This Week in Gambling

Well, that does it. As of the publishing of this article, all commercial casinos closed in America… for a while. The small town of Deadwood, South Dakota was the last holdout. But their mayor had requested shutting down the city’s remaining casinos at noon today. And when that happened, all of the 465 commercial casinos is America were shut down. Deadwood Mayor David R. Ruth Jr. sent letters to casino operators requesting for them to close their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Rodman, executive director of Deadwood Gaming Association, said in a press release Tuesday morning that the association…

Could online gambling benefit from the Coronavirus? Most major casinos have been shut down as the world battles the pandemic. However, as more and more states lose gambling revenue, there is an increasing interest for internet casinos, poker and sports betting! Hello friends! And welcome to the shelter-in-place edition of This Week in Gambling! Las Vegas is closed. Atlantic City is closed. Monaco and Macau are closed. In fact, at this point I don’t even think you can buy a damn lottery ticket at the 7-eleven! However, just because the world has come to a screeching halt because of a…

It’s the My Cousin Vinny slot machine from our friends at Aristocrat Gaming, great game featuring “two yoots”! This is a five reel, 4 row game with the Xtra Reel Power feature, giving players 1,024 ways to win! Delivered on the Arc Double cabinet. It features a frequent wheel bonus, a start-up progressive jackpot of $500,000, and two standalone progressives! There are lots of animations based on famous scenes from the movie along with audio clips during the special features. Vinny Gambini, Mona Lisa Vito and Judge Chamberlain Haller are back in Aristocrat’s new My Cousin Vinny slot machine. This…

Some casinos in America are starting to re-think this whole online gambling thing. Many have resisted the move, usually based on scare tactics implemented by multi-billionaire casino moguls (think Sheldon Adelson). But as the times change and pandemics change our world, even the biggest opponents may soon be faced with a serious economic choice. In states like New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Delaware online gambling casino, poker or some combination of all three can be played from the relative safety of a living room via computer or mobile device,is legal and regulated. Any impacts from the Coronavirus shutdowns could be…

A new court filing in the Oklahoma Tribal Gaming case claims that the state officials “reneged” on their agreement. According to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, the state failed to provide tribes with substantial exclusivity to conduct gaming operations so tribes no longer have a legal obligation to share a portion of their gaming revenues with the state. The Wichita Tribe’s court filing also claims the tribe is entitled to damages from the state for violating its gaming compact. They claim the state violated its substantial exclusivity agreement by expanding the state lottery to allow players to participate in mobile…

Will it take a pandemic to legalize US online gambling? Last week Las Vegas shut down. Every casino shut their doors. And not just in Nevada, but all across America. Casinos are closed for business. There is an obvious benefit here for online casinos, poker rooms and sports books, but so many of those are offshore. Only a few states have regulated internet betting, but an industry trade group thinks the global virus scare could change that. iDevelopment & Economic Association is now pushing states to allow online casino games to replace their disappearing revenue. This includes exploring how governors…