Justice Department Abandons Online Gambling Fight

In what could be the most important story for online gambling news in America, the Department of Justice has given up their fight to criminalize the activity. What that means for online casinos and online poker in the United States has huge implications. Also, we’re looking at the status of casino openings across America, and especially in Las Vegas where many still remained closed… some of which may never open again. Hello friends! It’s that time again! Time for this week’s gambling headlines! We have stories out of Las Vegas about casinos that are reopening, rebranding, and still closed. But…

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Christmas Sports Betting & Online Gambling News

Our final show of 2020 wraps up the year with online gambling news involving Sheldon Adelson! There is also sports betting news involving ESPN, Caesars, and Disney! Plus, more Coronavirus closures in Las Vegas and a new game review! T’was a week before Christmas in all of its glory! And I’m Jay Todd with this week’s big story! Yeah, but don’t worry friends. I’m not going to spend the entire time trying to rhyme! On our last show of the year we lead off with a fat old man spreading holiday cheer and online gambling news! And no I’m not…

Sports Betting and Online Gambling News

We’ve have an abundance of gaming news to cover this week! That includes online and mobile sports betting, casino news from Las Vegas, online gambling news, and the continued expansion of betting on sports in America! Howdy players! Thanks for joining me on another edition of this week in gambling where counting this show i only have two more of these to produce this year before I can take the rest of the month off for the holidays! So, let’s make it count and get things started with online gambling news… followed by land-based casino news… followed by land-based sports…

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Online Gambling “Viral Explosion” in America?

Could online gambling benefit from the Coronavirus? Most major casinos have been shut down as the world battles the pandemic. However, as more and more states lose gambling revenue, there is an increasing interest for internet casinos, poker and sports betting! Hello friends! And welcome to the shelter-in-place edition of This Week in Gambling! Las Vegas is closed. Atlantic City is closed. Monaco and Macau are closed. In fact, at this point I don’t even think you can buy a damn lottery ticket at the 7-eleven! However, just because the world has come to a screeching halt because of a…

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Poker, Sports Betting and Online Gambling News

We have a week full of online gambling news with headlines about online gambling in Michigan, sports betting in Kentucky, poker in California, and tribal gaming in Oklahoma! Hello friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling! Our last show before I take a week off to attend the International Casino Expo in London, England. So, I’m filming this early on Saturday, so if something happens… some major big gambling story breaks between now and Tuesday… don’t come yelling at me! This week’s stories begin in the state of Michigan, where online gambling news was good recently. Legislators had passed…

Online Gambling News from 888Sport and FanDuel

888Sport and FanDuel are making some interesting online gambling news with changes for their customers. Plus, what professional sports league in the US is in favor of sports betting reform? The report begins with an industry definition and moves on to the complete industry analysis. An analysis of global casinos and internet gambling industry is carried out in section one. They also analyze the major regions, industry trends, market share, industry competition and a look at what the future holds for the global casinos and online betting industry. They also analyze the Global Online Gambling Industry in a Porter’s Five…

Lord Puttnam: Tax online gambling to fund the arts

From The Telegraph The film producer and Labour peer said the UK is in “desperate need” of cultural skills and talent, and taking advantage of the boom in placing bets via the internet could aid the industry. “We will need to find new ways to help support the arts,” Lord Puttnam wrote in the Yorkshire Post. “As many of you will be aware, there is enormous growth in the gambling industry, particularly online gambling, perhaps even, to some extent, displacing money spent on our National Lottery. “I would like to think that the proceeds of a point of consumption tax…

Kentucky settles with Bwin in $15m agreement

From iGaming Business The state of Kentucky has announced that it has settled a case with online gambling company bwin in an agreement worth $15m (Eur11.5m). In accepting the payment from bwin, the state said the result related to civil filings in August 2010 “to recover online gambling losses by Kentucky residents” prior to the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Bwin exited the US market when then-President George W. Bush signed the UIGEA into law in October 2006. John Shepherd, director of corporate communications at bwin, said that the company had admitted no wrongdoing as part…