This Week in Gambling

In a letter to deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, one Congressman is expressing fear over mobile sports betting and what he believes would be an influx of criminal activity related to sports betting. James Sensenbrenner Jr, member of Congress and chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, says his concerns stem from the legalization of US sports betting. He wrote: “On September 27, the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, which I chair, held a hearing titled ‘Post-PASPA: An Examination of Sports Betting in America’. After hearing from a panel of experts representing…

Two California Tribes sue card rooms in the state over “house-banked” games. The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians announced Friday that they have filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court against several cardrooms located in Southern California. “I would like to make it clear, we are not challenging the right of a business to operate, but rather the non-compliance with California law,” said Bo Mazzetti, Chairman of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians. “If the California Department of Justice and the Gambling Control Commission would have enforced the current laws that…

Legal Rhode Island sports betting by the end of this Thanksgiving week! Six months after the US Supreme Court ruled to allow the adoption of sports betting by any state, Rhode Island is among a vanguard of jurisdictions that have legalized it, eager for what could be a significant source of new tax revenue. With Massachusetts and other northeastern neighbors still debating the issue, Rhode Island lawmakers this summer approved sports betting at the state’s casinos, Twin River and Tiverton Casino Hotel. It’s a cautious first step. Rhode Island won’t allow remote betting from computers and phones. Next year, though,…

Here’s your chance to see the Price is Right Slot Machine in action! Packaged on their MegaTower Universal slot cabinet, this is a 3 reel slot game with 5 lines. The Price is Right slot stands 11 feet tall and allows players to spin the Big Wheel for prizes during the Showcase Showdown feature! IGT says that the Company will revealed the slot games inspired by America’s highest-rated daytime game show, The Price is Right, at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, October of 2018. This top-tier game was among the hundreds of IGT innovations on display in…

Pennsylvania sports betting launched at the Hollywood Casino late last week. Penn National Gaming began testing its sports wagering product in the casino at Penn National Race Course. Penn National is the first casino in the Keystone State to offer sports betting, as “live money wagering” is set to begin Thursday “with guidance and approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Wagering started at 3 p.m. Thursday, November 15th, 2018, according to Penn National. That makes it the seventh state where a legal single-game bet was placed in the United States. The move comes just after Penn National is part…

While Maryland voters likely will have to wait at least two years to decide whether to legalized sports betting  is for them, a narrow majority of the state’s voters approve of adding betting on sports today, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll. The poll found 53 percent of registered voters are in favor of legal professional sports gambling, with 37 percent opposed, and 10 percent of voters having no opinion. Those with strong opinions on the issue were about evenly divided, with 26 percent strongly disapproving of legal sports betting, and 24 percent strongly approving. Since a Supreme…