Recently MGM launched a campaign called, “Let NY Play!” New York would like to be one of the next states to be allowed to legally supply online gambling. Starting back in September this campaign was mainly pushed via social media giants Facebook and Twitter. “The group first appeared in early September on Facebook, and late …
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The Gambling Licensing and Advertising Act was set to commence in the UK on October 1st, but the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has had to delay legislation due to an accusation from the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Commission (GBGC). Gibraltar is challenging the UKGC, claiming that the new legislation is not being put in place …
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All right, license and registration please. Ok, there was nobody pulled over, but New Jersey wants to pull their gamblers away from unlicensed sites. Apparently, it is starting to work because, according to new polling data from Commercial Intelligence, fewer New Jersey online gamblers are frequenting those sites. In a follow-up survey conducted in January …
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While some states are considering ways to implement regulated online gambling, other states firmly oppose the addition regardless of its potential tax revenues. In a recent article on PokerUpdate, survey results were shared for “likely voters” in South Carolina. South Carolina is a conservative state, so the comparably conservative findings were not a surprise. Nonetheless, …
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While there are censorship laws that restrict what type of commercial advertising can be aired when it comes to live or online gambling, U.K. TV broadcaster Channel 5 was recently allowed an exception to traditional censorship, Gaming Intelligence reports. Reality TV show “My Spiral into Debt Hell” features individuals who are experiencing extreme problems with …
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The Nevada Gaming Commission will soon have a new chairman. The current Chairman Peter Bernhard, who has led the body for 13 years, plans to resign today in Las Vegas, having served longer than any previous chairman. “Las Vegas physician Tony Alamo Jr., a member of the commission since 2008, was named chairman by Gov. …
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While creative online marketing is allowed in just about every industry in the UK, it is frowned upon within the gambling industry. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has provided Irish-based online gambling site Paddy Power with many warnings about their methods of advertising. They have even gone as far as to ban some of …
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With Delaware, New Jersey, and Nevada firmly entrenched among the early state adopters of legalized online gambling, the big question remains which state will be next to join the party? The answer, most industry watchers believe, lies out West. While many states are at least weighing the pros and cons of the revenue they can …
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Online gaming firms and casino marketers may not want to get their hopes up about Texas. As it turns out, everything is bigger in Texas – including opposition to real-money online and mobile gambling. Unlike other U.S. governors and state legislatures, where the issue of online gambling appears to be winning more favor, Governor Rick …
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Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey are all seeing a significant increase in their gambling revenue made possible by the addition of online gambling. The additional revenue that online gambling has the potential to generate has many states such as California and Illinois weighing the pros and cons. But many believe that Pennsylvania may be next. …
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