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Sports betting is getting most of the recent gambling-oriented news reporting because the US might be legalizing it soon. The second most popular news item as it relates to …
New York State Enters Online Sports Betting Movement
A New York Republican State Senator, John Bonacic, has just introduced a bill to legalize online sports betting in New York. There are two big reasons we should be …
March Madness Begins for 68 Teams and Their Fans
With all the talk about the impending Supreme Court decision about sports betting, and with the imminent start of the annual NCAA college basketball tournament, fondly known as March …
Story with no End: PASPA and Sports Betting
We are well aware that in the run-up to the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the constitutionality of PASPA, the law from 1992 that made sports betting illegal in all but …
Pulling the Wool Over the World’s Collective Eyes
Much virtual ink was spilled writing about Usain Bolt’s rumored career change from track and field to football, or as the Americans call it: soccer. The greater part of …
Support for Bingo Halls Dropping Precipitously among Older Players
We have known for many years that land based bingo halls were being threatened by the advent of bingo on dedicated bingo sites and at online casinos. Until recently, …
Can a Great Athlete in One Sport Become a Star in Another Sport at Age 31?
Usain Bolt is the most famous sprinter in Olympic history. He won eight gold medals and set numerous world records in doing so. But those medals pale in significance …
Two Major Items Indicate that Governments Take Problem Gambling Seriously
Two recent news items point to two phenomena that are catching on around the world: Integrated Resorts and getting truly serious about dealing with problem gambling. The two phenomena might …
South Korea Seeks Windfall from Gambling Activity of Guests
The latest installment in the ongoing story regarding the legality of land based and/or online casinos in different jurisdictions is the news that South Korea is gravitating to the …
Cryptocurrency Casino with a 0% House Edge
Block chain technology is a new term in economics and while most people know that it is connected to cryptocurrencies, most people don’t know how block chain works or …
Tommy Maher Honors the 58 Dead in Las Vegas Shooting
Here’s a truly good news item: A firefighter from Long Island, Tommy Maher, was able to use some of the money he won at a local casino plus money …
High End Integrated Casino Resort Opens in the Catskill Mountains
The latest salvo in the decentralization of the land based casino industry and in the competition between land based casinos and online casinos was “fired” on February 8 when …