Florida Loses Out On Thousands Of Jobs With Gambling Law Dead

Florida's unemployed took a hit to their future prospects on Friday when a gambling expansion bill was withdrawn by its sponsor in the state Legislature. more

New Nickname Needed For Nine WSOP Final Table Participants

Over the past few years, the players lucky enough to reach the final table at the World Series of Poker main event were affectionately known as the November Nine. With the tourney ending in October in 2012, a new nickname is needed. more

Seminoles Kick Off Grand Opening Party For Casino Expansion

The Seminole Coconut Creek Casino was once a small facility with a couple hundred slot machines, but this week, the Seminoles have held grand opening parties related to the tribe's $150 million expansion of the gaming facility. more

Fertitta Becomes Latest Gaming Company To File For Online License

The Fertitta family has become synonymous with casino gambling in the US, and on Thursday, Fertitta Interactive LLC showed that they intent on being part of the online poker revolution. more

Bettors Not Seeing Much Fluctuation In Super Bowl Line

Bettors have grown accustomed to quickly changing betting lines during the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, but this year, the line between the Patriots and Giants has remained stagnant. more

Ohio Gaming Regulators Establish Initial Rules For Casinos

The Ohio gaming industry now has their first handbook on what they can, and cannot, do. Regulators released the first version of the rules on Thursday, and casinos may have to hire consultants to understand the full scope. more

No Online Gambling In Connecticut Says Senator McKinney

Ignoring all of the signs that point to regulated online gambling throughout the US, Connecticut Senate Minority leader John McKinney said on Wednesday that online gambling would not make its way to Connecticut. more

Macau Casino Revenue Rises Again In January

Macau casino revenue is expected to level off at some point this year, but that has not been the case in early 2012. In January, revenue at Macau casinos was up 35% from the same period last year. more

Online Gambling Regulations Going Backwards In DC

Washington DC was the first jurisdiction to pass online gambling regulation laws, but with a move coming Wednesday to repeal that law, DC now looks like they will have to start over in their attempt for regulated online casinos. more

Washington DC Targeting Casual Gamblers With Online Casinos

Washington DC is on pace to become the first jurisdiction in the US to offer regulated online casino gambling. The DC Lottery is targeting casual, not professional, gamblers. more

HBO Chronicles Gambling With New Horse Racing Series 'Luck'

HBO has gone into the underground world of sports betting during several of their most popular series' over the years. On Sunday, "Luck" will become the cable networks latest gambling endeavor. more

Adelson Lobbying For Gambling Expansion In Florida Through Gingrich

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson has found a way to lobby for casino resorts in Florida without stepping foot in Tallahassee. The gaming tycoon has pumped $10 million into the campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. more

Iowa Senator Suggests Online Gambling Bust Hurting Local Economy

Iowa Senator Jeff Danielson has suggested that the indictment of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker last April has led to a further economical problem for both his own state, and the entire nation. more

Mississippi Casino Revenue Drops To Lowest Point Since 1998

The Mississippi casino industry received bad news again this week when the Department of Revenue showed that gaming revenue at state casinos dropped for the fourth straight year. more

Connecticut Lawmakers Aim To Please Everyone With Online Gambling

Connecticut lawmakers are moving quickly towards regulating online gambling in the state, but the legislators understand that in order to win approval, the bill will have to be crafted with many different groups in mind. more

Early Super Bowl Betting Odds: Patriots Favored Again Over Giants

The New England Patriots and New York Giants have traveled this road before. The betting odds for the Super Bowl were released shortly after the Giants beat San Francisco Sunday, and again the Patriots are favored over the Giants. more

Police Help Anti-Casino Groups In With Prostitution Bust

Authorities in Pennsylvania showed evidence this weekend that anti-casino groups were correct back in 2009 when they predicted a new casino would bring increased prostitution. On Friday, five women were charged at Sands in Bethlehem. more

Cuomo Begins Process Of Legalizing Casino Gambling In New York

Governor Andrew Cuomo began the process today of legalizing casino gambling in New York. The process, according to Cuomo's plan, would play out over the next two years. more

Zynga Gives Strongest Endorsement Yet For Online Gambling

Zynga has produced some of the most popular games currently available on the Facebook platform, and now the company has declared its desire to enter the world of online gambling. more

Ultimate Bet Payouts Questioned In Online Poker Cheat Scandal

Poker players who were the victims of the worst cheating scheme in online poker history have filed a lawsuit against the parent company of Ultimate Bet, the site on which the cheating scandal took place. more