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,
ACR Energy Partners claims the new owner of the Revel Casino is trying to flip the property to a new buyer. NJ.com reported the ACR Energy's court documents filed in federal court last Friday claimed that Polo North "refuses to pay for energy services, while it tries to flip the
The New Jersey horse racing industry asked the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to review its recent decision involving sports betting. The court battles between the New Jersey gambling industry and the top American sports leagues have garnered significant attention, because a win by New Jersey could strike down the
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is betting on a $110 million development to boost revenues in its casino and gain a stranglehold on gambling in the southeastern portion of the state. The new casino, Harrah's Cherokee Valley River, is the second for the Cherokees in that
This week, a 2009 gambling case in Rhode Island had a direct impact on the outcome of a trial in Alabama. In each case, the arguments were the same. In both cases, the results were quiet similar, too. Alabama's Attorney General Luther Strange tried to shut down three tribal casinos,
The Las Vegas Sands Corporation has won approval to install live dealer electronic table games in the Sands Bethlehem casino in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The Las Vegas gaming company intends on placing a stadium style ETG arena in the casino. The ETG stadium seating is going to be designed
The Casino Association of New Jersey is putting pressure on Gov. Chris Christie to sign a revitalization program into law. The package of five bills was passed by the state legislature in July 2015, but Gov. Christie has delayed the signing of the bills. The New Jersey Casino Association is
Donald Trump's recent swipes at Native Americans might seem like an outgrowth of his disdain for Mexican immigrants, but his quarrels with American tribes goes back to his career as a casino owner. The New York Times took the lead in point out Trump's past media attacks on Indian tribes,
Florida and the Seminoles tribal gaming authority appear to be near a new gaming compact. Over the past week, representatives from the State of Florida and the Seminoles have begun once more. Both sides appear to be taking the discussions serious, as an October deadline looms. A previous looming deadline
