Jackpocket Casino Launches In New Jersey
A new online casino is coming to New Jersey. Online lottery courier service Jackpocket has announced it has secured market access in the Garden State through a skin agreement with Caesars Entertainment.
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Should Gambling Be Marketed As Entertainment?
Marketing gambling as entertainment is a drum I have been banging for quite some time. That said, I’ve never been able to plainly explain my thoughts on the subject, despite spending several years mulling it over. After writing a column dissecting Jason Robins’ statements about what kind of customer DraftKings Sportsbook is interested in attracting,…
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DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Controversial Comments
A comment by DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has the gambling sphere in a tizzy. “This is an entertainment activity,” Robins said during the investor-focused Canaccord Genuity digital conference. “People who are doing this for profit are not the players we want.” And with that, cue the torches and pitchforks.
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IGT Files Suit Asking The DOJ To Clarify Its Position On The Wire Act
The 1961 Wire Act is back in the news after the lottery and online gambling provider, IGT, announced it is suing the Department of Justice and Attorney General Merrick Garland. The 18-page complaint seeks a declaratory judgment on the Wire Act, noting the court ruling from earlier this year only applies to New Hampshire.
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Which Causes More Gambling Harm? Pace Of Play Or Illusion Of Skill
Gambling Twitter ended last week with a pithy but also interesting debate about gambling harm. Specifically, a comparison of the harm caused by sports betting vis-à-vis online casino games. Both products produce social harm, but is it equal?
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End Of An Era: World Series of Poker Has A New Home
After a 35-year run at Binion’s Horseshoe, the World Series of Poker called the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino home since 2005. The storied poker tournament will have a new home in 2022. Actually, it will have two new homes, as Caesars Entertainment announced the 2022 series would take place at two of its Strip…
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A New Bill Would Amend The Wire Act, But Not In The Way You Think
As he did in the last session, Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA) has introduced legislation, The Greyhound Protection Act of 2021, that would amend the 1961 Wire Act to prohibit greyhound racing.
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Is Online Gambling Having An Impact On Land Based Casinos?
Over the last five years, US residents have seen a steady stream of new legal online gambling options. The current increase in gambling options rivals the casino boom of the early and mid-1990s. From 1978 to that time, customers had two choices, Atlantic City or Las Vegas. By 1993 the number of states with legal…
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NFL Slot Machines Signal The End Of The League’s Anti-Gambling Stance
After years of handcuffing players with a zero-tolerance policy for gambling and speaking out against the ills of sports betting, the NFL appears to be fully embracing not only sports betting but gambling in general.
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The Fix Is In? Gambling Twitter Debates Referee Errors
It’s inevitable. Every season, there is a string of bad calls that significantly impact the outcome of sporting events. It’s also unavoidable that these blown calls send sports fans (and sports bettors) into a tizzy.
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