Gaming Law &amp; Legislation

March 8, 2016 0

A constitutional amendment proposed by a Florida organization that would usurp local referendums and give residents state-wide the authority to...

Virginia first state to enact legal framework for fantasy sports

Sadonna Price

Virginia

March 8, 2016 0

On Monday, Terry McAuliffe, the Governor of Virginia, signed the Fantasy Contests Act into law. This new law will establish...

Nevada legislators hold meeting to discuss daily fantasy sports regulation

Renee Kingsley

March 8, 2016 0

Nevada was one of the first states to raise concerns over the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry over the fact...

North Jersey casino expansion debate gets heated during Assembly committee hearing

Renee Kingsley

Gaming Law & Legislation

March 7, 2016 1

The debate to introduce two new casinos in North Jersey continues to heat up as the pros and cons of...

Quapaw Tribe blames Oaklawn for land opposition in Arkansas

March 6, 2016 0

A non-Indian gaming facility is being blamed by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma for impeding its land-into-trust efforts in Arkansas....

Two West Virginia bills could affect Wheeling Island Casinos

Sadonna Price

March 6, 2016 0

The state of West Virginia is currently dealing with a major budget shortfall and serious issues such as decaying roadways....

Single-sport betting at casinos supported by Canadian regions

March 5, 2016 0

Canada’s legalization of single-game sports betting could keep billions of dollars in the country and create more than 200 jobs,...

Rhode Island House passes Tiverton casino bill 96-4 to top November ballot

March 3, 2016 0

If the Senate passes a bill today that the House overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday, voters in Tiverton and statewide will...

With time running out Florida Senate passes over gambling bill; 19,000 jobs at stake

March 2, 2016 0

Nearly 20,000 temporary and permanent jobs could be at stake in Florida if the Legislature can’t come to terms with...

No announcement on Cyprus casino license until regulations approved; March 10 earliest

March 2, 2016 0

Having been fully translated from English into Greek, regulations for the first legal casino in Cyprus are set to be...

Georgia casino legislation fails to move forward

March 1, 2016 0

It looks as though Georgia residents who wish to gamble will have to continue to do so outside of their...

Casinos in Russia’s Azov-city might remain open 3 more years

February 29, 2016 0

There were once over 30,000 legal and illegal casinos operating in Russia, with as many as 4,000 of them being...

122 page bill proposes changes to Florida–Seminole compact, expands gambling, decouples tracks

February 29, 2016 0

A “proposed committee substitute” to be considered today by Florida‘s House Finance and Tax Committee would keep most of the proposed...

W. Virginia bill could hobble race track casinos