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Poker Players Alliance Prepares to Defend iGaming in U.S. Congress
John Pappas Went to YouTube to State His Case The Poker Players Alliance is preparing for a congressional battle over the future of Internet gambling in the United States. John Pappas, Executive Director of the PPA and longtime proponent of legal online gambling,...
Gambling News from across the USA: Iowa, New York, and Nevada
Cedar Rapids May Become the Next US City with a Casino Three gambling stories from around the United States show several facets of Americans’ fascination with games of chance. One midwestern city is hoping to secure the rights to a casino license, hoping...
Caesars Interactive Releases Online Player Data for New Jersey Gambling
Caesars Interactive Analyses Gaming Data to Better Target Customers A significant number of legal online gamblers in New Jersey live within one hour of Atlantic City, say operators who have analyzed their numbers. Three of the five municipalities with the most...
Borgata Casino Sues Phil Ivey for $9.6 Million, Claims He Cheated
Phil Ivey Is Accused of Edge Sorting at the Baccarat Table The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City is suing Phil Ivey for $9.6 million, claiming he was involved in a cheating scheme at their establishment. The Borgata, the most profitable casino on the Boardwalk these...
Kansas Lawmakers Vote on Bills Involving Casinos and Slot Machines
Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City Opened in 2009 Kansas lawmakers have been busy with legislation in April 2014. Both houses of the state government voted on a separate bills, one involving a Wichita racecourse and another a southeast Kansas casino. Kansas House of...
Recent Gambling Study Hints at Possible Treatments for Problem Gambling
Gambler’s Fallacy at the Roulette Wheel Was Studied A recent study carried out by researchers from USC and the University of Iowa in the USA and the University of Cambridge and University College London in the United Kingdom hinted at new treatment possibilities...
Atlantic City Gross Operating Profits Down 35 Percent from 2012 to 2013
The Numbers for Trump Plaza Were among the Worst for 2013 Atlantic City’s casinos saw their gross operating profits drop from $360 million in 2012 to $235 million in 2013. Even with a late-year boost from the Internet gambling players, the city’s casinos...
Mississippi Legislature to Study Online Gambling Measures
Mississippi’s Gambling Industry Contributes a High Percentage to State Revenues Mississippi’s political leaders are considering a bill that would legalize intrastate online gambling. Allen Godfrey, Executive Direcor of the Mississippi Gaming Commission,...
Florida Gaming Committee Ends Attempt to Pass “Resort Casino” Bill
The Seminole 2010 Gaming Compact Limits the State’s Options Garrett Richter, the chairman of the Florida Senate’s Gaming Committee, ended his attempt to pass a comprehensive bill that would have allowed resort casinos in South Florida. Richter said...
Missouri Gaming Bill Would Approve Casino Credit for High Rollers
Scott Rupp Sponsored the Bill in the Missouri State Senate Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow casinos in the state to extend a line of credit to high rollers. The proposal, which is sponsored by Republican State Senator Scott Rupp, would...
