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Las Vegas Sands CEO Calls Online Gambling “Train Wreck Waiting to Happen”
Adelson Calls for Nationwide Ban on Internet Gambling As states across the nation look to begin to offer legal, regulated online gambling, one of the gaming industry’s most prominent voices, Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson, has written an opinion piece...
PokerStars Files Appeal in Hopes of Preserving New Jersey Casino Deal
PokerStars Not Letting Go of Atlantic Club Without a Fight When a representative for the massive online poker Web site PokerStars remarked last month that the company was committed to seeing the completion of its stymied deal to purchase a land-based New Jersey...
Following New Jersey’s Lead, Nevada Gaming Commission Recommends Google Glass Ban
Nevada Casino Regulators Urge Google Glass Ban It would seem that casino patrons won’t have to worry too much about looking dorky while wearing their Google Glass, the new glasses that the Internet company is touting as the wave of the future. Following in...
Foxwoods Casino Cocktail Servers Want to Wear Comfortable Shoes
Foxwoods Casino Servers Fighting Footwear Policy A Connecticut casino is making headlines this week, and it’s not because of a huge payout, an exciting tournament, or a big headlining entertainment act. Instead, it’s about what the cocktail waitresses...
New Online Gambling Measure Introduced in Congress; Reid Skeptical
New Comprehensive Online Gambling Bill Introduced at the Federal Level This week a new bill that would regulate online gambling at the federal level was introduced, immediately spawning a flurry of commentary from lawmakers, the media, and fans of online poker...
Governor Cuomo Wants Three Upstate New York Casinos
Cuomo Wants Casino Expansion Deal New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo has made no secret of the fact that he would like to put three Nevada-style casinos in upstate New York, and this week came news that he is hoping to broker a deal with Empire State lawmakers...
Illinois Casino Expansion Bill Fails in House
Illinois Casino Expansion Bill A Dead Deal After weeks of speculation as to its eventual fate, a proposed bill in Illinois that would have permitted five new land-based casinos to be built in addition to clearing the way for the installation of slots machines in...
New Management Team to Take Over Revel Atlantic City
Revel's New Management Team Approved by NJ Regulators This week news came that New Jersey gambling regulators have approved a new management team that is to take the helm of the embattled, and until recently, bankrupt, Revel Casino in Atlantic City. Chatham...
As End of Legislative Session Looms, Fate of IL Casino Bill Uncertain
Only Days Left for Illinois Casino Bill to be Passed With only two days remaining before the present session of the Illinois legislature draws to a close for summer recess, the fate of a much talked about casino expansion bill hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, the...
Sponsor of Illinois Casino Bill Steps Aside, Cites Conflict of Interest
Sponsor of Illinois Casino Bill Stepping Aside Illinois State Representative Lou Lang (D-Skokie), who has long been one of the most vocal as well as one of the most visible supporters of expanding gambling in the state, has disassociated himself from a casino...
