This week New Jersey’s internet gambling bill, S1565, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. According to news reports the vote was 11-0 in favor of the bill. State Senator Paul Sarlo abstained from voting. The bill will now head to the Senate floor for a full vote. The final vote is expected in about [...]
In a very rare case of politicians actually listening to voters the New York State Assembly may approve off reservation casino style gambling sometime this year. A Quinnipiac University poll taken last September showed that 56% of all of those polled support the construction of casinos away from Indian reservations. Currently Native American casinos have [...]
At the most recent meeting of Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority the document that sets the framework for the gambling Mecca’s newly created tourism district was unanimously approved. Atlantic City has experienced a drop in the number of visitors partially because of competition from newly opened casinos in Pennsylvania. The board voted 14-0 in [...]
Gambling in the United States has a long and colorful history. Humans have gambled since prehistoric times and dice have been found in several Roman ruins. Native Americans still play the ancient ‘stick game’ at Pow wows. Gambling played an important role in colonial America. The first settlement at Jamestown was partially funded by lotteries [...]
It’s official; Monday night New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill that makes it legal to bet on sporting events and horse racing. Once the bill is signed by Governor Christie the state faces a federal court battle to try and overturn a law that bans sports betting in all but four states. The New Jersey [...]
If New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak has his way the state will be a leader in the internet gambling industry. Lesniak plans to get a bill through the New Jersey state legislature that will legalize internet gambling for the state’s residents. Lesniak hopes to have a bill on Governor Christie’s desk by next week. [...]
Gambling is big business in the United States. As everyone knows the two gambling hotspots in the United States are Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Because of the amounts of cash that are regularly exchanged at casinos the Internal Revenue Service requires casinos to keep track of winnings and make sure the appropriate taxes are [...]
The casino industry in the United States is making a hard push towards the passage of federal online gambling legislation. Online gambling has been illegal in the United States since 2006 when the ill advised Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed. While the act does not ban gambling it prohibits banks, credit card companies [...]
Today slot machine manufacturers claim that their new games cannot be hacked or tampered with in any way. Modern computerized slot machines are no longer easy targets for those trying to cheat the casinos. Over the years cheaters have used a variety of methods to cheat slots. When slot machines were mechanical cheating was relatively [...]
A panel of experts in Atlantic City said that the future of the gambling industry is online. The internet has had a profound effect on the way people shop, read news, view entertainment and gamble. In the med 90’s the first poker sites appeared and were an instant hit with gamblers. During the late 90’s [...]
