Rules & RegulationsInternet Sweepstake Cafes
article
AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law (5/17/2013)
(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...
article
Chuck E. Cheese: Where a Kid Can Gamble Like an Adult (5/14/2013)
(USA) -- What with all the flashing screens, dinging bells, and glazed-over customers absorbed in the games at hand, a Chuck E. Cheese arcade bears quite a resemblance...
article
Could Stark crack down on Internet cafés? (4/21/2013)
(Ohio) -- With guidance from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, local law enforcement officials could begin a crackdown on Internet sweepstakes cafés operating in...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
New Jersey Online
article
Atlantic City moves closer to Internet gambling as state sets regulations (5/17/2013)
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey moved forward Friday with its plans to offer Internet gambling, issuing regulations on how the new online bets are to be handled.
article
EXPLAINED: Cliffs of Newly Released New Jersey iGaming Regulations [Full Regulations Attached] (5/17/2013)
(New Jersey) -- The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released a draft of their regulations for Internet gaming. [View full draft here.] The proposed...
article
New Jersey moves toward online gambling with proposed regulations (5/17/2013)
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey announced another step on Friday that will bring it closer to launching online gambling, with plans to publish proposed regulations for...
article
New Jersey Releases Draft Of Proposed Rules For Online Gambling (5/17/2013)
(New Jersey) -- This week, Atlantic City gaming regulators released a draft of proposed regulations for the Garden State’s upcoming online gambling industry. The...
article
NJ online gambling regulations now available (5/17/2013)
(New Jersey) -- The state Division of Gaming Enforcement announced today that the proposed regulations for online gaming will be published on June 3.
article
State posts regulations to guide Internet gaming (5/17/2013)
(New Jersey) -- The Division of Gaming Enforcement today announced its proposed regulations for Internet wagering, which will be published in the New Jersey Register on...
article
Online gambling a worry for US tribes (4/30/2013)
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s recent legalisation of internet gambling is causing increasing concern amongst some tribes in California and beyond, according to the...
article
American Indian tribes oppose New Jersey's Internet gambling measure (4/27/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Almost immediately after New Jersey legalized Internet gambling, an alliance of American Indian tribes operating thousands of miles away issued a...
8 Total Articles on this Issue
National Indian Gaming Commission
article
Little reappointed as Associate Commissioner at NIGC (5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced on Thursday, May 16 Daniel Little’s reappointment as Associate Commissioner at the National...
article
NIGC Publishes Final Rule For Tribal Self-Regulation (5/7/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Gaming tribes, particularly tribes conducting only Class II gaming, should take notice of the publication by the National Indian Gaming Commission...
article
National Indian Gaming Commission Revamps Tribal Gaming Self-Regulation Rules (4/21/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Last week the National Indian Gaming Commission ("NIGC") finalized revisions to 25 CFR part 518 relating to the self-regulation of Class...
article
Self-Regulation of Class II Gaming (4/5/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC or Commission) amends its regulation for the review and approval of petitions seeking the issuance of a...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
Ohio Gaming
article
Former dealers banned from Ohio casinos (5/16/2013)
(Ohio) -- The first two people to be indefinitely banned from Ohio casinos are both former dealers who cheated on the job. The Ohio Casino Control Commission today...
article
Ohio casino regulators put first names on banned list (5/15/2013)
(Ohio) -- Two fired gaming employees have earned the first spots on a list of people who are banned from Ohio's casinos forever.
article
Casino owners have to play by the rules (4/24/2013)
(Ohio) -- Perhaps operators of the still-new Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland were gambling state officials would not notice violations of Ohio law. Or it may be that in...
article
COLUMN: Keeping Ohio’s new casinos legal (4/22/2013)
(Ohio) -- Perhaps operators of the still-new Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland were gambling state officials would not notice violations of Ohio law. Or it may be that in...
article
Cleveland casino fined for unapproved dice, other violations (4/18/2013)
(Ohio) -- The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will pay a $180,000 fine for violating rules set by the state, including using unapproved dice, replacing chips with quarters...
5 Total Articles on this Issue
Pinnacle Entertainment
article
Nevada Gaming Commission approves Pinnacle, Ameristar merger (5/16/2013)
(Nevada) -- Regional casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.’s $869 million merger with rival Ameristar Casinos was approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming...
1 Article on this Issue
Facebook Online
article
Facebook gaming may violate consumer rights (5/14/2013)
(Taiwan) -- The Consumers' Foundation (CF) is raising awareness among Facebook gamers of the agreements they accept before playing, as many terms and conditions may...
1 Article on this Issue
Nevada Online
article
Ultimate Poker ‘Quickly’ Gaining Traction, Station Says [sub req'd] (5/14/2013)
(Nevada) -- Station Casinos finance chief Marc Falcone said that initial results from its newly-launched Nevada Internet poker offering have exceeded management...
article
Ultimate Poker Dumps iovation in Response to Widespread Player Complaints (5/13/2013)
(Nevada) -- On the last day of April, Ultimate Poker became the first site to go live for real-money poker play as a U.S.-licensed and regulated online poker site,...
article
Ultimate Poker, unlicensed service provider relationship probed (5/13/2013)
(Nevada) -- State gaming regulators are looking into the relationship between 2-week-old Internet poker website Ultimate Poker and an unlicensed service provider used to...
article
Nevada Regulators Confident Of Online Geolocation Compliance [sub.req'd] (5/2/2013)
(Nevada) -- Nevada gaming regulators are optimistic about prospects for Ultimate Poker of Las Vegas and other online operators to avoid legal and regulatory violations...
article
Meet the man in charge of Nevada’s online gaming laws (4/26/2013)
(Nevada) -- It’s easy to see why Las Vegas lawyer John Moran Jr. refers to his office as “the war room.” Not only are there neatly stacked piles of...
5 Total Articles on this Issue
New York Gaming
article
New York Gaming Commission Taking Shape (5/13/2013)
(New York) -- More than a year after it was created by law, the New York Gaming Commission is getting closer to having board members in place who can fully run the new...
article
Valley View: 'Regulation' won't curb casinos' harm (5/5/2013)
(New York) -- When Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2012 proposed new commercial casinos, he said they would need regulation. Likely reasons: Mitigate problem gambling and protect...
article
Editorial: State Gives Lip Service To Regulating Gambling (4/24/2013)
(New York) -- When Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2012 proposed new commercial casinos, he said they would need regulation. The likely reasons were to mitigate problem gambling...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
Sports Betting
article
Nevada regulator raises red flags on group betting (5/10/2013)
(Nevada) -- A top gambling regulator is raising red flags on a proposal to allow private equity firms to place large bets at Nevada race and sports books.
1 Article on this Issue
PokerStars
article
Caesars CEO Calls For Strict Scrutiny Of PokerStars In New Jersey [sub req'd] (5/8/2013)
(Mississippi) -- Joking that even his dog has been fingerprinted by New Jersey gaming authorities, Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman on Wednesday said he hopes...
1 Article on this Issue
Indian Country Online
article
Tribal Regulators Tackle Steep Learning Curve On Online Gambling [sub req'd] (5/7/2013)
(USA) -- Regulators for American Indian tribes with casinos are undergoing an intense education on Internet gambling in anticipation of launching online poker, but their...
1 Article on this Issue
Mining & Drilling
article
President Shelly: federal regulations block natural resource exploration (5/7/2013)
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly said federal regulations have made it difficult to search for and extract natural resources from Reservation land.
1 Article on this Issue
New Hampshire Gaming
article
Confusion Brews Over Liquor License Hours in Casino Bill (5/7/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Two representatives from the New Hampshire Liquor Commission gave testimony Tuesday before the House casino subcommittee on community impact, with...
article
Confusion over booze serving hours at proposed N.H. casino (5/7/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- A special House gambling panel is at odds with the New Hampshire Liquor Commission on whether a Senate bill allows a casino to serve alcohol 24 hours...
article
House committee believes bill would allow a casino to serve liquor around the clock (5/7/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The state Liquor Commission believes a new casino on the state's southern border will have to abide by current laws that limit liquor sales to 6 a...
article
State: Belmont slot machines violated N.H. law (4/29/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- State gaming officials ordered the Lakes Region Casino in Belmont to shut down its 96 slot machines earlier this month for allegedly violating state...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
Public Smoking
article
Proposed ban now comprehensive, includes casino (5/2/2013)
(Missouri) -- Unlike the weather, the heat was present Thursday night while council members continued to debate a proposed smoking ban.
1 Article on this Issue
Massachusetts Gaming
article
The Tortoise & the Hare (4/30/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission got what it wanted, robust competition for the two casino licenses and one slot parlor license up for grabs.
article
Massachusetts Gaming Commission moves to eliminate requirement that communities must wait to hold casino ballot questions until commission's background checks completed (4/13/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- State gaming regulators are moving to eliminate a mandate that Springfield and other communities must wait to hold ballot questions on casino resorts...
article
Gaming commission may tweak regulations (4/12/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) may adjust its protocol and allow host communities to decide on a casino agreement before it finishes...
article
Rush Gaming, would-be Worcester slots operator, hit with fines (4/3/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Chicago casino-operating company seeking a state license to build a slots parlor in the Canal District has been fined $483,000 for violations of...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
Payday Loans
article
Massachusetts officials want Las Vegas debt collector shut down (4/30/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Massachusetts banking and consumer protection officials have ordered five payday lenders and their Las Vegas-based debt collector to stop taking payments...
article
Tribes' payday loans under scrutiny / Lenders charging up to 600% interest scrutinized (4/29/2013)
(California) -- Some Indian tribes are being paid to offer their sovereign immunity to payday lenders that are trying to dodge state regulations, U.S. officials say....
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Foxwoods Resort
article
Dykema questions Milford casino application (4/28/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- State Representative Carolyn Dykema, a Democrat from Holliston who is a vocal opponent of the proposed casino in Milford, sent a letter to the...
1 Article on this Issue
Fantasy Sports
article
Fantasy Leagues To Be Operated By NJ Casinos Under New Regulations (4/21/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Sports betting is finally set to get off the ground when rules for New Jersey casinos to run fantasy leagues go into effect Monday.
1 Article on this Issue
Pennsylvania Online
article
Pennsylvania Urged To Adopt ‘New Jersey Model’ On Online Gaming [sub req'd] (4/16/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- Pennsylvania could consider multiple Internet gambling bills this year, as the state’s lucrative land-based casinos push for online dominance...
1 Article on this Issue
West Virginia Gaming
article
WV 'Interagency Agreement' Tabled by Panel (4/16/2013)
(West Virginia) -- The West Virginia Racing Commission April 16 deferred action on a controversial agreement that would place the commission and other agencies under the...
1 Article on this Issue
Philadelphia Casino
article
Casino owners pay $650K over illegal dumping (4/15/2013)
(Philadelphia) -- The owners of the SugarHouse Casino have agreed to pay $650,000 to settle claims that their workers illegally dumped construction materials into the...
1 Article on this Issue
Other News
article
EPA assesses penalties on 2 gas stations (5/16/2013)
(Washington) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama...
article
Mount Airy fined $5,000 for allowing excluded gambler to play (5/15/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- Mount Airy Casino Resort was fined $5,000 from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for issuing a players card to a person on the Gaming Control Board...
article
Rivers Casino fined $100,000 for violations (5/15/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- Rivers Casino was fined $100,000 on Wednesday by the state Gaming Control Board for a variety of violations.
article
Legislative auditors fault NM gambling regulators (5/15/2013)
(New Mexico) -- New Mexico needs to strengthen its regulatory oversight of a billion-dollar gambling industry that includes horse racing tracks and casinos operated by...
article
Sky City deal 'could stymie effective regulation of gaming' (5/15/2013)
(New Zealand) -- "In theory, the New Zealand Parliament has the power to make and unmake our gambling laws. In practice, the backroom contract between the National...
article
CRA stepping up presence in Singapore casinos: minister (5/14/2013)
(Singapore) -- Singapore’s Casino Regulatory Authority has stepped up its presence on the gaming floors of the city’s two gambling resorts, says a government...
article
Column: Casino dealer fine lopsided (5/11/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been getting mighty tough on casinos that violate the law. In March, the board slapped a $68,000 fine on...
article
Millennium’s casino in Pennsylvania racks up fines (5/7/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- Millennium Gaming, which hopes to open a casino in Salem if the state legalizes expanded gambling, has paid $187,500 in gaming-related fines to...
article
County tentatively approves liquor license for Burris facility within the boundaries of the Wind River Reservation (5/7/2013)
(Wyoming) -- The Fremont County Commission earlier Tuesday approved a malt beverage license for the Burris Roadhouse and Trading Company within the exterior boundaries...
article
SJM casinos could fail checks: Angela Leong (5/7/2013)
(Macau) -- Some of the casinos and slot parlours operated under the licence of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau SA (SJM) will likely fail the air quality checks on smoking...
article
Here's The Slot Machine Glitch That Got A Man Arrested In Las Vegas (5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Federal prosecutors have built a hacking case against a Las Vegas man who raked in half a million dollars exploiting a minor glitch in a video poker...
article
Missouri House proposal could allow gambling chip loans in casinos (5/2/2013)
(Missouri) -- A proposal in the Missouri House could make casino chip loans legal on the gambling floor. This is a proposal Missouri casinos have wanted for years, that...
article
Convicted slot cheat gets Black Book nomination (5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A convicted slot machine cheat on Thursday became the first nominee in almost four years to Nevada’s Excluded Person List, commonly referred to as...
article
Slot machine cheat considered for Nevada’s Black Book (5/2/2013)
(Nevada) -- A convicted slot machine cheat has been nominated to by the state Gaming Control Board to the state’s Excluded Person List — the so-called Black...
article
Quebec okays alcohol at casino gaming tables, slot machines (5/1/2013)
(Quebec) -- The provincial government has given Loto-Québec the green light to serve and sell alcohol at the gaming tables and slot machines in Quebec’s four...
article
Beijing apoints “tough cop” to watch Macau casinos (5/1/2013)
(Macau) -- The new Chinese leadership is getting serious about its anti- corruption initiative. Li Gang, who has a “tough cop” reputation, has been sent by...
article
Passamaquoddys reduce elver licenses by more than 100, seek appeal to federal regulators (4/30/2013)
(Maine) -- Representatives of the Passamaquoddy Tribe say they plan to go around state fisheries officials and appeal directly to federal regulators about the tribe...
article
Gamblers not so anonymous: Beijing keeps closer eye on Macau (4/29/2013)
(Macau) -- With little fanfare, China is sending an official with a 'tough cop' reputation to be its top man in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, as...
article
DCI agent cuts in the cards for Iowa casinos? (4/28/2013)
(Iowa) -- State lawmakers are planning to dramatically slash the force of state investigative agents at most of Iowa’s casinos — a move that would save the...
article
Tinian Dynasty executive released, posted $30K bond (4/28/2013)
(Marianas Islands) -- A TINIAN Dynasty executive charged in the failure of the casino to file reports for transactions over $10,000 posted a $30,000 appearance bond....
|
visionary sponsor advertisementMost Popular Storiessponsor advertisement |
