Hawaii is the latest US state which is considering the legalization of online poker and other forms of Internet gambling. In Hawaiian Senate Bill 677 (SB 667), State Sen. Will Espero wants to legalize online casinos, poker sites, and lottery ticket sales. If Sen. Espero's bill is passed, Hawaii will
Poker professional Chad Power was the focus of recently-published interview with the Daily Gazette conducted at the grand opening of MGM National Harbor last month, which opened on the Maryland border with the District of Columbia in December 2016. Chad Power says he is playing poker at the new casino
The Las Vegas Sands paid nearly $7 million to U.S. authorities to end 5-year investations by a pair of federal agencies. In 2011, The SEC and Justice Department each launched a probe into the Las Vegas Sands relationship to a consultant in China and Macau. The investigations looked into $60
Casinos charging visitors to park is becoming commonplace on the Las Vegas Strip. For generations, casinos offered free parking to customers, as a way to encourage free and easy access to their gambling venues. Starting last year, MGM Resorts casinos began to charge parking fees on their properties. MGM Resorts
The New England Patriots are the favorites to win Super Bowl 51. Las Vegas sportsbooks installed them as 3-point favorites to beat the Atlanta Falcons. The over/under on the game is somewhere between 58 and 60 (after opening at 57.5), so the experts are expecting a high-scoring affair. The Atlanta
[caption id="attachment_6173" align="alignright" width="250"] Western Union paid a record fine for facilitating payments to illegal gambling websites.[/caption] Western Union agreed to pay a $586 million federal penalty for allowing agents to send money to illicit online gambling operations in Costa Rica. In doing so, the global financial services company violated
Phil Ivey has asked a federal judge to reclassify his summary judgment in the Borgata edge-sorting case as a "final judgment". That classification will allow Ivey to appeal the decision to the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. The decision, rendered by US District Court Judge Noel Hillman
The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services said they expanded residential care for gambling addiction to six different treatment centers. In New York state, problem gamblers receive treatment at the six NYS OASAS Addiction Treatment Centers, known as ATCs. After recent policy changes, the centers are
The U.S. Supreme Court invited the acting U.S. solicitor general, Ian Gershengorn, to give his opinion on the New Jersey sports betting issue. The opinion could determine the future of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. If Supreme Court justices grant a writ of certiorari, then Gershengorn's
Las Vegas sportsbooks had a bad weekend, because the betting public picked a number of winning underdogs in the NFL playoffs. Those who picked the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers to win this past weekend came up big winners, which was bad news for William Hill, MGM Resorts, and
A new gambling proposal is being discussed in the Florida State Legislature that would increase slot machine gambling in the state. If Sen. Bill Galvano's gambling bill is approved, racetracks in eight Florida counties would be able to install slot machines if their county approved such a measure. Galvano's bill
The PGA Tour's new commissioner, Jay Monahan, said in a recent interview that he welcomes legal gambling on the pro golfing tour. In an interview with Golf Channel's Rich Lerner, Monahan said gambling is something he is "looking at". Jay Monahan's stance sounds much like NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's stance
