LegislationIllinois Gaming
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Lang pulls plug on gambling bill sponsorship, cites ‘perceived conflict’ (5/22/2013)
(Illinois) -- State Rep. Lou Lang cited a “perceived conflict of interest” Tuesday behind his abrupt and surprising decision to end his sponsorship and...
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Casino bill loses House sponsor with Rockford connection (5/22/2013)
(Illinois) -- State Rep. Lou Lang has tried for two decades to expand the number of casino licenses in Illinois, and the latest version of the state’s perennial...
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Lawmakers plan to introduce legislation to force a casino conversation in Rockford (5/17/2013)
(Illinois) -- Casino talk between local leaders has stalled and now Illinois lawmakers are hoping new language added to the casino bill will force a conversation.
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BLOG: llinois Internet Gaming Bill Said To Be On The Way (5/16/2013)
(Illinois) -- When a casino expansion bill passed the Illinois State Senate at the beginning of this month, it did so without an Internet gaming component that had, at...
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Senate Approves Refined Gambling Expansion Bill (5/15/2013)
(Illinois) -- The Illinois Senate has approved a refined gambling expansion plan adding five new casinos including one in Chicago.
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Bill would authorize Chicago lakeboat casino (5/14/2013)
(Illinois) -- There's a fascinating clause in gambling expansion that's pending in Springfield, one that would give Chicago not only a casino but authority for a...
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Third Time Charm? (5/13/2013)
(Illinois) -- The Illinois Senate recently voted 32-20 to send an expanded gambling bill, SB1739, to the House Rules Committee. The measure would allow a 4,000-game...
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Internet Sweepstake Cafes
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FL Legislature's haste on casino-style gambling ban misfires (5/22/2013)
(Florida) -- The Legislature's rush to judgment on Internet cafes in the wake of a massive scandal has led to unintended consequences predictable when the bill...
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AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law (5/19/2013)
(Florida) -- Sorry, grandma and grandpa. The AARP is blocking Florida residents from participating in its Perfect Path to Retirement $50,000 Giveaway and its forthcoming...
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Internet gambling cafes, other groups hope to survive bill (5/12/2013)
(Ohio) -- While Internet cafes are trying to save themselves by attempting to block a bill drawn up to shut them down, fraternal and veterans organizations hope to use...
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New Hampshire Gaming
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House Kills Casino Bill (5/22/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan fought for a casino and the Senate overwhelmingly passed casino gambling, but the House of Representatives refused to play along,...
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House kills Senate’s casino bill, 199-164 (5/22/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The House ended the casino debate in two hours yesterday, killing the Senate’s bill, 199-164, without considering more than a dozen amendments.
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N.H. House rejects casino bill (5/22/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The House voted yesterday to kill a New Hampshire casino proposal, 199-164. By a wider margin, the House then ruled out possible reconsideration, 212-...
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New Hampshire lawmakers reject casino bill backed by governor (5/22/2013)
(New York) -- New Hampshire's House of Representatives rejected a bill on Wednesday that would have authorized the construction of the state's first casino,...
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NH House defies Hassan, kills casino bill by 35-vote margin (5/22/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The House Wednesday killed Gov. Maggie Hassan's pet proposal to bring casino gambling to New Hampshire and with it an estimated $80 million in...
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Last-minute lobbying frantic as House prepares for casino vote (5/22/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- It's decision day today at the State House as the House prepares to vote on expanded legalized gambling, and there was no shortage of last-minute...
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Today's N.H. House vote on casino bill a 50-50 bet (5/21/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The speaker of the N.H. House of Representatives said Tuesday she is keeping her cards close to her chest when it comes to a controversial bill that...
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Firefighters say casino revenue needed for 'public safety' (5/20/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Representatives of the state’s largest firefighters union tried to make their final case in favor of casino gambling legislation Monday,...
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N.H. Casino Vote Likely This Week (5/20/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- After a narrowly divided House panel voted against a proposed casino bill last week, Gov. Maggie Hassan called on lawmakers to consider what their...
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New Hampshire Casino Bill Heading For Last Ditch Debate [sub req'd] (5/20/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Yet another New Hampshire casino bill is poised to flame out amid strong legislative opposition, despite an aggressive push by the state’s new...
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Senate committee awaits casino vote (5/20/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The Senate Finance Committee on Monday began staking out its position on several spending items in anticipation of a vote in the House Wednesday on...
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Capital Beat: 50 years later, state lottery fight echoes in N.H. casino debate (5/19/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Critics said it would promote immorality and lead to increased crime and corruption. Supporters called it a personal choice and said it would bring in...
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Casino bill up for House vote this week (5/19/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- New Hampshire casino backers hope a full House is a winning hand this week. The Senate-passed casino bill, supported by Gov. Maggie Hassan, is up for...
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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: All eyes on House as casino vote nears (5/19/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The question that has been hanging over the Legislature all session will be decided this week: Will the state take the tentative step of legalizing...
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Opinion: Casino is bad bet for New Hampshire (5/19/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- After months of careful study a House supercommittee on Wednesday rejected a New Hampshire casino bill by a single vote.
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State House Memo: Casino bill will help us solve critical problems (5/19/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- I have served the people of New Hampshire in a variety of positions. I’ve been a county attorney, city councilor and state representative.
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State House Memo: Here’s why I’ll vote against casino bill (5/19/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The state of New Hampshire has a revenue problem. That is not something new. I was first in the Legislature in 1992. We had what is called a...
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Editorial: Too many holes in casino bill (5/18/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Wednesday’s one-vote House committee rejection of legislation to allow a casino is not a death knell for the proposed facility at Rockingham...
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Gambling bill faces long odds after House committee vote (5/15/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Two local legislators staked out opposing positions on Wednesday when a key committee voted not to support legalized gambling in New Hampshire, a vote...
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House committee votes 23-22 to kill casino bill (5/15/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- After nearly a month of hearings, testimony and discussions, the Joint House Finance and Ways and Means Committee by the slimmest of margins voted to...
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NH Panel Recommends Casino Bill Be Killed (5/15/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The New Hampshire House subcommittee studying expanded gambling narrowly voted May 15 to recommend that the bill to allow one high-end, highly-...
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Supercommittee recommends N.H. casino bill be killed; next stop is House floor (5/15/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The push to legalize casino gambling in New Hampshire will face its critical test next week when the House votes on a bill that passed the Senate two...
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Garcia may cast key vote on casino (5/14/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Rep. Marilinda Garcia will hold ‘em or fold ‘em today. The four-term representative is under pressure from constituents and a majority of...
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Casino Bill Faces Long Odds in House? (5/13/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Could New Hampshire be a step closer to legalizing casino gambling? Will the traditional anti-casino constituency in the House regroup and rise again...
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Illinois Online
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Illinois Proposes New Online Gambling Bill (5/17/2013)
(Illinois) -- Illinois Proposes New Online Gambling BillDespite Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s repeated reluctance to approve online gambling, a new proposal...
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Preliminary Text of New Illinois Internet Gambling Measure Released (5/16/2013)
(Illinois) -- The language of an Illinois internet gambling bill has emerged in the form of a preliminary 67-page draft proposal, which would create a new Division of...
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Cullerton floats Internet gambling plan (5/15/2013)
(Illinois) -- Language on a long-expected proposal to bring widespread Internet gambling to Illinois finally has surfaced in Springfield, and by all indications the plan...
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California Online
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BLOG: California Indian Tribes Release Draft of iPoker Bill (5/16/2013)
(California) -- Eight of California’s Indian tribes have joined together in an effort to legalize online poker for the state. On Wednesday, a copy of the Internet...
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BLOG: California Tribes Release Draft of Online Poker Bill (5/16/2013)
(California) -- California Tribes Release Draft of Online Poker BillA group of California’s major Indian tribes have joined forces to propose an online poker bill...
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Draft of New California Online Poker Bill Released (5/16/2013)
(California) -- A new draft bill that seeks to regulate online poker in California was revealed Wednesday. This latest attempt to progress internet poker in The Golden...
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EXPLAINED: Here’s the Gist of the New California Online Poker Bill [Full Bill Attached] (5/16/2013)
(California) -- Among the points of greater interest are a strict bad actor’s clause and a resistance to interstate or federal player pooling.
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Third Online Poker Bill In California Comes Forward (5/16/2013)
(California) -- A new online poker bill has been crafted in the state of California, one that would allow well-established card rooms and tribal casinos in the Golden...
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Harsh Parikh, Gaming Lawyer, Confirms New Cali Bill is in the Works (5/15/2013)
(California) -- Ever since Pechanga.net editor-in-chief Victor Rocha dropped us a tip about an all-new online gaming bill in California, we have wanted to know more...
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Tribal group circulates draft measure (5/15/2013)
(California) -- A group of prominent American Indian tribes with casinos has crafted draft legislation to legalize Internet poker. It differs in several areas from a...
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Glendale Casino
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Phoenix-area casino bill denounced as biased (5/16/2013)
(Arizona) -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs director on Wednesday condemned a bill that would prohibit more casinos from opening in metro Phoenix, saying that the measure...
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Tribal leaders: Bill would safeguard agreement on casinos (5/12/2013)
(Arizona) -- New federal legislation introduced by Arizona congressional Reps. Trent Franks, Ed Pastor and Ann Kirkpatrick that would keep compacts intact deserves a...
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Indiana Gaming
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Casino bill inked; no live gaming (5/16/2013)
(Indiana) -- Gov. Mike Pence signed the Senate Enrolled Act 528 into law Friday, ending for now at least any hopes of bringing live gaming tables to the state's two...
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New York Gaming
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Cuomo secures deal with Oneida Nation, counties (5/16/2013)
(New York) -- After the governor threatened Indian nations with a casino next door if they didn't straighten out their contracts, the Oneidas appear to be the first...
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Mascot Issue
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American Indian mascots: Michigan bills would force civil rights department to fund school changes (5/15/2013)
(Michigan) -- Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation that would strip funding from the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and make the money available to...
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Genetski measure would protect funding for Indian mascot schools (5/15/2013)
(Michigan) -- Michigan public schools required to change their Native American mascots due to a complaint by a state Civil Rights department earlier this year would not...
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Other News
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Bill that would allow local tribes to exercise its own law enforcement powers moves to Senate (5/22/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A bill that would authorize the Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequots to establish the authority of each tribe's police department and police officers...
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Bill that would allow local tribes to exercise their own law enforcement powers moves to Senate (5/22/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A bill authorizing the state's top public safety official to negotiate agreements establishing the authority of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan...
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U.S. House Acts to Help Native Veterans (5/22/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed bills May 21 that will impact Native veterans. It's a fitting time to move on this legislation, as May...
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Measure to clamp down on small slot parlors advances to Assembly (5/21/2013)
(Nevada) -- The Senate has approved a bill that would put greater restrictions on licensing small slot arcades in Clark and Washoe counties.
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Bill would protect water-authority lands from artifact looters (5/19/2013)
(Florida) -- Treasure hunters have long pilfered arrowheads, pottery and other archaeological artifacts on state lands, risking jail time if caught. But a loophole in...
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Board tells Las Vegas table game maker: Stay out of California (5/17/2013)
(California) -- Galaxy Gaming, a Las Vegas manufacturer of casino table games, has been deemed unsuitable to do business in California by a judge, a recommendation that...
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La Feria backs 8-liner game hall moratorium (5/15/2013)
(Texas) -- City commissioners have joined officials in a host of other Cameron County cities by approving a moratorium on eight-liner game halls.
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Legislation Introduced to Stop Blacklisting Resorts and Casinos (5/12/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Nevada’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation to stop the practice by federal agencies of cancelling or...
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Montana Governor Vetoes Three Anti-Bison Bills, Lets the Hunt Stand (5/12/2013)
(Montana) -- Despite vociferous protest from tribes, Montana’s state legislature has processed no fewer than four bills related to bison this year.
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Montana’s Bison Bills: Another Attack On Buffalo Country (5/12/2013)
(Washington) -- Since the 19th Century, the plight of the North American bison has paralleled the way of the indigenous people of Buffalo Country and the land itself:...
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Gaming Bill resurrects calls for end to discrimination (5/12/2013)
(Bahamas) -- The government of Prime Minister Perry Christie had another bad week two weeks ago. In fact, it seems the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration has...
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Casino industry in Mo. loses bid to extend credit (5/9/2013)
(Missouri) -- A Missouri Senate committee has defeated a bill that would let casinos extend credit to their customers. In a vote this afternoon that surprised supporters...
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LETTER: Doubling down on casino credit lines (5/9/2013)
(Missouri) -- On April 27, 2012, the Post-Dispatch featured an article on proposed credit lines for Missouri casino gamblers. Fortunately, it failed to pass, but, like...
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Casino industry in Mo. loses bid to extend credit (5/7/2013)
(Missouri) -- A Missouri Senate committee has defeated a bill that would let casinos extend credit to their customers.
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Bill Could Allow Missouri Gamblers To Get Loans From Casinos (5/6/2013)
(Missouri) -- Gamblers in Missouri may soon be able to get loans from the casino while they play.
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Bill would allow Missouri casinos to offer credit to gamblers (5/6/2013)
(Missouri) -- A bill moving through the Missouri legislature would make it easier for patrons to spend more money on the casino floor
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Bill would let Missouri casinos extend credit to gamblers (5/5/2013)
(Missouri) -- Missouri’s casinos want to make it easier for patrons to spend money. A bill moving through the Legislature would let the state’s 13 casinos...
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Arizona measure would preserve vast area west of Phoenix (5/4/2013)
(Arizona) -- Roy and Ella Pierpoint continue a 1,500-year way of life, farming near an area awash in Hohokam and Patayan treasures. The Pierpoints, who farm the land the...
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Gambling legislation shelved for session / Sen. Taylor's bills would have increased penalties (4/30/2013)
(Alabama) -- State Sen. Bryan Taylor’s proposals aimed at increasing penalties against those who own and operate gambling machines in the state of Alabama are...
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Portland poker rooms face shutdown under bill at Oregon Legislature (4/27/2013)
(Oregon) -- Rachel O'Neal, a 29-year-old Lewis and Clark graduate who just opened her own Portland law practice, likes to unwind with a little no-limit Texas hold...
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