A bill to bring legal online poker to Nevada after Congress failed to do it? Check. A bill to protect big casino resorts from slot machine parlors and bars with sports betting kiosks? Check. A $233 million lawsuit settlement that eliminates a disputed tax on comped meals? Check. (Well, almost check, the bill hasn’t yet been passed by the Senate but appears poised to do so.) “So far, it’s been an OK session,” said Pete Ernaut, lobbyist for the Nevada Resort Association, who has been at the helm of many of the industry’s legislative initiatives this year. These days, it’s…

From Card Player A bill that would have approved casino gambling expansion has failed to make it out of the Illinois House spring session. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been pressing for casino gambling expansion since last summer, saying casino gambling revenue will pay for education, but Gov. Pat Quinn has requested that lawmakers include a comprehensive pension reform plan in the bill before he’ll consider passing it. “I will never, ever sign a gaming expansion absent comprehensive pension reform,” Gov. Quinn said. The bill would have approved a Las Vegas-style casino for the city of Chicago and given complete…

From SBR Forum Sports Book Review Sports Book Review Sportsbook Review.com provides an SBR iGaming News video rundown for the last week of May 2013. Today’s show topics include lottery and jackpot casino games supplier TopJack Games striking a deal with Asian gaming software company Market Dimension Ltd, as well as other recent iGaming sportsbook news. Lottery and jackpot casino games supplier Topjack Games has struck a deal with Asian gaming and software provider Market Dimension Ltd. The terms of the deal will have Tojack’s suite of jackpot games such as blackjack, keno, scratchcard, roulette, video poker and more converted…

Red Hawk Casino, underperforming since the day it opened and struggling to pay its bills, moved a step closer Thursday toward gaining financial relief. Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a new gambling compact that reduces the revenue the state will collect from Red Hawk and its owner, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. Brown signed AB 1267 by Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Compton, which ratified the new compact the governor signed with the tribe last November. Despite the governor’s signature, the Shingle Springs casino isn’t out of financial trouble yet. The tribe has to restructure $500 million in debt…

From iGaming Business American lottery technology provider Scientific Games Corporation has signed a contract with the Oklahoma Lottery that will see it supply lottery systems and services including terminals and state-wide communication technology. New York-based Scientific Games revealed that the year-long contract, which includes nine one-year extension options, was secured following a competitive procurement process and is set to begin from August 9. “The Oklahoma Lottery has been a valued customer since its launch in 2005, one of the fastest implementations ever in the industry, and we are pleased to continue our successful partnership,” said Pat McHugh, North American Lottery…

From LA Times Poker aficionados will descend on Las Vegas as the 44th World Series of Poker kicks off at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The first event, which began Wednesday, is a two-day No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament exclusively for casino employees. This year, the World Series of Poker, first held in 1970, will run until July 15 and will feature 62 events on 480 tables. Seemingly every major poker variation is present in the tournament, with buy-ins for the various events ranging from $500 to $111,111. Anyone 21 years or older can enter. Tens of thousands of poker enthusiasts…