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By Ameana Jones

Ocean Resorts Gets Special Hearing for Casino License

June 18, 2018

With just less than a week before the former Revel Casino reopens its doors as Ocean Resort Casino, the operator’s management is already taking the necessary steps to make sure everything goes according to plan. The casino has also been granted a June 20 hearing that if goes well will see to it that it […]

By Elaine West

Michigan’s House of Representatives Approves Online Gambling

June 15, 2018

On Wednesday, the Michigan House of Representatives approved a measure that will legalize and regulate statewide online gambling.  The House voted 68-40 to approve the H 4926 bill that was introduced by State Representative Brandt Iden last year – prior to its approval, the bill had faced a number of hurdles as the Representative attempted to […]

By Alexander Palmer

Delaware Begins Legalized Sports Betting at State Casinos

June 8, 2018

The state of Delaware has become the first to cash in on the May 14 United States Supreme Court ruling that officially gave states the right to allow sports betting. This begun officially on Tuesday, June at 1:30 p.m. The first legal sports bet in Delaware was placed by Governor John Carney at Dover Downs […]

By Elaine West

Federal Regulators Finally Clear Path for Tribal Casino

June 1, 2018

A proposed joint tribal casino venture in Connecticut is finally back on track thanks to the federal regulators who have finally moved to clear the way for the tribal operators. The tribes, who are currently operating the Mohegan Sun and the Foxwoods Resort Casino, have partnered for this venture that is set to bring the […]

By Elaine West

Nationwide Sports Betting Finally Coming to the U.S.

May 18, 2018

On, Monday, May 14, in what is, by all means, a watershed decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), the controversial federal law that has for years governed sports betting in the country. PASPA made it illegal for all but one a few states to sponsor, […]

By Alexander Palmer

Delaware Governor Agrees to Start Casino Tax Cut Talks

March 16, 2018

John Carney, the Delaware Governor as agreed that talks about the proposed casino tax relief reform should not begin immediately. This was reaffirmed by Richard Geisenberger, the Secretary of Finance of the Senate Finance Committee who was also of the thought the negotiations should begin immediately. The supporters of the proposed bill believe that slashing […]

By Alexander Palmer

Battle Over Third Connecticut Casino Is Reignited

March 2, 2018

The struggle over the rights to establish a third casino in Connecticut has started all over again at the State Capitol. Bridgeport lawmakers are now pushing for a repeal of the 2017 law and the start of competitive bidding for the third casino license. However, since the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is yet to […]