Casino operators in Atlantic City, New Jersey narrowly avoided devastation last month after reaching an agreement with union employees. After three years of repeated setbacks, closures, and national catastrophes, industry members pooled together to demand new and equitable contracts. With an incoming recession, labor leaders prioritized one thing—money. Strike Prompts A Change Of Tune Union …
The bells of unionization are ringing loud and clear across the nation as laborers in nearly every industry call for long-overdue benefits. Timing is critical in these fights to renegotiate contracts and establish worker safety protocols. In Atlantic City, for example, casino workers have taken an aggressive approach to these talks. On Wednesday, union members …
Smoking has long been a staple of indoor casino gaming. When you think of a gambling hall, images of red velvet and thick cigar fumes often come to mind. However, casino employees in New Jersey are looking to bring this era to an end. New Jersey Smoking Ban Catches Fire S264, a prospective gambling law, …
The US Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel has recently released a new Opinion which reverses an earlier Formal Opinion Memorandum given in 2011. While DOJ OLC Opinions do not carry the force of law as is, enforcement and implementation plans are already scheduled for April 15th, 90 days after the DOJ released its …
Connecticut has sprung from its winter hibernation ready to take on sports betting. Connecticut is known for its tribal-run casinos but how will the relationship between tribal gambling entertainment, state licensors and regulators, and online gaming providers be affected by introduced sports gambling bills. We explain, but first, one must understand that Connecticut has long been …
With the 2018 US state legislative sessions ending around the nation, gambling bills are being pushed to next year’s session. Gambling is expected to be one of the most discussed legislative topics in the 2019 state legislative sessions. Numerous states have passed and legalized expanded gambling forms during the 2018 session, some of whom have …
As of November 26th, Rhode Island has joined the other seven US states offering legal sports wagering. Rhode Island had sports wagering legislation passed earlier this year and was projected to begin offering their wagering services on October 1st. However, some revenue allocation negotiations held the state back from offering sports gambling in October but …
New Jersey was one of the most successful crusaders to ending PASPA’s ban on sports betting and in 2018 the law which prohibited single-game sports wagering outside of Nevada was rescinded. New Jersey has a rich history with gambling that dates to Prohibition Era America, where gambling was explicitly forbidden yet gaming hubs such as …