son is Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky,
