Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidates Divided On Online Gambling
Last week, Wellington Webb, National Co-Chair of the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, commended Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley after she lent her support to the group’s ongoing battle to ban Internet gambling in the United States. Coming out in opposition to online lottery sales in the northeastern state of Massachusetts, Gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley […]
Poll: Individual States Should Decide iGaming Regulation
A survey released on February 3, 2014, has found most people are against a federal ban on online gambling and are overwhelmingly in favour of the current state-by-state approach on the issue. The Coalition for Consumer and Online Protections (C4COP) released survey claims three-quarter of voters believe individual states should have the right to decide […]
Delaware-Nevada Online Poker Compact To Run At End Of 2014
At the end of February, the Governors of Delaware and Nevada signed an interstate online poker agreement that will allow the two states located on opposite sides of the US to work together and combine their player pools. However, initial excitement over the landmark agreement has subsided slightly after Delaware Finance Secretary Thomas Cook said […]
Neteller Return A Boon For US Online Gambling Industry
Almost seven years after the US government accused Neteller of running afoul of the UIGEA and forced the online payment processor to withdraw from its marketplace, the UK-listed company is now looking to make a big return to the States after Optimal Payments Plc, the parent company of Neteller, announced it has made an agreement […]
Nevada’s Third Poker Site Failing To Stimulate Industry
At the end of February, South Point Casino launched RealGaming.com in Las Vegas, in so doing becoming the third regulated website to offer online poker in Nevada. However, early indications show the online poker platform has so far failed to excite the state’s nascent internet poker market. RealGaming poker site’s delayed launch Back in October […]
New Jersey Online Gambling Revenues Grossly Overstated
Since New Jersey released its second full-month of online gambling results, it has become obvious that Governor Chris Christie’s initial projections of how much the state would generate were grossly overestimated. While working to get the whole project off the ground, Gov. Christie (photo) forecast full-year online gaming revenues to be $1.1 billion, with the […]
Illinois Pushes For Expanded Casino And Online Gambling Bill
For the third time in as many years, the Midwestern state of Illinois is pushing to expand its gambling industry, and included in Rep. Bob Rita’s gambling bill to authorize five new casinos, and allow slot machines at racetracks, is legislation which would allow casino license holders to apply for internet gambling licenses. Illinois needs […]
