State lawmakers who dream of dollar signs from legalized online gambling might want to pause for a moment to consider Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey. Last year, the three states became the first in the country to legalize Internet gaming. But as New Jersey Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff told state lawmakers earlier this year: “Clearly, the […]
In February, an attack ad titled “Don’t Let the Games Begin” started popping up in online gambling forums. The ad opens on two shadows shaking hands in a dark city alley. We see a distraught mother at her laptop, a young child at a computer in a dim bedroom, police cars with sirens. A narrator […]
For a few months, New Jersey’s online casinos appeared to be building momentum. But as the temperatures have risen and summer draws closer, it appears that interest in the new gambling sites is starting to wane.
While he is in the process of negotiating a new gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe, Florida Governor Rick Scott has jumped into the contentious debate on whether Internet gaming should be legal. In this, the Governor has lined up with casino mogul Sheldon Adelson in outright opposition to a component of the gaming industry […]
Internet gambling has hit a wall in New Jersey just six months after launching. Figures released Thursday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos’ online operations took in $10.4 million in May, a decline of $1 million from April. Internet gambling revenues have now declined for two straight months in New Jersey.
The National Association of Convenience Stores will back a major public affairs campaign aimed at encouraging Congress and association members to support a proposed online gaming ban. The convenience store industry is most worried about the possibility of lottery tickets being sold across state lines over the Internet. Lyle Beckwith, NACS senior vice president of […]
Proceeds from Pennsylvania casinos help to ease the property tax burden for homeowners. The Pennsylvania Lottery funds senior citizen programs, including prescription drug coverage and reduced-fare and free bus service. And taverns can now pay a hefty license fee to offer small games of chance.
In trying to plug a looming budget gap of more than $1 billion, state lawmakers shouldn’t bet on one proposal that may seem tempting — the legalization of Internet gambling in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is facing a “growing” $532.5 million budget deficit, The Morning Call reported on Wednesday, and some politicians and some casino moguls see Internet gambling as a way to “help plug” it. A legislative study, it was reported, said revenue from a tax on the profits of online gambling could run $63 million in the […]
Before California legalizes online poker – the largest expansion of gambling in the history of our state – some fundamental questions need to be answered.
