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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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Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming Members Appointed

By Drew Taylor Staff Writer A local state senator has been named to the Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming to assess gambling laws across the state. Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, is one of 11 appointments to the new council, which was announced Friday as part of an executive ord
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Coast casinos having best year since recession

Coast casinos are having their best year since the national recession hit in 2008. Thursday’s report from the Mississippi Department of Revenue shows gross casino revenue hit $98.4 million in September, up 7 percent from a year ago. The river casinos were down just $80,000 from a year
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