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Sports Betting Hearing to Have CSIG Anti-Online Gambling Group
Thursday’s hearing on sports betting will be overshadowed by the Kavanaugh hearings, but it is a pivotal day for US sport gambling laws in the Post-PASPA era. A spokesman for the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG), a lobbying group formed by Las Vegas...
Arkansas Lawsuit Seeks to Remove Casino Measure from Ballot
The lawsuit claims the Issue 4 ballot measure is deceptive because it does not mention Oaklawn and Southland Racing as potential beneficiaries. A lawsuit by an Arkansas political action committee (PAC) wants the Arkansas Supreme Court to remove Issue 4 from the...
Sterling Suffolk Files Lawsuit on Wynn Resorts over Encore Boston Harbor
Steve Wynn is named in the lawsuit, though he no longer is tied to Wynn Resorts or Encore Boston Harbor. Sterling Suffolk Racecourse filed a lawsuit against Wynn Resorts Ltd. and its former CEO, Steve Wynn, on Monday alleging that the license application for the...
Phil Murphy Continues State’s Financial Oversight of Atlantic City
Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and Mayor Frank William have been and remain wary allies. The state takoeover of Atlantic City will not end in the near future. One of Gov. Phil Murphy’s campaign promises was to end financial oversight of the cash-poor seaside gambling...
Frank Pallone Pulls Federal Sports Betting Bill from U.S. House
Frank Pallone introduced the GAME Act to the Judiciary Committee last December, but the bill failed to gain traction. U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey) has withdrawn a federal sports betting bill from consideration ahead of a congressional hearing...
FanDuel Refuses to Pay Sports Bets after Broncos-Raiders Glitch
FanDuel began as a daily fantasy sports site, but is transitioning to traditional sports betting. FanDuel is refusing to pay more than $138,000 on a live in/play bet in the New Jersey online sports betting niche. FanDuel claims a glitch happened during a game between...
Washington DC City Councilman Backs Legal Sports Betting
Some Washington D.C. residents say they’ve never gambled before, but they would like to make bets on the Capitals, Wizards, Redskins, and Nationals. The District of Columbia City Council introduced a bill to legalize sports gambling in Washington D.C. on...
Eldorado Gains Temporary Approval to Own Tropicana Atlantic City
Gaming and Leisure Properties will own the Tropicana Atlantic City property, while Eldorado Resorts will hold the lease and operate the casino on a daily basis. Eldorado Resorts won temporary approval to own and operate Atlantic City’s Tropicana Casino, which...
MGM Resorts Criticized for Mandalay Bay Shooting Lawsuits
MGM Resorts sued 1,977 shooting survivors and family members of the deceased in order to preempt Mandalay Bay liability lawsuits. MGM Resorts International is being criticized for its handling of a lawsuit against hundreds of survivors of the 2017 Las Vegas mass...
PokerStars Launches BetStars’ New Jersey Sports Betting Apps
Stars Group bought several sports betting brands (SkyBet, CrownBet) to gain a standing in the bookmaker industry. PokerStars launched mobile sports betting in New Jersey under the BetStars brand on Thursday night. The BetStars live/in-play betting app is accessible...
