A recent study by the University at Buffalo indicates that a smaller percentage of people are gambling today than they were 10 years ago. Since 2000, the number of gambling opportunities has increased significantly, so the study was designed to gauge how the proliferation of gaming opportunities has affected player
Foxwoods is reducing the number of slot machines and table games on its gaming floor to make room for other attractions. The decision to reduce the gaming options on the casino floor is an adaptation to the current gaming trends and beat the stout competition Foxwoods faces. New Approach for
David Rebuck, the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, said his state's players should not expect to have competition from other states in the near-future. While Nevada and Delaware have an interstate poker compact, New Jersey has no plans to join that compact anytime soon. No Deal
Representatives for Castle Rock Casino Resort lobbied the Kansas legislature this week to license a $130 million casino development in Cherokee County, Kansas. The casino, if approved, will sit one mile north of I-44 directly on US400. That location will place the casino within driving range of Missouri, Arkansas, and
Most of the online gambling community knows Jason Chaffetz as the member of the House of Representatives most associated with Restore America's Wire Act, also known as RAWA. While South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is the main sponsor of RAWA in the U.S. Senate, Jason Chaffetz fills the same role
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp ruled that New Jersey cannot partially repeal its gambling laws, which Jersey politicians like Chris Christie and Ray Lesniak had hoped to do. Judge Shipp's decision means Monmouth Park cannot open a sportsbook to take bets on NFL, NBA, NHL, and NCAA games in
The Pala Band of Mission Indians launched an online gambling website for the New Jersey market on Wednesday. The California Indian tribe is partnering with Borgata on the site, which is called Pala Interactive. In agreeing to the dead with Borgata, the Pala Band becomes the first tribal gaming operation
Restore America's Wire Act, the controversial anti-online gambling bill in the U.S. Congress, will not receive a vote this year. It was announced today on Capitol Hill that the House Republican leadership will not hear arguments for the bill this session. The bill's passage through the House of Representatives was
Betfair has announced it is shifting its legal online gaming partnerships in New Jersey, following the collapse of its previous partner. Betfair Online now intends on running a betting exchange through the Golden Nugget Casino's online portal. Betfair's previous partner, Trump Plaza, closed its doors on September 16. The Golden
Controversy concerning the impending closure of Trump Taj Mahal reached a whole new level this week, with protests on one side and pointed fingers on the other. Trump Entertainment President Robert Griffin likened the Trump Taj Mahal to a "sick patient" and put the blame for the casino's closing on
November 15 marks the one-year anniversary of Delaware's entry into the online poker market. This time last year, Delware's three struggling land-based racetracks launched poker websites to increase revenues. After a year in operation, those sites have disappointed executives, regulators, and the lawmakers who approved such gaming in the first
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wrote a guest column for the New York Times on Thursday in which he supported state-regulated sports betting. It was the first-year commissioner's most definitive statement yet of his revolutionary thinking on sports gambling. NBA Changes Official Stance For decades under the leadership of David Stern,
