Wire Act Memo Under Fire
MGM Resorts Chairman & CEO Jim Murren (l.) called the recent DOJ Wire Act memo “unenforceable. New Hampshire is preparing a lawsuit to protect its online lottery, while New...
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Borgata Wins Motion on Ivey Assets
Atlantic City’s Borgata casino has won a motion allowing it to seek out assets of professional poker player Phil Ivey (l.) in Nevada. The casino is still owed $10.6...
New Jersey Regulators Ban OddsShark
The New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has effectively banned the affiliate betting site OddsShark from doing business in the state’s online gambling market. The division found that the...
Trustee Appointed for Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Ownership Change
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission has approved a trustee to oversee investment in Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort as a New York-based hedge fund seeks to gain a controlling...
For Bettors, Bookies, a Super Sleeper
Forecasts called for heavy action on the first Super Bowl since the U.S. Supreme Court opened the floodgates to legal sports betting nationwide. The reality didn’t quite measure up.
New Jersey Legislature Votes to Restore Horseracing Subsidy
The New Jersey legislature has passed a bill that would restore government subsidies for the state’s horseracing industry. The state’s Assembly and Senate gave final approval to a bill...
States Blast DOJ Wire Act Ruling
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal (l.) is criticizing the Department of Justice’s reversal on its interpretation on the federal Wire Act and openly questioning whether Las Vegas Sands...
Tropicana Atlantic City Launches $1 Million Bracket Challenge
Win up to $1,000,000 by correctly predicting the College Basketball Championship Winners March 1 – 21, 2019 at Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City.
Atlantic City’s Ocean Ousts Operating Partner
Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino (l.)—the former $2.4 billion Revel casino which re-opened in June—was taken over by one of its investors last week. Co-owner Bruce Deifik confirmed the...
Icahn Settles Deed Issues on Trump Plaza in Atlantic City
Carl Icahn has cleaned up some deed issues on his last remaining Atlantic City casino property that could be a precursor to the sale of the former Trump Plaza...
Atlantic City to Get Arena Football Franchise
Atlantic City will see an Arena Football League Franchise call the resort home in the spring, according to reports. An official announcement of the move is scheduled for later...
Sports Betting Surges in New Year
As legislatures return to session, there is an increasing drive in many states to consider the legalization of sports betting. Already legal in nine states, as many as 24...
NFL Signs Sponsorship Deal with Caesars Entertainment
The NFL has announced a sponsorship deal with Caesars Entertainment that will make the gaming company the "Official Casino Sponsor of the NFL." The sponsorship begins immediately with the...
Feds Take Aim At iGaming & Sports Betting
Republican Orrin Hatch and Democrat Charles Schumer have introduced in the Senate legislation that would give the federal government the last word on state laws regulating sports betting. It’s...
New Jersey CRDA Bets on ESports
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority will invest about $700,000 to promote eSports events at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall (l.) and the resort’s convention center in hope of...
Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Offers Miss America a Home
The Miss America Organization is exploring moving the yearly pageant to either a new venue in Atlantic City or another city. The owner of Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort casino,...
New Jersey’s Freehold Raceway Planning Sports Betting
Freehold Raceway (l.) in New Jersey will join the state’s other two tracks in offering sports betting some time in 2019, according to the track’s owner. Freehold has been...
Vegas Wins 2020 NFL Draft
The league voted to bring the annual three-day extravaganza to Las Vegas in a move obviously timed to boost the fortunes of the new Las Vegas Raiders, who will...
First Federal Sports-Betting Bill Surfaces
A draft of a new federal sports betting bill would require states to obtain approval from the U.S. attorney general’s office of plans to legalize sports betting, and mandate...
Sports Betting Revenue Increases Meadowlands Racetrack Purses
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners of New Jersey have announced a 10-year preliminary agreement with the Meadowlands Racetrack (l.) for a sports betting revenue sharing plan which will add...
