Using medical pot firing offense in Nevada
Smoke that medical pot like it’s your job, Nevadans. But if you’re not careful, your real job might go up in smoke. Despite the recent arms race to approve medical marijuana dispensaries in the state, the law is still clear:…
Steve Wynn bets ‘ShowStoppers’ show will wow Strip
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Steve Wynn has had his fill of Cirque du Soleil and thinks Las Vegas visitors have, too. That’s why, he said, his new show dubbed “ShowStoppers,” will be different. “We can’t just surrender to Cirque du…
Web gaming backers face bleak prospects after election, analysts say
Supporters of federal legalization of Internet gaming could be the biggest losers following the 2014 midterm elections, according to analysts. The issue is not expected to gain traction in Washington, D.C., come January, after the new Congress is seated. With…
Borgata, Pala Indians OK’d for online gambling
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey gambling regulators have approved a California Indian tribe’s request to offer Internet gambling in conjunction with Atlantic City’s top casino. The state’s Gaming Enforcement Division has authorized Pala Interactive to team with the…
Maryland casino revenue rises 30%, hits new record in October
Maryland casinos brought in $86.8 million in revenue during October, a 30 percent increase over the same month last year and a new record. Last October — before the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore came on line — the state’s casinos generated…
Expansion of gambling does not lead to more problem gamblers, study finds
By Cathy Wilde Release Date: November 5, 2014 “Our results show it is clear that U.S. residents are gambling less often.” John W. Welte, senior research scientist, Research Institute on Addictions University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – In the past…
California tribal gaming measure defeated
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed a Native American tribe near Fresno to build a Las Vegas-style casino off its reservation, a proposal portrayed by opponents as a precedent-setting referendum expanding…
Bay State voters choose to preserve fledgling casino industry
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Massachusetts voters saved the state’s fledgling casino industry Tuesday by overwhelming rejecting a ballot referendum that would have tossed a three-year-old gaming law. The question was soundly defeated with almost 60 percent of electorate voting…
Ontario to launch online gaming portal within weeks.
Ontario will soon follow in the footsteps of British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces by offering a regulated online gaming system. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. announced Tuesday that the site, dubbed PlayOLG, will launch “in the…
Mexico’s New Online Gambling Legislation Weeks Away
After months of negotiations, Mexico’s National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN) the Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD) reportedly found an agreement on the last details of the country’s upcoming new gambling legislation. Initially…