This Week in Gambling

State Senator Jeff Brandes filed a bill last week which would regulate Florida sports betting for anyone 21 years of age and older. His bill sets the guidelines for obtaining a sports betting license via the Department of Lottery, and allow licensees to offer wagers in-person or at a betting kiosk. “Sports betting is yet another area where we can enhance individual freedom,” Brandes said, according to Florida Politics. “In absence of a well regulated structure, we’ve seen a complex underground industry developed in Florida, potentially breeding habits of addiction, while robbing our government of revenue that should be collected…

We have covered casino skill games extensively here at This Week in Gambling. Now, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that video game machines are considered slot machines under Pennsylvania law. Those games were manufactured and distributed by the company POM under the name ‘Pennsylvania Skill’. “With this decision, we urge the Pennsylvania State Police, the Office of Attorney General, police departments and District Attorneys across the state to enforce Pennsylvania law to halt the proliferation of thousands of illegal Pennsylvania Skill slot machines now in convenience stores, bars, restaurants and other establishments in communities across the state,” said Thomas…

We take a look at the Banana Odyssey online slot from Microgaming! This slot game soars through space following two astro-chimps, Chip and Buck, on their mission towards the Banana Planet! This is a feature-rich game loaded with Expanding Wilds, Re-Spins and Free Spins, which makes for an exciting gameplay. This 5×3-reel slot can be played from either side, and you can get rewarded with different features depending on which side you play from. Microgaming soars through space to the Banana Planet in Banana Odyssey, the anticipated exclusive title from Slingshot Studios, the creators of Zombie Hoard and Cash of…

This week’s show explains the working of the new California sports betting proposal from Native American gaming interests. Tribes in the state have initiated a push for regulated the activity, and the legislature has set up a date to review the idea! Tribal gaming would like the state to legalize betting on sports, so long as the bets are placed in their casinos. We also have sports betting news from the NBA. Hello my friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling our last show before we take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. This week we find that California…

Gambling expansion is once again be on the radar as a Kentucky sports betting bill will return to the state legislature next year. At least one legislator is optimistic the bill will pass. State Representative Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger) said he will file a bill that allows for legalized sports betting at Kentucky race tracks and via mobile betting. Koenig said he has long been a proponent of expanded gaming but acknowledged that casinos have been a hard sell for the state. He noted urban parts of the state have shown an openness to expanded gaming, but rural parts of the…

Lawmakers considering sports betting in California are gathering witnesses for their first hearing of this year. Legal Sports Report reports that the legislature there would tentatively like to have those witnesses and other experts in Los Angeles to testify on November 20th. Though sports betting bills have been popping up in California for years, members of the General Assembly have taken nothing more than a cursory look. The state’s complicated gaming landscape and the ongoing feud between the state and tribal gaming make passing related legislation a tall task. The tribes have exclusivity over certain forms of gambling in California,…