This Week in Gambling

The Department of Justice lost their case against New Hampshire. A case which centered around their misguided decision to enforce their “opinion” on the Federal Wire Act. An opinion which one judge has already said is not correct. But apparently, that doesn’t mean they don’t have plans for Wire Act enforcement. One would think that the highest law enforcement agency in the country would respect the decision of a federal judge, but that doesn’t seem to be the route the DoJ is taking. Instead, they have only delayed the enforcement of their opinion until January 1st, 2020. In a memo…

Gambling on sporting events will be paraded out to voters this fall, but a new BettingUSA.com survey has found that only 29% are in favor of Colorado sports betting. The survey was conducted via Google between June 2nd and 5th of this year and collected 5,000 responses from people age 18 and older who were located in the state. The survey was able to identify that only 29% of voting-age Coloradans would approve the legalization of sports betting if the referendum were held today, while 31.5% would oppose the measure Almost 40% of respondents are undecided. “These results are not…

  New Hampshire has prevailed in its online gambling Wire Act case against the U.S. Department of Justice! What does this mean for the future of online gambling, poker and betting on sports? Plus, industry news from Apple that will affect mobile gaming, sports betting news from Oregon, and breaking news from New York! Hello friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling. We have huge huge news to talk about so let’s get right into it with this week’s big story! On our show from January 22nd of this year I told you all that the US Department of…

A year ago, the New Jersey sports betting fight was handed a victory by the Supreme Court, with the justices deeming the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) unconstitutional. Since then, New Jersey and six other states have provided citizens with what they said they wanted in 2011 when voters approved a sports betting referendum. In the first three months of 2019, more than $1 billion has been legally wagered across the state. In March alone, New Jersey’s sports betting handle made up a third of the total amount bet legally on sports across all states with legal markets….

The World Poker Tour wrapped up its 17th season last week. But as they close out another successful season, there are WPT expansion plans in their 18th season! For the WPT, social gaming is a key driver of revenue and of course, increasing the customer base. The healthy numbers in their ClubWPT, PlayWPT and now Zynga are vital to the company’s success, and the iconic TV show they put out is a great way to increase membership and retaining of subscribers. The WPT’s customer base could be growing even more as they head south of the border to Mexico! As…

Gambling regulators have approved regulations to allow sports betting in New York. The new rules will allow wagers on sporting events at Rivers Casino, Resorts World Catskills, Tioga Downs and Del Lago Casino. Now that regulations are finally in place, each gaming property can apply for licenses this summer, and hopefully be up and running in time for the NFL season this fall. State lawmakers continue to debate whether or not to allow sports bets to be placed residence mobile devices, with doubts that will be resolved before the end of the current legislative session. You can find more about…