This Week in Gambling

The foul-mouthed, abusive and arrogant celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay seems to want one more claim to fame: his own online casino games. According to a report from The Sun, Ramsay plans to develop  games based on his reality television show Hell’s Kitchen. The British media outlet is reporting that Ramsay applied for a trademark with the UK Intellectual Property Office, and on his application indicated that the trademark was for computer programs for “playing casino, gambling and betting games.” It is not known when these online casino games could launch and Ramsay hasn’t made any official comment on the application…

We’re kicking off the New Year with gambling news on the Department of Justice Wire Act online gambling case! Discussion includes Sheldon Adelson, Joe Biden and the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling. Also, Virtual Reality is taking over Las Vegas. Soon, players may be able to use VR to bring Vegas to them! Hello friends so good to be back for 2020 after taking some time off for the holidays but enough chitchat let’s get right back into things with this week’s big story. December 20th was the deadline for the US Department of Justice to file their appeal in…

Sheldon Adelson’s lobbying entity, the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, has crawled back from the sewer. It seems that the Justice Department fight in the Wire Act case with New Hampshire has given them some confidence. Just a few days later, CSIG joined the DOJ’s case with another voluminous amicus filing. Neither the DOJ nor CSIG have offered anything new this time around, instead opting for an expansion of the tired and adjudged incorrect legal arguments that were refuted in earlier rulings. The latest CSIG amicus brief incorporates large chunks of its May 2019 brief verbatim, including many of the…

We have a look at the amazing Fortune Totems slot machine, part of the Konami Gaming Ba Fang Jin Bao linked progressive! The Fortune Totems slot game features some familiar Konami favorites, such as a 4-level linked progressive jackpot and a pick-and-match game to win a progressive! Players can win up to 18 free games when playing the Fortune Totems slot machine that comes with up to 3,125 ways to win in the free games! On the heels of high performance across the big-screen Concerto Opus cabinet, and growing momentum for its award-winning KX 43, Konami is further expanding its…

Check out our review of the Chinese New Year online slot, a 5 Reel game with 25 Paylines from Play’n Go! It features wild symbols and can be played on mobile devices! There are few celebrations that rival the Chinese New Year. So it’s only fair that those who play this online slot will find many reasons to celebrate among the rich graphics and a Multiplier Meter that can go as high as x32! Celebrate the past, the present and a future full of great new prospects any day of the year thanks to the Chinese New Year online slot…

Despite having their butts handed to them by a Federal Judge last June, the DOJ Wire Act position refuses to budge. Not even a little. In fact, they are doubling down on their bet that with 1961 act applies to the internet and all forms of gambling. The New Hampshire District Court ruled last year that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting — and not to online gambling more broadly. That decision threw a fat wrench in the government’s plans to broaden the scope of the antiquated 46 year old statute via a 2018 memorandum, which flew in…