Michele Lasso, a 30 year old Panamanian who had been living in Florida, was given probation for money laundering for an illegal sports betting operation which covered multiple states. In all, Ms. Lasso is thought to have laundered $8 million in cash for the sports gambling ring. After being caught,
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange held a news conference on Monday to announce that state law enforcement officials have seen over a thousand gaming machines from casinos operating illegally in Greene County. Strange said the seizures happened after law enforcement agents served search warrants at four unlicensed casinos in Greene
While "Restoration of the Wire Act" is being discussed in both houses of the U.S. Congress, state legilatures continue to consider legalizing online gambling. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Illinois are discussing bills which would make intra-state online gaming legal, while one Pennsylvania politician wants to put people who gamble on
Nevada casinos showed a combined drop of 13.7% in February 2014, compared to the same month last year. The decline is cause for concern in some circles, though the lower numbers were anticipated by the Nevada casinos as part of the standard business cycle. The consensus believes the drop-off is
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Republican U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz introduced a bipartisan bill to end online gambling on Thursday. The bill, named Restoration of America's Wire Act, would reestablish the 2006-2011 federal interpretation of the 1961 Wire Act. Under such an interpretation, licensed online gambling in states like
The New York Rangers became the latest pro sports team to sign deals with an online gambling website on Tuesday. The Rangers signed a deal with WSOP.com, a website owned by Caesars Entertainment and affiliated with New Jersey online gambling. Part of the contract allows the gambling website to "share
The Lottery and Gaming Commission of Delaware created an estimate of the planned $20 million bailout of the states casinos. A panel of lawmakers have suggested the state give back some twenty million dollars in fees to the land-based casino industry, to help their gaming venues compete against tough competition
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney said on Wednesday of this last week that he would oppose any move towards a land-based casino in the Meadowlands. Steve Sweeney said he would use his position to undermine any legislation which would authorize a casino outside of Atlantic City until February of
The Cato Institute and the Pacific Legal Foundation this week filed an amicus brief which supports New Jersey's recent appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding online sports betting. In February, Chris Christie's administration filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, stating the federal ban on sports gambling in all
A casino self-ban bill advanced in the New Jersey Assembly with a unanimous 77-0 vote on Thursday. If the bill became a law, New Jersey gamblers who signed up for a voluntary self-exclusion list would not have to admit they are a problem gambler to do so. Self-exclusion lists are
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts says that a legal opinion offered by the U.S. Interior Department could help their chances of building a casino. The tribe hopes to build a resort casino in Taunton, Massachusetts in the next few years. According to a recent legal opinion by Hilary Tompkins,
California lawmakers have introduced two separate bills to legalize online poker in the state. According to the Sacramento Business Report, these bills have a better chance of being passed than previous efforts, because the land-based Native American casino interest might lend their support this time. If California followed the model
