Yahoo Finance has recently reported that the fastest growing industry for the Empire State will be the gambling industry in 2019. This conclusion is based on statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BSL) and projections from the Projections Managing Partnership (PMP). The PMP is a government-backed combination of business that produces state labor market …
The DOJ flip-flops on domestic gambling stance which has major implications across the nation. An Opinion given by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2011 concerning the limitations of the Federal Wire Act has recently been reversed, or reconsidered, by a Memo released by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), a division of the DOJ, …
Which bill will the state choose to implement, both are sound but depending on your values you may prefer one over the other… Indiana’s 2019 legislative session is faced with a difficult decision, choose Rep. Alan Morrison’s House Bill 1363 or Sen. Jon Ford’s Senate Bill 439. Both share the same principles – a 6% …
Once the 2019 NFL playoffs start, you’ll likely see a certain casino appear in various places on the broadcast. On Thursday, January 3, 2019, the National Football League officially announced a partnership with Caesars Entertainment, becoming the first-ever “Official Casino Sponsor of the NFL.” According to the press release on NFL.com, Caesars will provide “unique …
Online casino gambling and sports betting bill vetoed in Michigan just before the new Governorship enters in January. The state’s outgoing Republican Governor Rick Snyder just vetoed two strongly bi-partisan supported gambling bills. These measures were passed through the House last June 68-40, Representative Brandt Iden proposed an emergency amendment to the bill in December …
The future of gambling in the Keystone State keeps getting brighter. In the fiscal year since signing a comprehensive gambling expansion bill into law into law, Pennsylvania has generated over $385 million from legal gambling licensing fees and tax revenue – earning the state over $1million per day since late 2017. Governor Tom Wolf signed …
The baseball league may be open to gambling now, but don’t bet on Pete Rose getting into the Hall of Fame any time soon. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, MLB and MGM Resorts International announced the league’s first-ever partnership with a gambling operator and the third U.S. major sports league to make a deal MGM Resorts …
The Tigers will be drowned by a Crimson Tide in Death Valley this Saturday. That’s according to oddsmakers, at least. In perhaps the biggest college football game of the entire 2018 regular season, the Bovada point spread oddsmakers lists the #4 LSU Tigers (7-1) as 14.5-point home underdog against the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0) ahead …
Destin’s City Council recently approved of an ordinance which would ban gambling within the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village’s city limits. Known as a hot spot for tourists due to their perfect white sand beaches, fishing spots, and overall upscale aesthetic appeal Destin has decided not to further capitalize on the potential revenue gambling venues are …
Last year, Pennsylvania approved of expanding its gambling offers which allowed for online casino gambling, online poker, and sports betting. In 2018, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced they could not comment on the status of progression of PA online poker due to uncertainty regarding an intrastate liquidity program. The state commented on its …