Are Mass. lawmakers asleep at the wheel? Massachusetts lawmakers have for years been dithering and debating over the legalisation of online lottery and gambling activity, frustrating repeated attempts to get legalisation through the Legislature, and the news that neighbouring New Hampshire may be starting moves in this direction should be a wake-up call for Massachusetts politicians. This is the warning...
Files amicus brief in concert with Pacific Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, and Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty New Jersey's appeal to the US Supreme Court for the right to decide on its own sports betting laws rather than be bound by the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (see previousInfoPowa reports) has received support from the Competitive Enterprise...
State Sen. John Bonacic lends a hand in securing approval for DFS operator The daily fantasy sport operator Boom Fantasy has been awarded approval to operate in New York under the state's year-old DFS legalisation legislation. The approval came with a little push from state Sen. John Bonacic, who reportedly endorsed the operator to the New York States Gaming Commission....
Golden Nugget player hits a progressive jackpot for $271,268.06 Atlantic City online casino Golden Nugget reports that last week an unidentified online player hit a progressive jackpot of $271,268.06 - the largest win at a New Jersey online casino yet. The punter was playing the NetEnt slot Divine Fortune when the jackpot hit to award the second major six-figure jackpot...
One of the toughest opponents of online gambling could about to embrace the vertical The US state of Washington licenses and profits from almost every form of gambling there is, but not the online vertical, where it has earned notoriety for having some of the most draconian, anti-player laws in the Union. That could be about to change, according to...
New Jersey Senator Jim Whelan mourned by many One of online gambling's strongest political supporters in the United States, New Jersey Senator Jim Whelan, has passed on, triggering respectful praise for his integrity and 30-year career of public service from a host of high profile political and industry personalities that includes Governor Chris Christie. The 68-year-old Senator and former Atlantic...
Operation Chokepoint discontinued by Department of Justice There's a little less pressure on online gambling in the United States following a decision by the Trump administration to halt Operation Chokepoint, a 2013 initiative launched by the Obama administration and designed to deter banks from conducting business with companies engaged in commerce that the administration at that time viewed as undesirable....
Latest US iPhone charts show 16 social casino games on the top 100 list The publication Pocket Gamer illustrated the growing popularity of social casino games this week in an article on the current rankings of iPhone games in the United States. The publication noted that despite its niche positioning social casino games punch above their weight, with 16 games...
Bill A3532 passed by the state legislature in July signed off by Gov. Christie New Jersey became the sixteenth US state to legalise daily fantasy sports this week when Gov. Chris Christie signed bill A3532 - a measure approved by the state legislature last month - into state law In fact, state regulators have already opined that DFS is legal...
Could the granite state be about to follow its recent decision to offer online lottery action with online gambling? Unexpected reports from the state of New Hampshire have raised hopes that online legalisation is still being seriously considered by the granite state, which just two months ago approved online lottery activity - the fifth US state to do so. The...
