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NCLGS Winter Meeting expecting record turn-out

December 22, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Lottery, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Louisiana

The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) has announced that it is expecting to welcome a record number of lawmakers to its three-day Winter Meeting early next month to discuss and learn ab...

Meadowlands Racetrack asks for live race date reduction

Adam Morgan

October 15, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Horse Racing, New Jersey

Facing growing competition from venues in the neighboring states of Pennsylvania and New York, Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey has reportedly announced that it wants to offer only 68 live horseracing dates ...

Meadowlands Racetrack to offer sportsbetting from July 15

Adam Morgan

June 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Horse Racing, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, New Jersey

In New Jersey, Meadowlands Racetrack has reportedly announced that it will be following the lead of the eastern state’s Monmouth Park Racetrack and Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa next month in launching sportsbet...

Football DataCo Limited joins American legalized sportsbetting debate

Adam Morgan

April 20, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

As the world anxiously awaits a decision from the United States Supreme Court on the Christie v NCAA federal lawsuit, the official rights holder for professional soccer data in England and Scotland has reported...

Monmouth Park Racetrack anxiously awaiting PASPA decision

Adam Morgan

April 19, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

In New Jersey, Monmouth Park Racetrack is reportedly anxiously waiting to hear whether the United States Supreme Court will overturn the existing Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) so that i...

Rhode Island latest to propose legalized sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

April 4, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Rhode Island

Anticipating a positive outcome to the Christie v NCAA federal lawsuit currently being considered by the United States Supreme Court, the small eastern state of Rhode Island has reportedly begun the process of ...

American Gaming Association continuing anti-PASPA efforts

Adam Morgan

March 14, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

As the United States Supreme Court continues to consider its verdict in the Christie v NCAA federal lawsuit, the American Gaming Association has used college basketball as a way to illustrate why the Profession...

American states hoping to cash in on sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

January 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Sports betting

The coming twelve months could reportedly see lawmakers in up to 30 American states propose new legislation that would legalize sportsbetting with around eleven of these measures likely to be successful pending...

United States Supreme Court schedules date to hear New Jersey PASPA case

Adam Morgan

October 9, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

The United States Supreme Court has reportedly scheduled a date to hear oral arguments as part of the lawsuit brought by New Jersey that seeks to overturn a 25-year-old piece of federal legislation that bans sp...

New Jersey settles long-running Atlantic City casino tax appeal cases

Adam Morgan

August 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

In New Jersey, a state-appointed mediator has reportedly resolved a series of long-running casino tax appeal cases after agreeing to settlement deals with seven Atlantic City casinos. According to a report f...

Private equity group tables $220 million bid for TEN Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

July 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

In New Jersey, the long-running effort to fully re-open the shuttered TEN Atlantic City has taken a new turn after news emerged that a private equity firm has reportedly tendered a $220 million bid to purchase ...

Developer to miss another deadline for TEN Atlantic City opening

Adam Morgan

June 9, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, New Jersey

The billionaire property magnate that owns the former Revel Casino Hotel Atlantic City has reportedly revealed that he will not be meeting a self-imposed June 15 deadline to re-open the shuttered New Jersey pro...

New Jersey governor urges Glenn Straub to sell TEN Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

April 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, New Jersey

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The Republican governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, has reportedly declared that he hopes billionaire real estate mogul Glenn Straub will soon sell the former Revel Casino Hotel Atlantic City because he “has...

Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa reaches back-tax settlement with Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

February 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

After last year winning a court case against overly high taxes that had been imposed on its Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa property by officials in Atlantic City, American casino giant MGM Resorts International h...

New Jersey Senate unable to override casino closure bill veto

Marie Kelley

February 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, New Jersey

Efforts to override the Governor of New Jersey's veto in regards to a new casino bill have failed, with Senate President Steve Sweeney unable to come up with enough support for the measure. On February 6, G...