Online gambling and sports betting with international operators has long been legal in the United States. However, with the PASPA overturn in 2018, the landscape started to change domestically. As of Q3 2020, over a third of all US states have passed local sports betting laws to allow the pastime within their borders. Some states …
If you’re an avid brick-and-mortar poker player, chances are you’re now an avid online poker player instead. And if you aren’t, you’re probably strongly considering it. That, of course, is thanks to the widespread card room and casino shutdowns brought on by they 2020 coronavirus outbreak in America, which took away most poker players’ legitimate …
Michigan’s saving grace is picking up steam. Back before it became one of the laughing stocks of the political cataclysm that is 2020 America, Michigan – and embattled Governor Gretchen Whitmer (who is now the subject of a recall petition in the state) – passed and signed MI gambling laws legalizing sports betting and online …
One Presidential hopeful has pushed his chips forward and wants to go all-in when it comes to legal online poker in the United States. New York entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a contender for the 2020 Democratic nomination, recently took to Twitter to voice his support for the nationwide legalization of online poker. The Democrat, who hopes …
While the sports season has slowed in May, NJ still fairs well. May is not a particularly highly active sports month, therefore states with legal sports betting like New Jersey has taken a hit. Gross online gambling revenue dipped in the month of May from $53.08 million to $52.09 million for online casino, sports gambling, …
The DOJ flip-flops on domestic gambling stance which has major implications across the nation. An Opinion given by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2011 concerning the limitations of the Federal Wire Act has recently been reversed, or reconsidered, by a Memo released by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), a division of the DOJ, …
Online casino gambling and sports betting bill vetoed in Michigan just before the new Governorship enters in January. The state’s outgoing Republican Governor Rick Snyder just vetoed two strongly bi-partisan supported gambling bills. These measures were passed through the House last June 68-40, Representative Brandt Iden proposed an emergency amendment to the bill in December …
The future of gambling in the Keystone State keeps getting brighter. In the fiscal year since signing a comprehensive gambling expansion bill into law into law, Pennsylvania has generated over $385 million from legal gambling licensing fees and tax revenue – earning the state over $1million per day since late 2017. Governor Tom Wolf signed …
Destin’s City Council recently approved of an ordinance which would ban gambling within the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village’s city limits. Known as a hot spot for tourists due to their perfect white sand beaches, fishing spots, and overall upscale aesthetic appeal Destin has decided not to further capitalize on the potential revenue gambling venues are …
Last year, Pennsylvania approved of expanding its gambling offers which allowed for online casino gambling, online poker, and sports betting. In 2018, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced they could not comment on the status of progression of PA online poker due to uncertainty regarding an intrastate liquidity program. The state commented on its …