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Alabama Republicans Support a State Lottery, While Opposing Casino Gambling
Dr. Joe Godfrey opposes the spread of illegal gambling and an Alabama State Lottery. The Alabama Forestry Association commissioned a study of Alabama residents’ opinions on gambling. That survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters found an even split...
Mike Pence Might Be a Pivotal Supporter of Restore America’s Wire Act
Though Mike Pence supposedly would have control of “domestic and foreign” policy, bills would come to the Oval Office for signing by President Trump. Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence agrees that online gambling should be banned in the...
Rivers Casino Drops Its Lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Revenue Department
Rivers Casino dropped its lawsuit after the city of Pittsburgh joined the defense. Rivers Casino dropped its lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania this week. The Pittsburgh-area casino’s lawsuit claimed that the gambling taxes it is required to pay is...
North Jersey Casino Proponents Have Not Launched a Public Outreach Campaign Yet
One developer has proposed a $4 billion casino on the Jersey City waterfront. Early data shows that the New Jersey lawmakers and business leaders who are backing a North Jersey casino are not making much headway with the electorate. A group of powerful political...
Sands Bethlehem Casino Hit with an Estimated $4.6 Million Tax Burden
The new tax came after Las Vegas Sands Corp. fought other revenue plans, which were supposed to raise $100 million in taxes from gaming. Higher taxes on the state’s 12 land-based gaming locations are expected to raise an additional $17 million in revenues...
Matt Damon and Edward Norton Fuel the Latest Speculation of a Sequel to the Movie Rounders
Matt Damon said the cast anticipated John Malkovich’s performance of Teddy KGB for months. The cult classic poker movie Rounders is in the gaming news recently. A couple of anecdotes are fueling speculation that the film given some small credit for the Poker...
Sportsbooks Post Betting Odds on the 2016 NFL Most Valuable Player
Cam Newton (+500) and Aaron Rodgers (+700) have the best odds on Betonline. With NFL training camps set to open in the next week, Las Vegas sportsbooks have released odds for who will be the 2016 NFL MVP for the regular season. The betting odds reflect the wider...
Larry Flynt Convinces Gardena City Council to Change Its Gaming Tax Law
Residents have complained about the sign on Larry Flynt’s Lucky Lady Casino. Larry Flynt appears to have won a political standoff over his newly-purchased casino with the city council of Gardena. Larry Flynt had threatened to close the casino and sell its...
Sheldon Adelson Snubs Ted Cruz after the Senator Refused to Endorse Donald Trump
Donald Trump visited Sheldon Adelson’s private suited after Wednesday’s speeches and took this picture, but Ted Cruz was barred from Adelson’s suite. Sheldon Adelson snubbed Ted Cruz after the Texas senator’s speech at the Republican National...
California Law Enforcement Raids Illegal Gambling Slaphouses in Little Saigon
Slaphouses feature 6-seat video gaming stations like the one depicted here. Players slap the console, giving the gaming dens their name. A few years ago, the Vietnamese community in Los Angeles gambled illegally at public coffeehouses in Little Saigon. A dozen...
