DraftKings in Iowa: Join the Crowd
On February 19, DraftKings launched its mobile and online betting options in Iowa. Before placing a wager, patrons must register in person at one of the Wild Rose Casinos in Clinton, Jefferson and Emmetsburg. The online component comes months after sportsbooks opened in the state, according to the Quad-City Times. Since sports betting went live […]
NFL Stadiums to Open ‘Betting Lounges’
By the time football season begins again in the U.S., sports wagerers can expect to be welcomed at sports betting lounges located in NFL stadiums. The National Football League, which for years resisted legal sports betting, has seen reason to capitulate. In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection […]
Washington Advances Tribal-Only Sports Betting Bill
A bill in the Washington legislature to limit sports betting to Indian gaming tribes—without any mobile sports betting option—has sparked protests from the groups that would be left out: the 44 commercial casinos along with a threat by the state’s largest card room casino owner to sue. The bill has moved forward to the Senate […]
Encore Boston Proposes Aerial Gondola to Transport Guests
The Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts is proposing a gondola to bring visitors across the Mystic River from Somerville and Everett. The idea of an airborne cable car is running afoul of residents who want a footbridge. On Facebook, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone posted this statement: “Of all the things I figured I’d never […]
10 Million MGM Guests’ Data Posted on Hacking Forum
Information on the personal details of 10.6 million plus guests who stayed at MGM Resorts International hotels last summer has appeared on a hacking forum. A law firm representing some of those people whose information was hacked has sued the entertainment firm. According to MGM the security breach occurred last summer and customers were informed […]
Missouri Legislator Proposes Osage River Casino
Missouri state Rep. Rocky Miller’s House Joint Resolution 87 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow a 14th casino, located on the Osage River, between Bagnell Dam and the Missouri River near the Lake of the Ozarks. Miller’s measure recently was approved 3-2 by the House Special Committee on Government Oversight and 6-1 by the Rules […]
Wyoming May Establish Gaming Commission
The Wyoming legislature is mulling a bill that would create a Wyoming gaming commission that would take under its wings all of the unregulated games that have proliferated in a Wild West environment that has caused several lawmakers to figuratively exclaim, “Enough!” Various games, mostly video gaming terminals, have been multiplying at jurisdictions all over […]
Virginia Casino Debate Is Now All About Taxes
First the Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 36, allowing casinos in Richmond, Danville, Norfolk, Bristol and Portsmouth if approved in voter referendums. The bill moved to the House, which passed a substitute version, House Bill 4. But the Senate recently rejected the House’s substitute bill in a 40-0 vote. At issue is the tax rate. […]
Wynn Scandal Leads to New Regulations in Nevada
The sexual harassment scandal that caused Steve Wynn’s downfall has inspired a new gaming regulation that went into effect March 1 in Nevada. The regulation imposed by the Nevada Gaming Commission in November came about as a direct result of allegations that came to light two years ago in an investigative piece about Wynn published […]
In Aftermath of Merger, Expect a ‘Leaner’ Caesars
Big changes are in store for the new Caesars Entertainment as Eldorado Resorts moves steadily toward completing its $17.3 billion acquisition of the Las Vegas-based casino giant. Eldorado CEO Tom Reeg, who will hold the same position in the super-sized Caesars that will emerge at some point in the first half, is already engineering what […]
Maine Study Recommends Expanding Tribal Rights
In 1980, the tribal nations of Maine—the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians—signed the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, agreeing to relinquish their claims to large amounts of land in the Pine Tree State. Just one tribe, the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, did not sign the agreement, but were […]
New York Won’t Win Until It Goes Mobile, Downstate
A double whammy awaits New Jersey from across the Hudson River: mobile sports betting and downstate New York casinos. Until both happen, the lack of mobile sportsbooks and retail books in New York City is driving bettors to the Jersey side, where they can place bets at on-site sportsbooks or by phone. “I’m getting the […]
