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Sports betting legalized in Rhode Island

June 26, 2018

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

New England’s sports betting market just got bigger, as Governor, Gina Raimondo, put pen to paper on Friday signing a $9.6 billion budget for the 2019 fiscal year that begins on July 1, making sports betting le...

Tioga Downs sets sights on sports gambling legalization

K Morrison

June 11, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, New York

In Nichols, New York, if owner, Jeff Gural, (pictured) has his way, Tioga Downs Casino and Resort will be offering sports gambling in-house and online in time for the 2018 NFL regular season, which begins on Se...

Connecticut tribes want exclusivity to sports betting if the state expands gambling

K Morrison

May 2, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Connecticut, Sports betting

In individual letters to the Connecticut state legislature, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation contend that should the Supreme Court rule in favor of a New Jersey challe...

New Jersey once again asks the United States Supreme Court to hear sports betting case

K Morrison

October 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, New Jersey

In an attempt to legalize sports betting at the state’s casinos and racetracks, the New Jersey Thoroughbred Racing Association has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case after being...

NBA Commissioner with 30 years on the seat now supports regulated sports betting

K Morrison

September 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Las Vegas, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports

In keeping with his assertion last September that legal sports betting in the U.S. is “inevitable,” former NBA Commissioner David Stern plans to speak at a gambling conference in Las Vegas next week in a show o...

Sports betting could add nicely to casino revenue in Mississippi

K Morrison

August 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Mississippi

The president of the American Gaming Association (AGA) is of the opinion that sports betting could be exactly what the state of Mississippi needs to maintain a steady flow of tax money. Recently, the IP Casi...

New Jersey congressmen pushes for reexamination of sports betting

K Morrison

September 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, NFL, World Casino News, MLB, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

A congressman involved in the effort to bring Las Vegas style sports betting to New Jersey said on Monday that the recent hike in fantasy sports offerings promising players big payouts may help to refocus atten...