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Atlantic City Casinos May Be Relieved by Tax Breaks Despite Possible Knock-On Effects

Lawmakers in New Jersey are preparing tax breaks for the casino operators to help them weather the current storm out. Reminiscent of the 2007-2009 economic crisis developments when the casino industry in Atlantic City suffered huge losses and four casinos went out of business, state legislators are making sure the scenario does not repeat itself. […]
Atlantic City Casinos May Be Relieved by Tax Breaks Despite Possible Knock-On Effects
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Sports

More States Pushing for Legal Online Betting Because of Pandemic

The disruption of traditional sports betting and gambling activities may be an opportunity to expedited online betting legislation, argues the Associated Press in a new article. The Virus and Current Sports Betting Challenges The coronavirus outbreak has incapacitated industries, left millions unemployed and plummeted the U.S. economy with budget deficits piling and the public purse […]
More States Pushing for Legal Online Betting Because of Pandemic
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Arizona Retail Sports Betting In Focus Again

Arizona is a state with a significant tribal presence, as currently 22 tribes are being recognized, 16 of them operating 25 tribal casinos in total, but none of these casinos offer sports betting operations, the latter being illegal, a fact that may soon change as the state Senate has been introduced with SB1525, the bill […]
Arizona Retail Sports Betting In Focus Again
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Connecticut Legislature Proposing New Gambling Legislation

The current wave of legalization efforts throughout the states is gathering strength, with Connecticut being the latest to reveal initiatives towards establishing a legal framework for sports betting, lottery and casino, a subject that has a history of controversy and division of interests within the state. Money for the Municipalities Unlike in the previous unsuccessful […]
Connecticut Legislature Proposing New Gambling Legislation
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Georgia Still Undecided Regarding Casino Industry Legalization

2020 started with a bang for the gambling and sports betting industry in the USA, with many states pushing up bills to legalize different forms of accepting wagers, in an attempt to fill their empty state government budget coffers. Passing legislation in Georgia complicated Though the trend among the states is towards legalization, there are […]
Georgia Still Undecided Regarding Casino Industry Legalization
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Sports

Louisiana Waiting 2020’s Spring Session to Restart Sports Betting Bill Legislation

The legislature in Louisiana tried to pass a sports betting bill in May 2019, but the efforts to do that failed since the House eventually rejected the proposal. This Year’s Efforts to Pass Sports Betting Bill Have Failed On April 23 this year Louisiana State Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation to permit sports betting in […]
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Business

The Integrated Resort Race for Japan Takes Shape

In light of last year’s enactment of law Japan announces up to three licenses for the development of an IR in the country High market worth prognoses draw in bids for large-scale developments by serious contenders Osaka and Yokohama estimate attractive economic benefits, embracing the chase, as operations are estimated to commence sometime in the […]
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Indiana Sports Books Open on September 1st

The state of Indiana is just days away from being the 12th state offering regulated sports betting At least three casinos will start accepting sports wagers come September 1st and a few more to open in the following days Current tax expectancies aim at just $13 million in revenue per year to go to the […]
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Sports Gambling May Be Headed to Virginia

After witnessing the massive revenue bumps that have been recorded by expanded gambling efforts in states like West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the state of Virginia is seriously considering upping its game in as far as gambling is concerned. This would be a historic reversal for the state which has been known to be only inclined […]
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Legal Sports Gambling Could Be Coming to Indiana

A number of states in the United States of America have already legalized sports betting and many more are considering doing the same in the near future. There has always been an equal measure of laxity in some states when it comes to the legalization of sports betting and one of them happens to be […]