$280 million acquisition of Valley Forge Casino offers gambling group the opportunity to launch online gambling in Pennsylvania At a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board hearing on the acquisition of Valley Forge Casino by the Boyd Gaming group this week, online gambling possibilities were reportedly discussed at several points. Boyd executives, led by CEO Keith Smith, said one of the reasons...
Pennsylvania Moving On iLotto Regulations iLottery regulations likely to be implemented ahead of other state gambling expansion projects The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has released temporary regulations governing the introduction of online lottery games, which are controlled by the state and could be implemented before other gambling expansion projects expected to start around November. Cliff notes on the regulations include:...
But online gambling proposal fails... for now Louisiana senators have progressed a measure - SB266 - which positions the state to take advantage of any change in US sports betting laws that may flow from the US Supreme Court appeal lodged by New Jersey (see previous InfoPowa reports). But SB322, a bill seeking to legalise intrastate online gambling, was withdrawn...
Attempt to include i-gaming legalisation in the state budget fails for the third year running New York lawmakers pushing for legalised online gambling have suffered a setback for the third year running in their attempt this year to insert i-gaming into the state budget. The failure means that supporters of legalisation will have to rely on the possibilities of stand-alone...
Draftkings Looking For New Jersey Partners Daily fantasy sports giant has its eye on the possibility that legalised sports betting may evolve in the USA Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings is reportedly "aggressively" seeking a New Jersey licensee to partner with in the event that the US Supreme Court nixes the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), thus legalising...
Ezugi Launch Online Live Roulette With Golden Nugget To New Jersey-situated patrons Live dealer provider Ezugi has launched online live casino floor roulette in the New Jersey market with Golden Nugget Atlantic City. New Jersey-situated online patrons can now play live roulette on their desktop or mobile devices via a live video feed from the Golden Nugget casino floor, 24...
Lawmakers Enter Pennsylvania Debate Over Multiple Skins There was never an intent to limit the number of skins, says House representatives The debate around whether Pennsylvania's new online gambling regulations should limit the number of brands (or skins) per operator entered a new phase this week when House Representatives Rosita Youngblood and Jason Ortitay corresponded with the regulator to advise...
Revenues top $1 billion for second month running Nevada gambling revenue has topped $1 billion in February for the second month running, with the Nevada Gaming Control Board reporting Wednesday that the $1.02 billion that casinos statewide earned from gamblers amounted to a 7.7 percent year-on-year increase. Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip logged winnings of more than $603 million...
Washington State federal appeal judge overturns lower court decision on use of virtual chips in Big Fish Casino Online social casino activity in Washington State and perhaps further could be impacted by a decision handed down in the Ninth Circuit of U.S. Court of Appeals Wednesday by Judge Milan D. Smith. Judge Smith ruled that Big Fish Games’ Big Fish...
Mohegan Sun echoes Foxwoods support for sports betting and online gambling in Connecticut The Mohegan tribe, which owns the Mohegan Sun land gambling resort, has come out in support of Connecticut's other major casino owner, the Mashantucket Pequot in calling for the legalisation of sports betting and online gambling in the state. InfoPowa readers will recall the strong supportive statements...
