New York Counties Nix Seneca Plan

Niagara County, New York, has joined Orleans and Wyoming counties to oppose a planned $150 million Seneca casino near Rochester. County officials say it would harm the local OTB.

Published February 3, 2014

Racino, Commission Battle of Number of Stalls

Penn National Gaming Inc., building a racino in Ohio, claims that it won’t build the number of horse stalls for the facility required by the Ohio State Racing Commission...

Published February 3, 2014

N.M. Tribe Still Seeks to do Gaming

The Fort Sill Apache have tried for years without success to operate a casino in the southern part of New Mexico. It isn’t giving up its quest.

Published February 3, 2014

California Tribe Expects Action Soon on Trust Request

A Southern California tribe, the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, says it expects the federal government to act soon on its request to put off-reservation land near Calexico...

Published February 3, 2014

Feds Investigate Oklahoma Man’s Illegal Slots

An affidavit states Adlai S. Brinkley of El Reno, Oklahoma placed numerous illegal electronic gambling machines in bars, lodges and veterans' posts throughout Oklahoma. He deposited $40,000-$80,000 monthly for...

Published February 3, 2014

North Dakota Begins $1.6 Million Overhaul

Four Bears Casino near New Town, North Dakota, is adding a new 4,000-seat event center, and will also renovate its casino floor.

Published February 3, 2014

Hill CEO Backs Curbs on High Street Bookies

With electronic table games spreading like mushrooms across British towns and cities, William Hill CEO Ralph Topping (l.) sees the political writing on the wall. The head of the...

Published February 3, 2014

Russia’s War on Illegal Gambling

Authorities in Russia have shut down tens of thousands of unlicensed gambling operations since a law went into effect four years ago banning the industry from the country’s major...

Published February 3, 2014

Dutch Court Says Poker a Game of Skill

Poker players and tournament organizers have won a major victory in the Netherlands with a ruling from a court in Amsterdam declaring the game to be a contest of...

Published February 3, 2014

Online Gaming in Delaware Off to Slow Start

Initial returns from Delaware’s nascent online gaming program show revenues far below initial projections, and several remaining obstacles to overcome.

Published February 3, 2014

Antigua Goes After U.S. Copyrights in Online Gaming Battle with U.S.

Antigua Governor General Louise Lake-Tack (l.) said the country will remove copyright protections for U.S. intellectual property as per WTO sanctions against the U.S. Antigua continues to battle over...

Published February 3, 2014

Massachusetts Lottery Wants to Explore Online Gaming

Massachusetts Lottery officials have asked for legislation that would allow the lottery to experiment with online gaming technology. Officials say they don’t want to accept real-money bets, but want...

Published February 3, 2014

Borgata Online Pays Out $150,000 Slots Jackpot

BorgataCasino.com announced one of the biggest online jackpot payouts to date in New Jersey as a Monmouth County man hit a $150,000 progressive jackpot.

Published February 3, 2014

Merge Gaming Exits New Jersey and Delaware

Merge Gaming, one of the few online poker sites still available to U.S. players, has exited New Jersey and Delaware after those states legalized their own internet gambling sites....

Published February 3, 2014

Coinbet Bets on Bitcoin in U.S.

Coinbet has launched a U.S. online gambling site which processes the virtual currency Bitcoins rather than U.S. currency. Company officials feel this gets around U.S. laws banning interstate online...

Published February 3, 2014

Prepaid Slot Cards Plan Raises Concerns

A plan by a Las Vegas company to change Nevada gaming regulations to allow prepaid cards at slot machines has raised concerns among advocates for problem gamblers. Many fear...

Published February 3, 2014

Iowa Officials Talk Online Poker

While Iowa has no immediate plans to authorize online poker in the state, Iowa Lottery officials say they are monitoring online gambling in other states to see if the...

Published February 3, 2014

New Games from Cozy Games and Net Entertainment

Cozy Games has released two new slot games while Net Entertainment has released its own video slot game.

Published February 3, 2014

Nevada Committee Looks to Combat Offshore Online Gambling Sites

A Nevada legislative committee is studying what the state can do to protect its fledgling online gaming sites from offshore competition. The committee is also studying the changing effects...

Published February 3, 2014

PokerStars, Betfair Vying for Bulgarian Online License

With Bulgaria changing the way it would tax online gambling sites, a slew of operators—including PokerStars and Betfair—are trying to get into the country’s regulated market. The country is...

Published February 3, 2014