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Chris Christie Warns about Federal Oversight of Sports Betting
Chris Christie warned about integrity fees and handing decision making over sportsbook licensing over to federal bureaucrats. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie warned lawmakers across the United States to resist a bill which would give the US federal government...
Turning Stone Casino & Caesars Sign Sportsbook Partnership Deal
Turing Stone Casino and Resort is the Oneida Indian Nation’s flagship gaming resort. Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona is partnering with Caesars Entertainment to open a sportsbook. The Oneida Indian Nation (OIN) owns Turning Stone, along with Point...
Majestic Star Asks Indiana Lawmakers to Approve Casino Moves
The Buffington Harbor plan has been discussed since 2013, but seems to have gained steam in the past year. Majestic Star is asking the Indiana General Assembly to let it move its two casino licenses inland, including one outside the city of Gary altogether. Majestic...
Joey Morrissey Sues Ocean Resort Casino and Bruce Deifik
Joey Morrissey claims his relationship soured when he approached Bruce Deifik about employee complaints. Joey Morrissey, who worked on the HQ2 nightclub at Ocean Resort Casino, is suing the Atlantic City resort for $10 million, claiming he was forced out of his...
Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Loot Boxes
Loot boxes have been around for more than 10 years, but Star Wars: Battlefront brought the debate to mainstream circles. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it would investigate the use of loot boxes in video games. The FTC is addresses concerns by...
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Vetoes HB 4926 Online Gambling Bill
Gov. Snyder also vetoed the controversial bill — called by opponents a Republican “power grab” — which would have limited his successor’s powers. Departing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed bipartisan House Bill 4926, which would have...
Las Vegas Linq Introduces Fan Cave to Draw Millennial Gamblers
The Las Vegas Linq has $250 Fan Cave rentals for the 2019 Super Bowl under the term “The Big Game”. Caesars Entertainment is experimenting with the idea of a “Fan Cave”, designed to give sports bettors a taste of the “man cave”...
Arkansas Racing Commission Approves Land-Based Casino Rules
A departing Jefferson County judge approved Saracen Casino Resort. The Arkansas Racing Commission approved two new rules for casino gambling this past week: one involving local approval and another involving the licensing of casino employees. The commission’s...
Atlantic City Sportsbooks Fined for Taking Illegal Sports Bets
Golden Nugget Atlantic City’s sportsbook took bets on a Rutgers-Kansas game in September. Two New Jersey casinos were fined by regulators this week for taking illegal wagers on college football games. Caesars Entertainment Corp owns two sportsbooks in New...
Few Tribal Casinos Plan to Open Legal Sportsbooks in the US
Pearl River Resort in Mississippi was the first tribal casino to offer sports betting. Though single-game sports bets have been legalized in 6 states since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in May which ended a federal ban on sports gambling, only 2 of the 475 tribal...
