A new coalition in favor of online gambling regulation has formed in direct competition to Sheldon Adelson's Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling. The new group, called the Coalition for Consumer and Online Protection, or C4COP, features a couple of prominent GOP names, like Mary Bono (wife of the late Sonny
This week the poker media is abuzz after Wynn Resorts got the green light to begin operating real money online poker and casino games in the state of New Jersey, but Steve Wynn publicly stated that he doesn't see the industry as a good financial bet at this point in
New Jersey made history just over two months ago when it became the third state in the nation to launch a regulated online gambling market, but now a new poll has found that slightly more Garden State residents are interested in the legalization of recreational marijuana than in playing real
Responding to concerns voiced by casino companies competing for operating licenses in Massachusetts, late this week the head of the state's Gaming Commission, Stephen Crosby, said that hefty licensing fees ought to be refunded in the event that voters repeal a casino expansion law that was passed there back in
It has been a busy week in the state of Illinois as far as gambling and casino news is concerned, however none of this week's developments happened to center on the regulation of real money Internet poker games or casino games, despite the fact that many gaming industry pundits are
The Associated Press reported this week that Caesars Entertainment has disclosed more information about an ongoing hotel redevelopment project currently underway at the former Bill's Gamblin' Hall located on Las Vegas' famed Strip. The hotel, which is in the process of getting a $185 million facelift and rebranding, will have
Despite rumors this week that Caesars Entertainment, a major stakeholder in the Atlantic City casino market - the company owns four properties in the ailing seaside gambling mecca - may be interested in making a play for Revel Casino, New Jersey State Senator Jim Whelan was quoted by the Press
If you were to ask anyone who closely monitors the nascent U.S. online gambling market which states are most likely to follow in the footsteps of Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey in legalizing access to Internet betting, the state of Pennsylvania would certainly appear on - if not top -
The expansion of land-based casino gambling in the state of Massachusetts has received a great deal of attention, and for good reason. First, the potential impact of a land-based casino industry in the Bay State is thought to be quite large, given that the state is well-placed in the northeast.
Though it has been nearly three years since US-based players who had funds on Full Tilt Poker when the site was shut down - and its assets seized - by the United States government in April of 2011 have had access to their money, the wait to recover those accounts
The story of the counterfeit poker chips that forced Atlantic City's most luxurious hotel/casino property, the Borgata, to shut down an event at its 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open last week is turning out to be one of those real life tales that is stranger than fiction. According to an
An article that appeared in the New York Times this week asserts that Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, and a handful of other prominent Republicans have taken up the issue of getting the party to explore the option of letting Las Vegas host its upcoming 2016 GOP Convention. The team behind
