Surviving Operators in Atlantic City Doing Fairly Well

As it continues to spiral towards bankruptcy, Atlantic City is facing a very real crisis. But this isn’t the first crisis AC has faced. The city has proven to be resilient several times over. The story of Atlantic City is one of periods of boom or bust. The sometimes prosperous resort
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Bermuda passes revised gaming legislation with no objections

Bermuda, Casino proposals, Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Online gambling regulation On Monday Bermuda‘s House of Assembly passed revisions in gaming law that will finally allow casinos to open. After a lengthy and tumultuous debate the Casi
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Mississippi joins fight for legal sports betting

Geoff Pender , The Clarion-Ledger 4:50 p.m. CST November 17, 2016 Mississippi and four other states have joined New Jersey’s fight to legalize sports betting in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Attorney General Jim Hood signed onto the brief submitted by West Virginia
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MS and Other States Join In New Jersey Sports Betting Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court

Though federal sports betting legislation is on the horizon, five other U.S. states have joined New Jersey in an attempt to get the U.S. Supreme Court to review the federal law that restricts the activity. According to Legal Sports Report, the Attorney Generals in West Virginia, Arizo
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Gaming Industry Urges United States Supreme Court to Consider Failed, Unconstitutional Sports Betting Ban

Washington, DC – The failed federal ban on sports betting is driving an illegal, underground market of at least $150 billion annually argues an amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court by the American Gaming Association (AGA). AGA’s brief details how the failed federal ba
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AGA hopes to “thrive” under Trump Administration

The American Gaming Association (AGA) is focusing on ‘proactively engaging with the new Administration and incoming members of Congress,’ in the wake of the presidential elections, according to a statement published by President and CEO of the AGA, Geoff Freeman outlining focus areas
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New York’s gaming tax revenue may surpass Nevada’s

By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL New York is on track to collect more casino tax revenue than Nevada this year. If that happens, Nevada — considered the gaming gold standard of the United States — will become the No. 3 state in the union for collecting tax revenue from t
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Louisiana creates riverboat economic development and gaming task forces

NEW ORLEANS — Citing alleged threats from Oklahoma and Mississippi, the Louisiana Legislature created the Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Task Force during the past legislative session. The task force will be chaired by State Sen. Ronnie Jones (R-Lake Charles) and its
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Atlantic City Retains Its Crucial Casino Monopoly

On Election Day, decades after the first casino opened in Atlantic City, New Jersey voters were tasked with deciding if casinos could be built close to New York City. The overwhelming majority said that brick-and-mortar casino gambling should remain exclusive to the seaside gambling t
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St. Lucie County voters want slot machines in pari-mutuel facilities

Voters took the first step Tuesday to getting slot machine gaming in St. Lucie County. Voters approved, by a strong margin, a referendum allowing slot machines at jai alai frontons and pari-mutuels in the county, if the Legislature ever changes the law to allow slot machines outside o
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