Final Push To Legalize Massachusetts Sports Betting
Lawmakers in the Massachusetts legislature are making a last ditch effort to pass a sports betting bill before the end of the legislative calendar, July 31. The bill is being sold as a way to help speed up the Bay State’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 shutdown. The Boston Red Sox are adding their voices […]
Competitors Eye California’s Sportsbook Market
Competitors for California’s sports betting market are mentally carving it up, even though the only move toward legalization is a measure carried by a coalition of tribes who want to confine sports wagering to brick and mortar casinos and racetracks. If that measure passes in November 2020, the market could generate more than $30 billion […]
New York Finally Eyes Mobile Sports Betting
With the tax base crushed by the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Assembly has launched a survey among its members on whether to legalize mobile sports betting as a way to increase revenue. Staffers for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and the Democratic majority started questioning lawmakers July 16, days before the legislature re-convenes, according to […]
R.I. to Allow Mobile Sports Betting Registration
Rhode Island lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved legislation that would enable mobile sports betting registration in the state. The bills, which await the signature of Governor Gina Raimondo, remove the requirement that sports bettors complete an application at either the Twin River or Tiverton casinos operated by Twin River World Holdings. Supporters of the bills argued […]
NJ Track Close to Fixed-Odds Betting
When a bettor makes a wager on which baseball team will win a game, the odds won’t change between then and game time. It’s known as fixed-odds wagering. But go to a racetrack and the system differs. With pari-mutuel wagering, the odds—set by the track—can vary, sometimes dramatically, between the time the bettor makes the […]
AGA’s Miller To Congress: Repeal Sports Betting Tax
On Wednesday, July 22, American Gaming Association (AGA) President and CEO Bill Miller testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on “Protecting the Integrity of College Athletics.” Rather than opening college sports to manipulation and match-fixing, Miller said a legal, regulated sports betting industry may offer the best protections against corruption. “The […]
Judge Dismisses Sexual Harassment Suit Against Wynn Resorts
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine female employees of Wynn Resorts who claim the company did nothing to protect them from sexual harassment by Steve Wynn. The women, manicurists and makeup artists at Wynn Las Vegas identified by their attorneys as “Judy Doe No. 1” through “Judy Doe No. 9,” accused […]
Rivers Philadelphia Reopens
Rivers Casino Philadelphia (formerly SugarHouse) reopened Friday, July 24, with a number of safety measures that are part of owner Rush Street Gaming’s “Rivers Clean” program for its three Rivers-branded casino properties. Pursuant to state guidelines to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, masks must be worn by patrons and employees, and social distancing […]
Pennsylvania Casinos Look at Smoking, Drinking Amid Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic and the reopening of Pennsylvania casinos with restrictions that include a ban on smoking, are forcing gaming operators, regulators and lawmakers to re-examine the issues of smoking and drinking on the casino floor. State Rep. Dan Frankel of Pittsburgh, who introduced legislation early this year to repeal the casino industry’s exemption to […]
Colorado Casinos Have Strong Reopening
Colorado’s Cripple Creek casinos reported stronger than anticipated numbers for the first month after the 12 properties reopened from a three-month lockdown due to Covid-19. The casinos say more customers showed up than anticipated and that business was up over the same period in 2019. Business is limited to slot machines as table games remain […]
Connecticut Casinos Do Well, Despite Partial Reopenings
Connecticut’s Indian casinos, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, despite the handicap of reopening without their buffets, arenas and some of their hotel rooms, made impressive profits in June, their first full month of operations, post-Covid-19 closures. The casinos, operated by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, released their slots statistics July 15, which they are […]
Tribe Breaks Ground on North Carolina Casino
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation recently broke ground for a $300 million casino resort in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The U.S. Department of the Interior approved the Catawba’s application to take 16 acres into trust for gaming purposes in March. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Catawba Chief Bill Harris said, “I can try to give […]
