John L. Smith has written 5 columns a week for the Las Vegas Review-Journal for nearly 30 years, but he announced he would be leaving Nevada's biggest newspaper this week. Smith told NPR Radio he was told he could no longer write about two of the biggest names in Las
PokerStars New Jersey announced the schedule for its first-ever online poker championship in the licensed gaming market. The name of the event is the New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker, or NJSCOOP. NJSCOOP is going to follow the format of the SCOOP series held each spring by PokerStars for
Net Entertainment announced this week that its online games have gone live on TropicanaCasino Online, the Internet gaming portal of the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. Net Ent signed a licensing deal with Tropicana in November 2015, setting the stage for its entry into the New Jersey licensed gaming market.
Seven Massachusetts lawmakers have asked the commonwealth's Gaming Commission to delay licensing for a proposed casino in Brockton. If Massachusetts approves such a casino, then the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe would be exempt from paying state taxes on its own $1 billion casino which is under development at the moment. The
Atlantic City is suing the state of New Jersey for $33.5 million, saying the state promised a financial aid package for that amount, but did not keep its promise. Atlantic City's filing contends its financial planning was based on the promise, so the failure of New Jersey to do as
The American Gaming Association is hosting a sports betting initiative on Capital Hill this week. The name of the event, which takes place at 8:30 am on Wednesday, is said to be "The World of Sports Betting and Safeguarding Sports Integrity". The AGA is co-producing the benefit alongside Sport Integrity
An online gambling bill has been introduced to the Michigan State Senate. The proposed law is Senate Bill 889, better known in Michigan's legislature as the Lawful Internet Gaming Act (LIGA). If SB 889 passes, then Michigan will have legal online poker and online casinos. The bill is expected to
The United States Congress plans a public hearing on the topics of sports betting, online gambling, and daily fantasy sports, according to ESPN's David Purdum. The hearing, which is set for Wednesday, May 11, is planned for the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. The day's hearing
Atlantic City and the State of New Jersey continue to vie for control of the Boardwalk city's finances. Under a plan proposed by Democratic State Senate President Steve Sweeney, the state would give Atlantic City 130 days in order to get its finances under control. If it did not, then
The Alabama Senate failed to pass a bill this week which would clarify the law on slot machines in non-tribal gaming locations like VictoryLand and GreeneTrack. Sen. Bobby Kingston, a Democrat from Greensboro, sponsored the bill, but it came up 4 votes short of the necessary 21 for passage. Alabama
Geoff Freeman of the American Gaming Association predicted the next president of the United States would have a sports gambling bill on their desk sometime in their first term. Given the estimated windfall of $148.8 billion a year which the AGA believes is wagered on illegal sports betting each year,
Jeremy Klausner, the lead attorney for Borgata, filed a critical response to a previous legal filing by playing-card manufacturer Gemaco, which is involved in the Borgata-Phil Ivey lawsuit. Previously, the Kansas City-based Gemaco filed a motion for a summary judgment in the case. The litigation stems from a lawsuit Borgata
