The issue of Tribal Gaming and UIGEA has finally produced a legal decision. An attempt by California Tribal Gaming to offer online poker and bingo games was dealt another blow last week. The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel has been engaged in a multi-year court battle with the state of California thanks to the tribe’s launch of its the Desert Rose online bingo site in November 2014. In addition to bingo, Santa Ysabel also talked up an online poker launch (the launch never came to pass). Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district…

A British bookmaker has opened talks over a potential joint venture with Penn National, as  a William Hill US expansion becomes more likely. Hills has already made major moves in the post-PASPA era and is currently running sports betting operations in Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey, as well as a race book in Iowa. The firm is also working with IGT for the Rhode Island Sports Betting RFP. On Friday, William Hill chief executive Philip Bowcock revealed in an earnings call that the bookmaker has also signed sports betting deals with 11 casinos in Mississippi and a casino in West…

Penn National Gaming is discussing potential deals with US major leagues as it expands its offering amid sports betting’s liberalization. As sports betting has been cleared to be legalized nationwide in the US, companies in the gaming industry are planning to expand in the country. However, as major sports leagues are lobbying to get their share of the pie, Penn National Gaming (the largest U.S. regional gaming company by states) is pursuing a sports betting deal with the NBA, MLB, NLH and the PGA Tour. Senior vice president for public affairs for Penn National, Eric Schippers, revealed that the company…

How will the legalization of sports betting affect on Tribal Gaming? Much of the American Indian casino industry is at least temporarily opting out of sports betting, discouraged at the anticipated low profit margins and rebuffed by federal and state regulatory and legislative hurdles required to take wagers on college and professional sports. But the debate surrounding sports betting is accelerating efforts to advance tribal government casinos from traditional gambling to internet and mobile technology, a transition believed necessary to generate interest from a younger generation of customers. “This certainly ramps up the conversation of what comes next in the…

Mississippi sports betting won’t roll out on schedule. When the state’s month-long waiting period on the newly legal form of gambling expires, Mississippi’s casinos won’t be ready, the gaming commissioner told Reuters in a recent interview. The Gardenia State’s casinos that have applied to offer sports bets are still carving out space in their businesses to build sports bars and working to meet other state requirements before they can be approved, Commissioner Allen Godfrey said. “Right now, the ones wanting to get started are still in the renovation phase,” he said, noting it will likely be another two weeks before…

Sheldon Adelson’s Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem has filed a petition to conduct casino-style online gambling in Pennsylvania — but they’re really just inquiring for a friend. Specifically, a cash-flush friend from Alabama in the process of buying the Bethlehem casino for $1.3 billion. As part of its agreement to sell the Sands Bethlehem casino to Wind Creek Hospitality, Las Vegas Sands Corp. is obligated to pursue “in good faith” a certificate to conduct online gambling in Pennsylvania, according to the footnotes of Sands’ petition filed with the state. “Sands submits this petition in the interest of Wind Creek so that,…

Sheldon Adelson is looking to expand his business with a North Korean casino, the mogul himself said during a recent event in Jerusalem. Mr. Adelson, whose net worth is believed to total $43.4 billion as of June 2018, is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Las Vegas-based gaming and hospitality giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. The company operates multiple integrated resort properties in Las Vegas, Macau, and Singapore, and is eyeing expansion across new markets… perhaps even a North Korean casino property. The billionaire family were among the guests at Birthright’s event in Jerusalem. Sheldon Adelson began his speech before…

Gambling advertising firms could use GPS to target “vulnerable” customers with offers, experts have warned. Firms could use location services to link a customer with ongoing events and send them targeted alerts. The technology raises the prospect of attendees at a football match being sent push notifications encouraging them to bet on the game they are watching. Charity GambleAware said that companies “have the ability to collect significant amounts of customer data, including their location”. “While some progress is being made to use customer data to identify and minimize gambling-related harm, much more needs to be done to tackle unacceptable…