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Gaming Control Board Chairman Says Daily Fantasy Sports Are Illegal in Michigan
Rich Kalm Was Appointed to the Gaming Control Board in 2007 Rich Kalm, the Executive Director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board, claims that daily fantasy sports are not legal in the state of Michigan. Rich Kalm’s opinion was published in a report by Gambling...
Rivers Casino is Fined a Record $2 Million by Illinois Gaming Board
The Rivers Casino in De Plaines Opened to Much Fanfare in 2011 The Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Illinois was fined $2 million by the state’s Gaming Board on Thursday. The two-million dollars was a record fine for any casino in the state. Several different...
New York Senate Racing Commitee Plans Meeting to Discuss Online Gambling
John Bonacic Dropped the Bad Actor Clauses from Senate Bill 5302 in Mid-May 2015 The New York Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee has planned a September 9 meeting to discuss the advantages of legalized online poker. Such a meeting would discuss a poker-only...
Live! Casino Development Plan Criticized by Philadelphia Planning Commission
Maryland Live! Casino Is a Big Success, So Philadelphia’s Leaders Plan on the Same Concept Winning in Philly A joint proposal by Cordish Cos. and Greenwood Racing for Philadelphia’s second casino has met with disapproval by local officials. The $500...
As Esports Contest Viewing Becomes More Mainstream, Its Gambling Industry Is Beginning to Grow
League of Legends Is the Most Popular of the Esports Contests, But Doesn’t Receive the Most Betting Action A new betting niche is beginning to make its presence felt on the Internet: Esports betting. In 2015, Esports represents a $612 million market. The...
News Media Outlets Give Opinions US 3rd Court of Appeals Ruling Unfair for New Jersey
The Westgate Las Vegas Is One of the City’s Most Successful Sportsbooks. It Was Named Las Vegas Hilton until 2011. Noah Feldman of the Bloomberg View had an op-ed column appear in the Chicago Tribune on Friday discussing the US 3rd Court of Appeals’...
Five Years Later, Resorts Casino Is a Healthy Business Reporting a 153% Bump in Revenues
Resorts Casino Was the First Resort Built in Atlantic City after Gaming Was Legalized Resorts Casino is an example of a casino which figured out a way to thrive during and economic free fall. Five years ago, most gaming people through Resorts Casino was finished....
7 of 8 Atlantic City Casinos Are Showing a Recovery in 2015 Q2 Reports
New Jersey’s Casinos Are Starting to Show Profits with Few Competitors in Town Seven of the eight Atlantic City casinos posted gross profits in the second quarter of 2015, according to statistics released this week by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement....
The Nevada Gaming Control Board Is Studying the Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports
Gaming Control Board Report on DFS FanDuel and DraftKings Avoid Describing Their Games as Sports Betting A.G. Burnett of the Nevada Gaming Control Board announced this week that his agency has commissioned a study into the daily fantasy sports industry. Burnett...
Revel Casino’s Owner Blames Seagulls for Shattered Windows Which Need Repairing
Glenn Straub Claims Giant Seagulls Continue to Fly into Revel Casino’s Windows The strange story of Revel Casino just got stranger. Windows in the casino’s vacant gambling hall have been smashed on several occasions and the building’s owner is...
