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Coronavirus Outbreak Leaves 18-Year-Old Macau Chinese Gamblers With Only One Cure

February 11, 2020 by Admin

With the coronavirus death toll now surpassing 1,000 in mainland China, the odds of scientists and researchers finding a cure anytime soon appear bleak entering mid-February. As the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which originated in Wuhan, and reports of fatalities associated with the outbreak began to spread, the world’s largest hub of brick-and-mortar casinos has …

Massachusetts To Hear Multiple Sports Betting Bills

May 28, 2019 by Admin

In the last week of May, MA lawmakers will hear from nine introduced sports betting bills. Massachusetts has yet to decide on whether to move forward with legalized domestic wagering. On May 28th through the 29th, the state will be hearing multiple sports betting bills presented in this year’s legislative session. The bills will be …

Iowa Legitimizes Sports Gambling Via Law

May 20, 2019 by Admin

Iowa’s Governor has provided the state’s residents with expanded gambling via a recently signed sports gambling bill. Governor Kim Reynolds has signed Iowa’s Senate File 617, a sports gambling and daily fantasy sports bill into law. With the passage of this legislation, Iowa is now the 3rd US state in 2019 to legalize domestic betting …

Tennessee Sports Betting Law To Come July

May 17, 2019 by Admin

July 1st will see an explosion of change to the Volunteer state in the form of legal state-licensed online wagering. The Governor of Tennessee has decided after looking over the sports gambling bill presented to him that he would allow the bill to become law, without his signature. Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee is opposed …

2019 Tribal Influence on Domestic Gambling

April 29, 2019 by Admin

In the US, tribes can have a large say in the kinds of gaming operations are authorized and held within a state. Several US states have legalized expanded forms of gambling with little to no worry about tribal influence in their politics. However, trying to pass expanded gaming legislation in states with numerous native reservations …

West Virginia Moves On Online Casinos & Poker Without Governor

April 2, 2019 by Admin

Much like the process of sports gambling legalization in West Virginia, Jim Justice refused to take a stand lapsing the bills into law West Virginia Governor Jim Justice did not sign or veto legislation on his desk which allowed the legalization of online casino gambling and poker in the state as of March 28. West …

Virginia Passes Bill Allowing Gambling Expansion

March 26, 2019 by Admin

Virginia’s new bill signed into law will permit expanded casino gambling, online gaming, and sports betting. One gambling expansion bill has swept through the Senate and House and to the Governor’s desk, SB 1126. The lawmakers and people in the Commonwealth are excited to see new gaming services and options. It is likely that Virginia …

Mobile Sports Gambling Coming To Rhode Island

February 19, 2019 by Admin

After legalizing sports gambling for eighteen year olds in Rhode Island, the state is considering mobile expansion. The Rhode Island state Senate permitted a bill which would allow mobile sports gambling in the state, but the state Senate isn’t the only branch attempting RI mobile wagering as the House has their own mobile betting bill …

Arizona Hops On The Sports Betting Bandwagon

February 5, 2019 by Admin

Arizona is finally through with living in Nevada’s shadow, the state now plans to license sports gambling. Republican Senator Sonny Borrelli introduced Senate Bill 1158 at the Arizona State Capitol which contains provisions to allow sports gambling to be operated by domestic federally-recognized native tribes with tribal gaming compacts. Sports betting would be available in …

Florida Legislators Uncertain Over Future With Tribal Gaming

December 11, 2019January 29, 2019 by Admin

Florida lawmakers are worried that the monopoly they’ve long empowered the Seminole Tribe with will come back to haunt them. The State of Florida has long entangled with the Seminole Tribe via negotiations. In fact, the State Government would accept $343 million in direct cash flow annually from the Tribe in exchange for suppressing and …