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    • Online Gambling Revenues Fall Short

    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 […]

    The richest man in Vegas has declared war on internet gamblers

    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 […]

    New Jersey Online Gambling Revenues Fall in May

    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.

    Internet Gaming: Has the Train Left the Station?

    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 […]

    New Jersey’s Internet gambling revenue falls again in May; industry struggling after 6 months

    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.

    NACS Goes on the Offense on Gaming

    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 […]

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