The new 115th Congress wasted little time introducing legislation that could shape sports gambling and daily fantasy sports. The new law -- introduced Jan. 3 by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) -- defines "chance" and includes special tax treatment for gaming operators, a group that may include Nevada sportsbooks and daily fantasy companies.
Read More . . .Florida legislators have long fought efforts to expand gambling. But apparently, their steadfast morals vanish when it comes to daily fantasy sports websites such as the controversial FanDuel and DraftKings.
Read More . . .Jay Costa, a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, promises to introduce a gambling bill soon that will be the basis for the State regulating online casinos.
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In the wake of 10 attorney generals letters to Vice-President elect Mike Pence, Hartley examines the concerns of the Restoration of America's Wire Act.
Read More . . .Many on the left have taken Donald Trump's surprise victory poorly, responding with considerable hand-wringing and emotional outbursts. Instead of simply focusing on the many evils that they anticipate will take place under President Trump, they would do well to look in the mirror and recognize that there would be far less cause for concern had they not spent the past eight years cheering on the expansion of executive power under President Barack Obama.
Read More . . .The US Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed at least three Nevada entity wagering funds and demanded information about their advertising and marketing practices, the identity of their investors, and their correspondences with business partners, regulators and other officials.
Read More . . .Billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn must be popping his celebratory champagne right now after Massachusetts voters thumbed down a ballot question allowing another slots parlor in the state.
Read More . . .New Jersey voters will decide Tuesday whether to allow casinos outside Atlantic City for the first time in the state's 38-year history of legalized gambling.
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Donald Trump isn't going to simply give in to other GOP members' desires on issues that he disagrees with and that includes online gambling.
Read More . . .U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey announced on Friday that his congressional committee plans to review the federal sports betting laws and introduce new legislation to cover daily fantasy sports.
Read More . . .A congressional committee is reviewing federal gambling laws, including the 24-year-old prohibition on sports betting, and plans to introduce comprehensive legislation that also will address daily fantasy sports and other forms of gaming.
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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern spoke at the recent G2E convention in Las Vegas and stopped in with our own FairwayJay.
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