Failure to secure attachment to an omnibus spending bill spells the end of the road for RAWA It looks as if Sheldon Adelson's Restoration of the American Wire Act has failed again this year as politicians shun the controversial online gambling ban and its political sponsors have been unsuccessful in attaching it to the must-pass Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, a...
Best of 16 applicants The New York State Gaming Commission Facility Location Board has given final approval for three new land casinos selected earlier this year from 16 corporate applications. Located in the Sullivan, Seneca and Schenectady counties in the north east of the state, the three successful applicants are Empire Resorts, which has plans for the $630 million Montreign...
November 2015 numbers show a 51.3 percent year-on-year increase The good news from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) is that legal real-money online gambling in the state continues to grow, with November 2015 revenues up 51.3 percent on the same period last year, and 20.2 percent up on a year-to-date comparison basis, climbing to $134.8 million in...
Why were several journalists detailed to observe Las Vegas judges? The Las Vegas Review-Journal, which was acquired last week by a company with strong associations to land casino mogul Sheldon Adelson (see previous InfoPowa reports) published a startling investigative article Friday describing the mysterious machinations of corporate management seemingly interested in the Las Vegas judiciary. With creditable feistiness given the...
28-year Multi-State Lottery Association veteran stripped of his post US media following the progress of the multi-million dollar lottery fraud across several states (see previous InfoPowa reports) have discovered that a top Multi-State Lottery Association official's head has already rolled as a result of the activities of former MSLA security head Eddie Tipton. The reports note that in October this...
Document follows this week's informational hearing and will be ready for lawmakers early next year Following an informational forum earlier this week (see previous InfoPowa reports) the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is preparing a white paper on daily fantasy sports and internet gambling technology for the consideration of state lawmakers early next year, chairman Stephen Crosby announced Thursday. Crosby says the...
Eastern state the latest to scrutinise a booming industry The state of Maryland has joined the growing number of US states investigating daily fantasy sports to decide whether the vertical should be banned or regulated as a form of gambling. Local media reports indicate that senior state officials from the State Comptroller and Attorney General's offices, along with representatives of...
Franklin Circuit Court Judge allows Kentucky to treble his earlier $290 million damages award Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate hit the headlines again Wednesday, granting the Commonwealth of Kentucky's request for triple damages on the $290 million award he made against Pokerstars and parent Amaya Gaming in November (see previous InfoPowa reports). That could see the two online gambling...
Five major wins in five weeks International Game Technology plc reports that it has awarded five major online jackpots in the last five weeks for a total of $3.6 million. * On Nov. 6, 2015, a player at Mr. Green online won a GBP 1,370,348 jackpot playing IGT's MegaJackpots Siberian Storm - the largest award ever paid out on this...
Editor considers the implications for a range of policies Now that land casino mogul and multi-billionaire Sheldon Adelson has been exposed as the man, or at least the family, behind the purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal (see previous InfoPowa reports), the editor has used the publication's editorial column to consider how things might change under this new ownership. The...
