Legality Archive

For nearly four decades, New Jersey has maintained that casinos may only be built within the confines of Atlantic City. Now, the state is looking to grant two additional licenses for gambling resorts in North New Jersey, with a referendum scheduled to appear on the ballot in November. But opponents of the plan say...

Life is stressful – there’s no denying that. Everybody needs to get away sometimes. What better way to take a vacation than on someone else’s budgie? That’s exactly what Royal Vegas Casino is promoting for its Australian customers this month, having just kicked off its new ‘Win a Trip to The Strip’ campaign. For...

The legality of daily fantasy sports has been the subject of immense scrutiny across many US states since late last year, but it may get a huge boost before the day is over. Or it may not. It all depends on the decision of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, who has until midnight to either...

Len Ainsworth is one of Australia’s most remarkable businessmen. In 1953, at the age of just 29, he established what quickly became one of the world’s largest poker machine manufacturers, Aristocrat Leisure. Four decades later, he sold that company and founded a similar brand, Ainsworth Game Technology. Now at the age of 92, he’s...

Some of the biggest legislative items circulating Florida’s government offices right now have to do with authorized forms of gambling. The Seminole Tribe is looking to shore up a ratified compact to maintain exclusivity for banked table games, while pari-mutuels are hoping to operate pokies with or without the need to host live horse...

Tatts Group is Australia’s largest non-casino gambling operator, providing sports betting and lotteries over the internet and through more than 1,250 retail outlets across the country. The company’s interest in online gambling has been divided among the media these days, countering attempts from rivals to legalize in-play betting over the internet, yet it’s Tatts’...

A radiating spotlight has encompassed the tennis world recently as allegations of corruption in regards to sports betting have erupted throughout the athletic world. In January, the Australian Open was rocked by contentions of match-fixing, and a more recent investigation by a UK media outlet revealed that half a dozen umpires were banned, or...

Each year, officials in New Zealand take time to review pokies spending across the island nation. Based on the results from non-casino gambling, they may find it necessary to continue cutting back on poker machines, increase funds for problem gambling programs, or just leave well enough alone. This year’s assessment confirmed a 2% increase...

When any major, worldwide competition takes place in a particular region of the world, it tends to inspire local participants to deliver a peak performance. When Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, they scored, they scored 33 medals (13 gold), more than doubling their 15-medal (3 gold) performance in 2010. When the UK hosted...

There’s a great uncertainty revolving around Florida’s gambling industry right now. For years, everything was running smooth, based on a gambling compact with the Seminoles who run tribal casinos throughout South Florida and existing laws that told pari-mutuels what other services they could or could not offer. But as previous compacts expire and new...