NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wrote a guest column for the New York Times on Thursday in which he supported state-regulated sports betting. It was the first-year commissioner's most definitive statement yet of his revolutionary thinking on sports gambling. NBA Changes Official Stance For decades under the leadership of David Stern,
Tex McDonald, the leader of the Chukchansi tribal faction which recently raided a California casino, had his jaw broken in a Madera County Jail fight. McDonald is thought to have been an instigator in the Chukchansi Gold Casino takeover attempt last month, which resulted in a hours-long standoff between two
The World Series of Poker's final table is down to three players: Jorryt van Hoof, Martin Jacobson, and Felix Stephensen. The winner walks away with $10 million and a place in professional poker history. By the end of the night, the World Series of Poker organizers will crown a new
With the 2014 midterm elections over in the United States, the Republican Party has gained control of the U.S. Senate with a small majority. The Republicans now control both houses of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court, while Democrats continue to control the executive branch, under President Barack Obama. The
Las Vegas Sands Corporation has seen the share prices on its stock plummet throughout 2014. From the beginning of 2014, stocks have lost over 25% of their value, while analysts expect even more of a drop by the end of the year. Revenues compared against this time in 2013 show
Caesars Interactive became the first online gaming company in New Jersey to be fined for violations of state law. Caesars was fined $10,000 for violating the state's self-exemption laws for problem gamblers. Between February 16 and May 28 of this year, Caesars Interactive mailed promotional material to 250 people who
Las Vegas plans to lure major professional sports franchises to relocate in the city, according to USA Today. Las Vegas has long been shunned by the U.S. professional sports associations, because leagues like the NFL and NBA have wanted to avoid ties to gambling. Other obstacles exist to keep Las
Massachusetts voters on Tuesday voted to approve the 2011 casino licensing bill. If Massachusetts had approved Question 3 on the midterm ballot, it would have stopped the building of two casinos which recently were approved. Anti-Gambling Activists Lost Question 3 had become a hot-button issue with social conservatives, as anti-gambling
Ultimate Fighting Championship Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein says he supports legalized sports betting in the United States. Epstein told ESPN that he believes expanded sports betting would benefit all US sports, including the UFC. Lawrence Epstein's comments mark him as the second executive of a
Proposition 48 is a controversial gaming bill on the November ballot in California this year. The referendum would approve a state-tribal compact of a Madera tribal casino. Opponents of Proposition 48 have launched an ad campaign that has received significant criticism. One of the controversial aspects of the anti-Proposition 48
Even though the National Basketball Association supported a recent lawsuit by the major U.S. sports leagues to stop New Jersey's push for sports gambling, Commission Adam Silver says it is in the NBA's best interest for his league needs to embrace the industry. In a recent interview with Howard Beck
On Monday at the Mobile and Tablet Gambling Summit USA in Atlantic City, New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak told a symposium that his state's online gambling rollout was hurt by credit card firms like VISA and MasterCard. Gaming analysts and politicians alike predicted New Jersey onine gambling could generate
