Conservative action bodies are campaigning against HB676 Louisiana state Rep. Kirk Talbot's attempt to legalise intrastate fantasy sport gaming has already run into opposition from conservative action groups, among them the Louisiana Family Forum. Flagging its opposition to Talbot's HB676, the Forum has asked its members and followers to protest the bill "in the interest of protecting Louisiana citizens from...
Influential San Manuel Band tribal leader reportedly "deeply concerned" The insider trading charges laid against Amaya's temporarily departed CEO David Baazov could represent a threat to the California online poker legalisation alliance that subsidiary Pokerstars has formed with cardrooms and tribal groups, according to a report in the publication Online Poker Report this week. The report notes that Lynn Valbuena,...
Alleges 8 cases of "wilful infringement" of its US patents Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings is facing a new challenge this week after news broke that CG Technology (formerly Cantor Gaming and Wagering) has filed litigation alleging 8 instances of infringements of its US patents and seeking increased damages and attorneys' fees. Few details of the content of the filing...
Senate bill at second reading stage in Budget Appropriations Committee and an Assembly companion bill in motion Whilst the US Congress appears to be dragging its feet on a September 2015 review request on daily fantasy sports by New Jersey Assemblyman Frank Pallone, the Garden State legislature is pushing ahead with intrastate measures in both the Senate and the House....
Broadly similar to House bill currently at committee stage Daily fantasy sports legalisation is progressing positively in the Iowa Senate following the announcement Wednesday that the Senate Ways and Means Committee has advanced Senate Study Bill 3181 introduced recently by the committee chairman, Senator Joe Bolkcom. The state Racing and Gaming Commission is given full authority over internet fantasy sports...
But the market remains in decline Atlantic City's casinos saw their revenue decline by less than 1 percent in March compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement on Wednesday. AC casinos took in $202.9 million from land and online gambling in March - a decline of 0.4 percent compared to...
California Nations Indian Gaming Association thinks so According to Steve Stallings, chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, an amended online poker bill will be heard by California law makers by the end of this month. The bill submitted by California State Assemblyman Adam Gray in February "is set to move ahead," Stallings told Card Player in an exclusive...
Las Vegas Sands pays $9 million penalty on Asian bribery charges The US Securities and Exchange Commission revealed in a statement Thursday that Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands company has agreed to pay a $9 million penalty to settle allegations of Asian bribery emerging from a five-year federal investigation based on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The SEC statement details...
Arraigned in U.S. District court Early U.S. media reports say seventeen men appeared before a Warwick State Third Division District Court today on charges ranging from organised criminal gambling and bookmaking to conspiracy. The men were arrested during a series of raids in Rhode Island following an eight month investigation involving the State Police Intelligence Unit, Rhode Island Attorney General,...
Is there still a chance for proposed legislation sitting before the State House? What looked to be positive movement for daily fantasy sports in Tennessee, after House Bill 2109 was approved by state senators and progressed to the State House last week, has been dealt a crushing blow with the State Tennessee Attorney General declaring the pastime illegal. The sweeping...
