This Week in Gambling

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…

Three of the most powerful Oklahoma Tribal Gaming interests have filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s governor. The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations are asking that the court to help to resolve a dispute over gambling at casinos on their lands. The tribes would like a federal judge to determine whether the state compacts automatically renewed on January 1st for another 15-year term of Governor Kevin Stitt. The tribes contend all the conditions have been met for the compacts to renew. “For some time, we have tried to establish meaningful intergovernmental engagement regarding our gaming compacts, but you have…

We talk about current Las Vegas Virtual Reality Games and the future of VR casino games with Chris Crescitelli of DreamlandXR. Discussion includes PokerStars VR as well as virtual reality games for casino in general. We also mention current VR Las Vegas locations. Walk into the Linq and you might not immediately realize you just stepped into a casino. Instead, you’ll stumble across a series of Virtual Reality Games in Las Vegas, complete with leather couches, big-screen TVs, Xbox Ones and Oculus Go VR headsets. The Caesars officially unveiled VR Adventures at the Linq, this month, but had been working…

With election season now officially underway, we all need to consider the most important issues. Namely, what is their position on the Wire Act and internet gambling! Now, former US Vice President Joe Biden has weighed in on his federal gambling policy. After addressing a crowd in Las Vegas in December, Biden’s campaign told CDC Gaming Reports that he “doesn’t support adding unnecessary restrictions to the gaming industry like the Trump Administration has done.” Subsequent remarks touched on both traditional and online gambling, including the ongoing legal battle over the latter. The Democratic front runner rebuked the administration for its…

The Bureau of Gambling Control have proposed new California card rooms rules that have many of the establishments saying they will be forced to close if they are enforced. California has over 70 card rooms, many in urban centers where tribal casinos don’t operate. In addition to poker, these clubs also operate pai gow poker, blackjack and baccarat.  If new rules proposed by the state Bureau of Gambling Control are adopted, card room operators say, playing the games will be so complicated, players will go to tribal casinos that aren’t bound by such rules. The bureau has been holding hearings…

One year ago, Pennsylvania sports betting consisted only of the Hollywood Casino, located in the quaint little city of Grantville. Just one year removed, sports betting has bloomed to over $1 billion in wagers! And by November the activity was at $1.1 billion and rising. The first billion is a landmark for the growing PA sports betting market, but a glance at these numbers show us that the second billion will hit in no time. Online betting accounts for more than 80% of the wagering in Pennsylvania. As more apps unfold and the state’s population learns more about legal and…