This Week in Gambling

The federal judge in the New Hampshire case against the Department of Justice has ruled that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting. In doing so, he set aside the Justice Department opinion that the act applies to online gambling and poker, which some feared could put states in danger of losing their online lotteries and regulated Internet betting. In 2011 the DOJ concluded that online gambling within states that was not sports betting  did not break the law. However, last November they changed their opinion on the matter and chose to interpret the act as applying to any…

Caesars sports betting now operates 17 sports books across the United States, and Nevada, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania in particular. The company is now eying Iowa as the next field for expansion with legislation still pending. During the quarter, Caesars landed an important partnership with DraftKings which continues to be part of the corporation’s attempts to break into new revenue streams. While adopting DraftKings’ solutions, Caesars will continue to push forth with its own branded app. There has been significant backing from the likes of NFL, Bleacher Report and a number of sports organizations. Tribal operators have been disinclined…

The 2019 WSOP is underway, and while Hold ‘Em is the classic game people think of, it’s not the only one that’s played. There are several different poker events, and each one has its own quirks. Texas Hold ‘Em, of course, has two pocket cards and a board comprised of five community cards, but there are several offshoots. Among those offshoots at Omaha and Hi-Lo 8 or better, games that play with the classic conventions. Then, there are sub-games of Hold ‘Em, such as limit vs. no-limit. Before we get to the games If you’ve watched movies in which poker…

This past Thursday was the deadline for submitting Arkansas casino applications, and four more were submitted just in time. If approved, the applications would allow the land based gambling operation in Jefferson and Pope County under an amendment approved by voters approved last year. The newest applications came from the Cherokee Nation, Tri-Peaks Entertainment Group, Robert and Ruth Kehl Family and the Choctaw Nation. The state had previously received an application from Gulfside Casino Partnership. Only one application has been submitted for Jefferson County, from the Downstream Development Authority. The Racing Commission will consider the applications June 13. Read more…

Governor Jared Polis has signed a bill that will allow a Colorado sports betting vote this November. The measure will be put to voters and needs to be approved in order to become law. The bill was introduced on April 18th and quickly passed the state’s legislative progress in both the House and Senate, and was waiting on the signature of the Governor. If passed, Colorado would join states like New Jersey, Nevada and Tennessee sports betting. To read more on the Colorado sports betting vote, visit iGaming Business.

The Tennessee sportsbetting bill has passed into law without the signature of the Governor, Bill Lee, who made his opposition to the activity very evident. That bill will permits both online gambling and land based bets by using remote kiosks. The law goes into effect in about a month, on July 1st. The Tennessee sportsbetting bill cleared the House by a vote of 51-40 after passing through the Senate by a 20-12 vote. The Governor has been quite outspoken about his opposition to legal sports betting, but allowed the bill to pass into law. More at iGaming Business.