The Committee on Regulated Industries in Florida will review three gambling bills next week. In a memo sent to all Senators on Wednesday, Senate President Wilton Simpson said that gambling regulation should be reviewed and updated regularly. Three Gambling Bills Head to the Committee on Regulated Industries Florida is one of the many US states […]
North Carolina has never been viewed as what could be considered a progressive state, but that could be changing. Only last month, after tense negotiations, did the state introduce sports gambling, but sportsbooks are limited to two tribal casinos operated by the Eastern Bank of Cherokee Indians. This severely handicaps the state’s possible revenue options, […]
Tech giant Apple faces another class-action lawsuit for allegedly operating illegal gambling apps on its App Store, specifically titles developed by DoubleU Games. Complaint Focuses on In-Game Currencies Another class-action lawsuit has been filed against Apple, alleging that the tech giant benefits from illegal betting apps on the App Store. The petition, which was filed […]
New York legislators were busy yesterday putting together the final details of a new fiscal year’s budget. That budget includes provisions for revenue from mobile sports gambling, which has taken a long and circuitous route to come to the surface in the Empire State. Although the final framework for online sportsbooks still has to be developed, New Yorkers […]
French national gambling authority, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), published the first report released by the Mediateur des Jeux en Ligne (The Mediator), its service offering solutions to disputes between gambling operators and consumers. Report Findings The report from the serving as an impartial arbitrator service recorded 1,420 dispute requests made by French consumers against […]
Alabama senators could vote on a lottery bill this week, as some lawmakers are hoping to legalize lottery with or without casinos. Alabama Could Have a State Lottery without Casinos Alabama senators could vote on a lottery bill this week with our without casinos. Lawmakers hope to legalize lottery in the state. Jim McClendon of […]
Steve Wynn has been in the news a number of times over the past three years, most often in a negative light. The founder and former CEO of casino operator Wynn Resorts has faced several accusations of sexual misconduct that ultimately led to his decision to step down from the company, although he has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence. […]
New York State has made more progress with mobile sports gambling in two months than it has in two years, but there’s a huge obstacle in the path that is slowing things down. After repeatedly (and somewhat erroneously) arguing that sports gambling expansion couldn’t take place in the state without a change to the constitution, […]
In not atypical fashion among legislative chambers, the Kansas House and Senate are at odds over how the state’s sports gambling market should be structured. This partisan infighting has caused a delay in advancing a sports gambling bill that made it through the Senate in February, but which is now stalled in the House. If a compromise can’t be found by […]
Federal prosecutors want a stiff jail sentence for a bookmaker, who allegedly has ties to the mob and targeted gamblers who owed tens of thousands of dollars. Feds Say Paloian Ran an Illegal Gambling Extortion Business Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to give bookmaker Gregory Emmett Paloian, 66, of Elmwood Park, who allegedly has ties to […]
