June 27, 2017 By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up New Jersey’s bid to allow sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, a case that could lead other states to seek a share of the lucrative market. The justices will review a lower court ruling against the state, which […]
June 27, 2017 By Richard N. Velotta The U.S. Supreme Court surprised legal experts and the gaming industry on Tuesday, agreeing to review a lower-court ruling that blocks New Jersey from allowing sports wagering at its casinos and racetracks. Justices next fall will likely take up the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that […]
June 27, 2017 By Dan Wetzel So is America finally going to have legalized sports wagering – a book on every street block taking NFL action, just like in Europe, or online bets done with taxable companies inside our borders? Or is this just the latest in decades of big teases? On Tuesday, the United […]
The American Gaming Association made its third stop on the American Gaming Small Business Jobs Tour at Live! Casino & Hotel in Maryland. At a roundtable, stakeholders touted gaming’s strong community impact in Anne Arundel County, MD and across the entire state. The event highlighted the 350,000 small business jobs nationwide supported by the gaming […]
June 15, 2017 By Gus Bentley A powerful coalition to end the failed experiment of the prohibition on sports betting emerged this week, commanding the support of law enforcement officials, states’ rights advocates, policymakers and industry leaders. Launched Monday, the American Sports Betting Coalition is campaigning to end one of the most ineffective and counterproductive […]
June 13, 2017 By Jonathan D. Salant WASHINGTON — Casino industry officials on Monday launched a new campaign to legalize sports betting, something New Jersey has been trying to get for years. They’re behind the new American Sports Betting Coalition, which is trying to get Congress to repeal a 1992 law that allows such wagering in only four states: Nevada, Delaware, […]
June 13, 2017 By Kate Ackley The American Gaming Association is making a wager that a new coalition will convince Congress to repeal a 1992 law that bans most states from allowing sports betting. The association, which represents the casino industry, will launch the American Sports Betting Coalition on Monday with members that include law […]
Washington, DC – Riding a wave of unprecedented support for legalized sports betting, the American Sports Betting Coalition (ASBC) today launched a campaign to end the 25-year-old failing federal ban known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). PASPA prohibits sports betting outside Nevada. According to new research by Oxford Economics, legalizing sports […]
June 12, 2017 By Regina Garcia Cano LAS VEGAS (AP) – The casino industry’s largest lobbying group in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts to repeal a 25-year-old federal law that bans sports betting in most states. The American Gaming Association on Monday announced the creation of a coalition involving organizations of attorneys general […]