Late amendment indicates there is still demand for notorious competition-killing clause Assemblyman Adam Gray's California Assembly bill AB2863 - due for consideration at a hearing next Wednesday - became the centre of attention this week when a late amendment again raised the spectre of the notoriously anti-competitive "bad actor" clause. Tribal opponents of the entry into the local market of...
Case dates back to 2007 Charges which originated in the 2007 bust of an illegal multi-billion dollar New Jersey sports betting ring culminated this week with a three year jail sentence handed down to the alleged boss of the ring, eighty-year-old Joseph DiNapoli. Prosecutors alleged that DiNapoli, who entered a guilty plea in February this year on racketeering charges flowing...
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Penn National's Hollywood Slots powered by Open Wager US land casino operator Penn National has launched a new Open Wager-powered social casino app titled Hollywood Slots. The app is available for download from the App Store and Google PlayStore and includes exclusive content, along with bonuses focused on Penn National assets and promotions. Virtual hostess Holly presides over a website...
Senate and House send legalisation measure to the governor's desk The US state of Tennessee will likely become the third to legalise daily fantasy sports competitions if Governor Bill Haslam signs a new bill into state law. The state governors in Indiana and Virginia signed similar measures into law in their states earlier this year. On Tuesday the state Senate...
Press conference throws interesting light on the dramatic police actions earlier this week Members of the Rhode Island State Police, along with state Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, held a news conference Friday to brief media on the police raids on alleged organised criminal gambling enterprises and subsequent arrests earlier in the week. The conference was held at the State Police...
Three-month trial coming to a close this week The alleged ringleader of an illegal online sports betting operation, Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, will soon know whether he is to walk free or face jail time as his three-month trial in the Manhattan Supreme Court draws to a conclusion. The court is due to charge the jury this (Wednesday) morning before the...
March 2016 revenues reach $260,539 The Delaware State Lottery has reported that March 2016 figures for legalised online gambling in the state set a new record at $260,539, surpassing the previous best results in April 2014 of $240,762. InfoPowa readers will recall that February 2016 was also a good month in which the three state licensed racinos offering online gambling...
SB 889, the "Lawful Internet Gaming Act" already has several sponsors The US state of Michigan, which already permits limited forms on online lottery activity, could see some expansion in internet gambling activity following the introduction of a new bill to the state Senate this week. State Senator Mike Kowall and four other senators launched a new attempt to legalise...
Online poker giant's share of the intrastate cash games market down 3 percent Three weeks on from its March 21 launch in the New Jersey intrastate online gambling market, PokerstarsNJ remains largely in charge on 40 percent of poker cash game traffic, although it has slipped 3 percent from the last assessment at the end of March. Figures published by...
