All posts by Dustin Gouker
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PA Senate Committees Pass Online Gambling Bill, With Astronomical Tax Rates Included
The Pennsylvania Senate amended a gaming bill with language to legalize and regulate PA online gambling on Tuesday. Two committees approved the bill.
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NJ Online Casinos Post Second Best Month On Record, Surpass $20 Million In Revenue Again
The juggernaut that is NJ online casinos slowed in April from last month's torrid pace, but the industry still posted its second-best month ever.
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MGM All-In On Online Gambling: Will Launch New Jersey Online Casino, Poker This Year
MGM is finally putting its name on an online casino, with plans to launch iGaming under the playMGM brand in New Jersey this year.
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Nevada Gov. Sandoval Makes Case To AG Sessions: Online Gambling Regulation Works
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval reportedly made his case to keep online gambling legal in a meeting this week with US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Reporting Questions Link Between Adelson’s Trump Donations, Push For Federal Online Gambling Ban
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson donated big money to the Trump inauguration. The New York Times reports this was in hopes of shaping online gambling policy.
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Nevada Governor Sandoval, AG Sessions To Meet; Will Online Gambling Come Up?
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and US Attorney General Jeff Sessions are scheduled to meet tomorrow. One item likely to come up: Online gambling.
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NJ Online Casinos Set Another Record, Surpass $21 Million In Revenue In Strong March
New Jersey's regulated online casinos and poker sites are still setting records, surpassing $20 million in revenue for the first time ever in March.
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The Foundation For Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Looks Shaky As Lawmakers Consider Online Gambling
Pennsylvania casinos are faced with six straight months of declining slot revenue as the legislature considers online gambling and more.
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New York Online Poker Still A No-Go In Budget; Attention Turns To Standalone Bills
With a deadline looming, it appears a bid to legalize New York online poker via the state budget is not in the cards.
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West Virginia Online Gambling Effort For 2017 Might Be Over Before It Really Started
West Virginia introduced an online gambling bill in March, but a new report and the legislative calendar make progress this year unlikely.
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Michigan Moves Forward On Online Gambling With ‘Yes’ Vote, But The Real Fight Is Yet To Come
A committee in the Michigan Senate approved a bill that would legalize online gambling in the state on Wednesday. Tribes in Michigan are mostly opposed.
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PA Online Gambling Would Not Be The ‘Zero-Sum Game’ That Gov. Wolf Fears
Gov. Tom Wolf says he doesn't want an expansion of gambling to result in less revenue for Pennsylvania. But was he talking about legal online...
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Pennsylvania Online Gambling Hearing Highlights Fault Lines Among Industry, Lawmakers
A joint Senate and House hearing highlights the points of contention among stakeholders and policy makers when it comes to legalizing online gambling in PA.
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9 Out Of 10 Conservatives Agree: Adelson-Backed Federal Online Gambling Ban Is ‘Crony Capitalism’
A poll at Conservative Political Action Conference found that efforts by Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson to ban online gambling are highly unpopular among...
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Michigan To Take Another Swing At Online Gambling Legalization With New Bills
Michigan is back in the game for the possible legalization of online gambling, with a hearing on legislation reportedly slated for next week.
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PA Online Gambling Legalization Could Generate Nearly Half A Billion Dollars For The State In Just Over Five Years
A white paper about the potential of Pennsylvania online gambling indicates it won't take long for the state to see half a billion dollars in...
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More PA Online Gambling Traction: Joint House-Senate Casino Hearing On Tap For Next Week
Online gambling is likely to be a part of a joint committee hearing involving the Pennsylvania House and Senate that will take place next week.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf: ‘Real Work’ Is Being Done On Online Poker, Gambling
Gov. Tom Wolf talked about the possibility of legal online gambling in Pennsylvania recently in an online question-and-answer session.
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Online Poker Bill On The ‘Front Burner’ In New York, Says Key Supporter In Senate
The effort to legalize online poker in New York took its first step forward this week, as legislation passed out of a Senate committee unanimously....
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Gov. Wolf Promises $250 Million To PA Budget From Gambling Expansion, Likely Including Online Gambling
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's budget appears to draw on revenue most believe could only be generated by regulating PA online casinos and poker sites.
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Pennsylvania Online Gambling Likely To Find a Place In Gov. Wolf’s Budget
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is about to deliver his annual budget proposal. And it appears that online gambling will be included when it is released.
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Penn National Says Looking At PA Online Gambling ‘Opportunistically’ During Budget Crisis
An executive for Penn National Gaming expressed hope that online gambling could be legalized in Pennsylvania during Thursday's Q4 earnings call.
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World Series Of Poker Triples Down – 2017 Schedule Features Three Online Bracelet Events
The World Series of Poker has released the 2017 schedule. There will be a total of three distinct online bracelet events, each with no offline...
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Illinois Online Gambling Legalization Looks Like A Long Shot For 2017
Illinois will consider a massive gambling expansion package aimed at easing budget issues, but it does not appear that online gambling will be in the...
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New York Online Poker Bill Set To Reemerge, Timeline And Outlook Remain Unclear
A strong push for legal New York online poker in 2016 will reemerge in 2017, according to recent chatter in the state.
