Sheldon Adelson Buys an Online Gambling Bill

The latest threat to online gambling in the United States have a familiar, bitter root: Sheldon Adelson. After the failure of his Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) failed, he has spend a lot of money to bring it back at Senate Bill 3376. This week’s special offer is from Go Wild Casino!

GOP Governors Back Adelson on Online Gambling

AP – Three Republican governors who weren’t invited to GOP super donor Sheldon Adelson’s political gathering in Las Vegas this week are nonetheless trumpeting their agreement with him against Internet gambling. Govs. Rick Perry of Texas and Nikki Haley of South Carolina have submitted letters in recent days to congressional leaders stating that gambling in the virtual world compromises the ability of states to control gambling within their borders. Weeks earlier, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana wrote that he would do everything he could to stop Internet gambling from spreading in his state. Each of the governors’ missives is highlighted…

Despite Rumors Adelson Hasn’t Changed Mind on Internet Gambling

From Card Player – Internet rumors swirled over the weekend that Las Vegas Sands Corp. owner Sheldon Adelson had reversed his anti-web poker position. However, those reports are false, according to a person who has been covering Adelson for quite some time. Prominent Las Vegas reporter Jon Ralston Tweeted Saturday: “Yes, people often get stuff wrong on the Internet. Adelson folks tell me he is as committed as ever vs. web poker.” In June, Adelson penned an editorial for Forbes, in which he said online gambling could bring a “plague” “to our society.” He finished the op-ed by calling the…