As the current legislative season ends, a House committee progresses a key bill...which can roll over into 2018 The House Regulatory Reform Committee in Michigan has passed an online gambling legalisation bill on a vote of 12 vs. 3 with a single abstention in the closing hours of the current legislative session. Although it is unlikely that bill H 4926...
Nevada Gaming Control Board chair AG Burnett departs for new law firm position Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced Monday that AG Burnett, the respected chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, is to step down on December 22 this year in order to take up a new position with a local law firm. Before actively practising gaming law with the...
Approval permits tracks to partner with Atlantic City casinos to offer online gambling facilities On Thursday the New Jersey House of Assembly wasted little time in debating and voting on bill AB 4255, a proposal that state race tracks be permitted to offer internet gambling facilities provided this is done in partnership with Atlantic City casinos (see previous InfoPowa report)....
Regulated Industries Committee progresses bill establishing that fantasy sports activity is legal in Florida The Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee has progressed SB 374, a bill introduced by Sen. Dana Young which seeks to establish that fantasy sports is a legal activity in the state of Florida and not gambling, and is therefore not subject to state gambling regulations. Committee...
State House scheduled to vote today (Thursday) on a proposal to authorise tracks to offer internet gambling on their premises According to an Associated Press report today (Thursday) the New Jersey House of Assembly is scheduled to vote on a bill seeking to authorise state racetracks to offer internet gambling on their premises. This facility would be conditional on the...
Cautious approach by North Carolina Education Lottery Commission The North Carolina Education Lottery Commission is currently discussing the introduction of online scratch card betting in a bid to generate more sales and profits, keeping a cautious eye on anti-gambling action groups and the possible reaction of retail ticket sellers in the state. The issue was placed on the agenda for...
Senator Raymond Lesniak Introduces much anticipated legislation for international iGaming New Jersey's indefatigable champion of i-gaming, Sen. Raymond Lesniak has introduced his much anticipated legislative proposal to create an international pool of online players through agreements with international operators (see previous InfoPowa reports). The senator launched his bill S3536 at the end of November, calling for the New Jersey Division...
Action group deconstructs largely flawed political claims The Poker Players Alliance has reacted to the latest attempt by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Diane Feinstein to discredit the Office of Legal Counsel's 2011 opinion that the Wire Act of 1961 applies only to sports betting (see previous InfoPowa report). In a public statement the Alliance's executive director John Pappas commented: “If...
Monday A Key Date For U.S. Sports Betting US Supreme Court hearing on New Jersey appeal starts December 4 is a key date for US sports betting as the US Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on New Jersey's appeal for relief from the provisions of the highly restrictive federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, seeking to widen and liberalise...
0.27 percent rise in revenue compared with October 2016 Figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board Thursday show that gambling win was largely flat in the month of October compared to the same period in the previous year, with growth of just 0.27 percent to $988,744,450 (Oct. 2016: $986,075,384.) The state collected $59,688,436 in gaming fees compared to $59,609,540 in...
