This Week in Gambling

We get a look at the Sweet Tweet slot machine, which is the latest follow up in the Drop & Lock slot family from Scientific Games! The Sweet Tweet slot is actually the first new “themes” for the Drop & Lock series. The slot game includes a Free Game Bonus where Bird symbols that land on the reels expand making the whole reel Wild, increasing your chances of a big win! A little bird will deliver the golden eggs to players as they land on the reels! Six scattered egg symbols initiate the Cash Connection feature, where additional egg are…

Sports betting is a hot topic all over America, but several California tribal casinos are not please with the latest attempt to regulate the activity in the state. Now, the Coalition to Authorize Regulated Sports Wagering has taken legal action requesting more time to qualify a sports betting initiative for the statewide ballot. The Coalition represents more than 25 Native American tribes in California. They argue that the state‘s Coronavirus shutdown prevented them from collecting voter signatures in recent months. The coalition originally hoped to make the ballot for November 3rd but said it has run out of time. The…

A few days after announcing the reopening of the Aria casino, MGM Resorts has set dates for the Luxor and Mandalay Bay opening. The Luxor will reopen on June 25th, followed by the Mandalay Bay and Aria Casino on July 1st. Originally, Aria was originally slated for a July 4th open. MGM Resorts kicked off the return of its Las Vegas hotel-casino operations on June 4 with the reopening of the Bellagio, MGM Grand and New York-New York. The resorts were shut down back in March as part of Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mandatory closure of non-essential Nevada businesses. The upcoming…

In a drama that never seems to die, a Federal Appellate Court will hear arguments on the 2018 DOJ Wire Act Opinion by teleconference next week on June 18th. The remote conferencing is because of restrictions still in place because of the COVID-19 crisis. In 2002, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the act was exclusive to sports betting, and while there were efforts in Congress to amend the law, a Department of Justice opinion in 2011 stated interstate gambling transactions that were not sports-related were not in purview to the Wire Act. That…

We have more Las Vegas casinos opening! Plus, another state regulates sports betting and one pushes legislation to legalize it! We also discuss when professional sports leagues will resume games so players have something to bet on!   The Excalibur casinos opening is slated for June 11, according to MGM Resorts. The resort was closed along with all of its neighboring properties due to the pandemic in mid-March. MGM Resorts is planning to open Aria Casino by July 4. MGM Grand, Bellagio, New York-New York, MGM Grand and The Signature last week. Colorado’s Department of Revenue has revealed that total…

As is usually the case with California sports betting, at least one Tribal casino opposes legislation that would regulate the activity. The Tribe who operate the Cache Creek Casino has told legislators that they do not support the proposed amendment to the state constitution to legalize sports gambling. The central reason for the opposition is that the bill would also allow state card rooms to offer some of the same games as Tribal casinos… a move that Tribal gaming view as illegal. In addition to sports betting, the amendment would also allow tribal casinos new permission to offer roulette and…