Voters may be able to decide if the state needs to add another casino to its market The campaign to open a casino near the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri moved one step ahead on Tuesday. The Missouri Secretary of State’s office approved language for a ballot initiative proposal asking voters to amend the
Mississippi will likely push for sports betting legalization, but not online casino The Mississippi “Mobile-Online Sports Betting Task Force” held what was potentially their final public hearing on Tuesday, with members collecting more information and obtaining a briefing from the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review. The task force’s conclusions and proposals
Alabama may consider joining the growing gambling ecosystem but will likely be more conservative Alabama’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nathaniel Leadbetter, is proposing stricter laws on gambling in the state. Speaking at a Monday morning meeting at the Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center, he touched on several topics, including the state’s recent proposed gaming bill.
The legislative push to make all Atlantic City casinos smoke-free continues Casinos in Atlantic City have been exempt from a statewide ban prohibiting smoking within public areas across the state for almost 20 years. The New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act exemption allowed casino operators to permit indoor smoking for up to 25% of their gaming
Recent corruption issues have caused Indiana lawmakers to put gambling on the back burner Indiana legislators have chosen to refrain from considering new gambling proposals in the upcoming 2024 legislative session. House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray made the announcement in response to former state legislator Sean Eberhart’s recent guilty
Petersburg, Virginia, will consider putting a casino resolution to a public vote The Petersburg City Council completed its list of legislative proposals on Tuesday night, with one of the six items seeking to bring a gambling resolution to the ballot for city voters by 2025. The list declares that Petersburg could see results similar to
Other states oppose online social casinos, but Massachusetts lawmakers won’t touch them An explosive circumstance concerning social online casinos in Michigan has recently raised concerns throughout the gaming industry. Michigan has legal online casino gaming, but Massachusetts lawmakers haven’t passed online casino legislation, and it seems that social casinos are permitted in the Bay State,
Maryland may be the next state to welcome back online poker A recent report authorized by state regulators says that Maryland online poker and casinos could generate $533.4 million in gross gaming revenue in 2026, increasing to $921.1 million in 2032. These projections could be the catalyst the state needs to approve online gaming legislation.
Malta believes Ireland is implementing gaming laws that conflict with EU laws Ireland’s efforts to reform its gambling laws have been opposed at the EU level by Malta, which says the legislation’s winning limits could violate European law. The Irish government is in the process of revising and improving national gambling legislation, with part of
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter is determined that 2024 will be the year for regulated gambling The Alabama legislature has considered gambling bills in recent years, but the chance is possibly the best it’s ever been in Montgomery to pass legislation in 2024. House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter has been pushing for legalized gambling since 2021 and
A legislative committee has advanced a bill that could force casinos to go smoke-free A House Health Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would forbid smoking inside licensed Pennsylvania casinos. However, the vote along party lines indicates the measure has a long way to go before passage. Committee Chairman Dan Frankel’s proposed Protecting Workers
The controversial topic of casino smoking once again surfaces in legislative circles The Pennsylvania House Health Committee will meet on Wednesday morning and is expected to pass legislation to require the state’s casino floors to be 100% smoke-free. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Dan Frankel (D-Allegheny), has proposed legislation to the General Assembly for the
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