Bill declaring fantasy sports legal passes House committee The Texas House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures approved HB1457, a bill that seeks to affirm the legality of online fantasy sports, on Tuesday. The bill is authored by Rep. Richard Raymond and was introduced earlier this year, supported by seven co-sponsors (see previous InfoPowa reports). It classifies fantasy sports as...
Gamblit chief pleased with results thus far It's been only a week since full implementation, but the first licensed skill games are apparently being well received in Nevada so far, according to installer Gamblit chief Eric Meyerhofer. Answering a question from Nevada Gaming Control Board chair AG Burnett at a hearing this week, Meyerhofer said the games had been successfully...
Mobile and social gaming firm is the creator of Bingo Showdown Scientific Games Corporation announced its acquisition of Tennessee-headquartered mobile and social gaming firm Spicerack Media, Inc. Tuesday, for an undisclosed consideration. Spicerack, the creator of the Bingo Showdown social bingo game app, complements Scientific Games' stable of social casino games and mobile offerings. "We are excited by the addition...
There's more than meets the eye to Rep. Ortitay's HB271 InfoPowa readers may recall our report on a seemingly innocuous bill HB271 introduced to the Pennsylvanian House earlier this year by Rep. Jason Ortitay, seeking to permit tablet gaming in the departure area of state airports. At the time, given the other gambling expansion and legalisation bills in the legislature...
Side bets on live dealer tables allow more online players to enjoy a Blackjack bet Front runners in the New Jersey online gambling market Golden Nugget-Betfair have revealed that they are planning the introduction of Bet Behind software to overcome the current technical capability problem of only 21 players over three live dealer blackjack tables. Using the Bet Behind feature,...
Dr David Dao's brutal removal from an overbooked United Airlines flight went viral on social media The internet was buzzing over the past 36 hours with the story of an unfortunate passenger who refused to give up his seat on an overbooked flight awaiting take-off from Chicago. Dr. David Dao, a paying passenger resident in Kentucky who had checked in...
Persistent Rep. Michael Zalewski wants to protect DFS players Illinois Representative Michael Zalewski has launched another intrastate daily fantasy sports bill to the state House, claiming that his motivation is the protection of players. His proposal challenges a 2015 opinion by state Attorney General Lisa Madigan that DFS constitutes illegal gambling in terms of state law (see previous InfoPowa reports)....
Online gambling in particular shines, delivering a 40.2 percent year-on-year rise in revenues March figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey regulator paint a positive picture for Atlantic City casino operators in general, and those with online gambling operations in particular. Overall revenues were up 9.3 percent year-on-year at $221,8 million in March, with the internet gambling contribution increasing to...
Washington Post claims Adelson's RAWA bill so far is $20 million To most people $20 million is a life-changing amount of cash, but to multi-billionaires like anti-online gambling campaigner Sheldon Adelson this sort of money is simply change to be used in influencing lawmakers to achieve goals... like the resurrection of the Wire Act. The Washington Post has reported that...
Gross operating profit for the casinos was up 7.3 percent y-o-y Full-year results from Atlantic City casinos in 2016 were up 7.3 percent year-on-year in terms of the key operating profit metric, according to numbers released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The remaining casinos achieved gross operating profit of more than $587 million. When the Trump...
