This Week in Gambling

It sounds absurd to think that the Las Vegas Strip could actually be closed to cars. But believe it or not, it’s already happened once this year. And based on the feedback from tourists and locals, it was pretty cool. During the NFL Draft, which took place off the Strip behind LINQ in April, The Strip was closed to traffic for three days. While that was obviously a temporary move, county officials say it was met with a mostly positive response. Now, a state lawmaker has put forth a bill to make the move permanent. If approved, it would close…

A glimmer of hope in a mostly dim economic outlook finds Atlantic City casinos have joined the gambling revenue party. Even as the threat of recession looms on the horizon, profits for the East Coast gambling mecca hit over $440 million for April, which is the highest since early 2019. The numbers were published by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and show that despite the continued explosion of sports betting across America, it’s been the Atlantic City casinos that have generated to most profit. Gamblers have been returning to casinos in droves to make bets in person, even…

This week’s gambling news finds states still pushing to get sports betting and online gambling passed this year! Plus, we’re in Las Vegas this week filming on The Strip and at the World Series of Poker! On our gambling news show from May 24th I told you that there were 15 states without regulated sports betting, and how it was unlikely that any more states would pass sports betting legislation this year. And now, here comes Massachusetts trying to make a liar out of me! The state Senate has a bill they really like… and the state House has a…

It’s down to the wire for Massachusetts sports betting this year. And while several key issues seem to make the passage of any legislation unlikely, the odds are no where near zero. Both the State Senate and House have passed bills, but the differences between them will have to be resolved before July 31st. Key differences between the competing bills revolve around betting on college games, the tax rate for operators, advertising restrictions, and the how many mobile licenses will be issued. Those are some major obstacles to overcome in just a month’s time. Major, but not impossible. Estimates are…

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Wagering on sporting events may be legal, but Maryland online sports betting is what residents have really been waiting for. And now, with the help of their Governor, they may get their wish by this fall. Yes, Governor Larry Hogan has actually been pushing a a state committee forward in hopes they could get a mobile sports betting agreement in place before the kickoff of this years NFL season. And as states all around Maryland launch mobile betting, frustrations grow with the Governor and state residents. Both Virginia and West Virginia, as well as Pennsylvania, have all been able to…