Category: Gambling Feature Stories
Sheldon Adelson Hires Former Democrat Senator As A Lobbyist
Huffington Post – One of Republicans’ top fundraisers is bringing on a former Democratic senator as a lobbyist for his casino. Roll Call reported Friday that Sheldon Adelson has hired the Lincoln Policy group, Blanche Lincoln’s government consulting firm, to lobby for his Las Vegas Sands corporation. Politico adds that the Lincoln move is to help Adelson with his campaign against online gambling. Back in December 2013, Forbes reported that the casino mogul said he will do “whatever it takes” to stop the Internet dealings. Lincoln served in the House from 1993-96 and Senate from 1999-2010. She ran for reelection…
U.K. company Quixant continues to expand in America
Business Weekly – Global gaming technology business Quixant is scaling up fast in the US and other global markets from its Cambridge UK headquarters as it pours record levels of cash into new product development. CEO Nick Jarmany said there was significant headroom for technology upgrades and the opportunity for major expansion in new territories on the back of a strong set of maiden AIM results for the year to December 31. Quixant described 2013 as a transformational year for the business and its current order book is more than double the March 2013 level. Jarmany predicts another strong year…
Gaming machine count puts New South Wales second in the world
The Guardian – New South Wales is second only to Nevada as the most gambling machine-packed state in the world, according to a new report. The World Count of Gaming Machines report, released by Australia’s poker-machine lobby group, the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA), has found the total number of gambling machines in Australia increased slightly in 2013 to 198,418. More than 95,000 of those “pokies” are in NSW, a state total beaten only by Nevada, which operated 181,109 gambling machines in 2014. Australia has the sixth highest number of gambling machines in the world, the report shows, with Australian pubs,…
States continue to crack down on Internet cafes
Pew States – Many Internet cafes that have popped up in suburban strip malls and gas stations offer something more than coffee and access to the Web and email. Known as Internet sweepstakes cafes, they sell time on computers that can have the look, sound and feel of slot and video poker machines, sometimes with cash payouts for winners. State and local authorities say the operations are illegal gambling, but shutting them down hasn’t been easy. More than $10 billion in revenue a year is the incentive to stay in business for these storefronts, numbering in the thousands. For some…
Legal Brief Supports New Jersey Sports Gambling Appeal
The Cato Institute and the Pacific Legal Foundation this week filed an amicus brief which supports the New Jersey sports gambling appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding online sports betting. In February, Chris Christie’s administration filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, stating the federal ban on sports gambling in all but 4 states (the PAPSA law) is unconstitutional. The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank located in Washington D.C. The think tank was founded in 1974 by Charles Koch. It is considered one of the leading think tanks in the world, sitting at 6th best among American…
Adelson finds allies in gambling crusade
The Hill – Legislation to ban online gambling that was written with the help of lobbyists for Republican super-donor Sheldon Adelson will soon be introduced in Congress. Adelson, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., is on a crusade to stop online gambling, arguing it would be harmful to children and the nation’s moral fabric. He is pushing for a federal law to stop the industry in its tracks. But the bill will face a firestorm of opposition from state lotteries, poker players and major casinos who see a bright future for the gambling industry online. Charlie McIntyre, executive director…
Betfair and Income Access launch affiliate programme in New Jersey
iGaming Business – Online gambling company Betfair has joined forces with Income Access, a provider of technology and affiliate iGaming management solutions, to launch the Betfair Casino affiliate programme in the US state of New Jersey. The new affiliate programme will complement Betfair Casino’s online slots, poker and table game products that were launched in the state in November 2013. Betfair and Income Access will now work together to help affiliates benefit from these products and supply them with experience on how to best promote and drive traffic in the regulated New Jersey online gaming market. In addition, Betfair said…
Are Too Many Seniors Gambling Their Lives Away?
Daily Finance – The casino industry commands $37 billion in annual revenue. As far as competitive pastimes go, Americans spend more money on gambling than we do on professional sports. And if it’s the rush that’s the draw, there’s no competition: We shell out $9 billion more on gambling than we spend on coffee and video games combined each year. But when you dig into the demographics of gambling, a troubling trend emerges. Among senior citizens, gambling is a primary social outlet — more so than outings to museums, libraries, and zoos, according to one survey of activity directors from…
