Caesars Benefits from Poker Player Sharing in New Jersey
Caesars Interactive, largely through its WSOP brand, has emerged as the leader in New Jersey’s online poker market, displacing PokerStars for the first time. The increase is easily tied to a new player sharing agreement between Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware. Caesars is the only online poker company operating in all three states.
Barton: Online Poker, Sports Betting Could Be in Fed Mix
Texas Congressman Joe Barton (l.) has said that online poker and sports betting could find their way into hearings on a horseracing bill this year in the U.S. Congress.
Michigan Delays Online, Sports Gambling
Michigan state Rep. Brandt Iden’s (l.) online gambling and sports betting bill passed the state House, 68-40, but similar legislation stalled in the Senate. Iden said lawmakers will spend the summer writing additional legislation regarding sports betting at brick-and-mortar casinos and negotiating with tribal interests.
Ocean Resort Picks Global Payments
Ocean Resort is using a “frictionless” funding and disbursement option provided by supplier Global Payments Gaming Solutions in its online gaming solution.
Still No Takers for PA iGaming
Two months into the first application period for Pennsylvania online gaming licenses, there have been zero applications from the state’s casino licensees.
Caesars Pays Blood Money
Centaur Gaming threatened litigation and Caesars Entertainment threatened to stop an Indiana casino expansion over a $50 million license transfer fee blocking Caesars’ purchase of two Centaur Indiana racinos, including Indiana Live! (l.). But Centaur recently said it would pay the fee before or at closing. Caesars will become Indiana’s largest casino operator with four of its 13 casinos.
Supreme Court Deal Blows to Tribal Interests
Many tribal leaders consider the U.S. Supreme Court term that just ended as one of the worst for tribal interests in a long time. The high court made several rulings that tribal leaders consider to be blows against sovereignty.
Media to Join in Sports-Betting Bonanza
The sports media is about to explode with new programming based on sports betting, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s lifting the federal ban on sports wagering. The Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) will play a major role in introducing sports betting to mainstream media.
New York Could Be No. 1 in U.S. Sports Betting
Industry researchers GamblingCompliance forecast that New York will lead all state sports betting markets by 2023 with more than $700 million in annual revenue. Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be next with around $300 million each. Nevada, which owned single-game betting for decades, will drop to fourth.
High Court Backs Wynn Dealers in Tip Dispute
Some 800 Wynn Las Vegas dealers are getting a new hearing in Nevada state court in their long battle to void a company policy requiring them to share tips with pit management. If they win it could cost Wynn Resorts upwards of $50 million in back compensation.
R.I. Sports Betting Becomes Law
The law is passed. The governor has signed it. Sports betting is legal in Rhode Island, and residents of the smallest U.S. state could be putting down wagers at the state’s two casinos within three months.
Pennsylvania Betting Law Lambasted
The sports-betting program enacted by a larger gaming expansion bill in Pennsylvania is drawing criticism from both state operators and professional sports leagues for its high fees and taxes. And new Pittsburgh Pirates President Frank Coonelly (l.) wants an integrity fee for the upkeep of the team’s PNC Park.
