This Week in Gambling – Our interview with Lloyd Levenson who has twice served as Chairman of the Casino Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association, and was a recipient of the Gaming Industry Leadership Award for his work in various gaming related disciplines. Discussion includes what has happened in New Jersey in regard to sports betting up to now, why the professional sports leagues are so opposed and what the future holds with the U.S. Supreme Court. . . ..

This Week in Gambling – J Todd recently caught up with the new President of the American Gaming Association, Geoff Freeman. The two spoke at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, about the future of the industry and the changing role of the AGA. Among specific topics of discussion was the about face withing the AGA over the past several years from opposition of online gaming to fully embracing the opportunities that technology can offer for gaming. . . Las Vegas Review Journal – The collegiality developed within the gaming industry as casino companies weathered the economic downturn…

The American Gaming Association – In recent years, thousands of “Internet sweepstakes cafes” have sprung up in storefronts, gas stations and convenience stores in more than a dozen states. Carefully designed to take advantage of state sweepstakes laws and to avoid state antigambling laws and gambling licensing restrictions, Internet sweepstakes cafes are estimated to earn more than $10 billion a year with games that closely mimic the experience of traditional slot and video poker machines. The cafes advertise and sell a product — usually Internet time or long-distance telephone minutes — that the gambler does not actually want. . ….

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The new movie “Runner Runner” is set to open soon, and the American Gaming Association looks to use this movie to help spur the US Congress to take legislative action for online gambling. J Todd speaks directly with the President of the AGA, Geoff Freeman, about how the movie will be used, and the thoughts behind using this film as an opportunity. See our related stories about the AGA coming under fire for it’s use of the “Runner Runner” poker movie, and poker pro Antonio Esfandiari speaks on shooting for the film.

This Week in Gambling – New Jersey is set to go live with online gambling this November, and J Todd catches up with the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, David Rebuck, at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Discussion includes the approaching launch date and whether or not New Jersey will meet this date, plus the games to be offered beyond just poker. USA Today says that while Nevada was the first state to legalize online poker earlier this year, New Jersey is poised to rake in a bigger jackpot from Internet gambling when Atlantic City’s…