Legal Headlines

By Sadonna Price

Nevada Gaming Commission Approves Two Skill Games From GameCo

April 30, 2020

Las Vegas based GameCo LLC is slated to distribute their exciting games of skill throughout Nevada once casino operations are allowed to resume. GameCo recently announced that it has received a unanimous approval for their skill gaming platform from the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC). The NGC’s approval sets GameCo up to distribute and market their […]

By Sadonna Price

SCCOG Pushes CT Gov. To Pass Executive Order For Online Gambling

April 16, 2020

The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG) which is an organization that looks out for the interests of 22 municipalities in southeast Connecticut has sought the intervention of Gov. Ned Lamont to allow online gambling. The SCCOG argued that the casino shutdowns necessitated by COVID-19 has made a temporary approval for online gambling sorely needed. […]

By Rachel Bennett

Virginia Gov. Amends Casino Bills To Fund Public Schooling

April 14, 2020

Governor Ralph Northam announced on April 11 that he will be amending a pair of bills that would permit casinos in Virginia by referendum. The bills will now be sent back to the General Assembly. The bills in question are HB 4 and SB 36 which grant permission to the financially troubled cities of Danville, […]

By Sadonna Price

Connecticut Gov. Says No To Online Gambling During COVID-19

April 7, 2020

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has denied the request of municipal officials in eastern Connecticut to allow the Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun casino to offer online gambling while they are closed. The request comes in the midst of some bad timing since the state capital of Hartford is currently swamped by efforts to slow […]

By Sadonna Price

Washington Tribal Casinos Get Approval to Offer Legal Sports Betting Services

March 27, 2020

Washington state has now passed a bill allowing legal sports betting, but many proponents are disappointed due to the state’s insistence that only tribal casinos can offer sports bets. These sports bets at tribal casinos can only made by customers in person—the sole exception in the bill is for a rudimentary form of mobile betting […]

By Sadonna Price

Wyoming Senate Set To Debate Gambling Legalization This Week

March 2, 2020

The Wyoming House of Representatives conducted an extended debate late last week before voting, and passing legislation that would legalize gambling in Wyoming. The next step for this bill is for it to be reviewed by the Senate which is slated for debate this week. HB 171 is the product of two years of work. […]

By Sadonna Price

NC Education Lottery Thinking of Adding New Digital Games

February 24, 2020

There will soon be additional betting options in North Carolina. The North Carolina Education Lottery which runs one of the state’s biggest gambling operations is thinking of expanding online. This move is mainly in response to the challenges that lotteries face when it comes to offering products that will interest more people. Going digital is […]

By Sadonna Price

North Carolina Attorney General Warns Against iLottery Sales

January 30, 2020

Josh Stein, the attorney general of the state of North Carolina expressed his reservations regarding the expansion of internet lottery sales in a letter addressed to North Carolina State Lottery Commission (NCSLC) chair Courtney Crowder. The letter was sent last week and cited potential violations of the state’s regulations on video sweepstakes machines. Stein’s response […]

By Mihajlo Ivanovic

Pennsylvania Lottery To Be Audited For Potential Fraud

December 11, 2019

Eugene DePasquale (D-York), a two-term Auditor General for Pennsylvania has announced a forthcoming investigation into the Pennsylvania lottery, a bureau in the Revenue Department. Multiple cases of repeat winners have been identified as the impetus for the investigation. DePasquale intends for his investigation to appraise the competence of the department in running the lottery, and […]

By Sadonna Price

Fitch Claim Trade Tensions Will Not Hurt U.S Operators In Macau

November 13, 2019

Macau, the biggest gambling hub in the world and home to some of the most prestigious casinos in the world is set to launch a gaming concession tender process in 2022. This is the time when the Macau government and gaming regulator will look to renew and grant new licenses to gaming operators. There are […]