Federal Bill Aims To Remove Tribal Online Gambling Barriers

Federal Bill Aims To Remove Tribal Online Gambling Barriers

A new effort is afoot to remove barriers preventing federally recognized tribes from offering online gambling products. According to the title of the new bill, HR 4308, it seeks “to remove Federal barriers regarding the offering of mobile wager son Indian lands when the applicable State and Indian Tribe have reached an agreement.”  

Lawmakers Call For An End To Federal Sports Betting Excise Tax

Lawmakers Call For An End To Federal Sports Betting Excise Tax

With legal sports betting spreading across the country, a federal excise tax placed on legal sports wagers in the 1950s could be going by the wayside. The quarter-percent “handle tax” on legal sports wagers (and 2% on illegal wagers) was initially enacted “to facilitate the enforcement of state criminal laws against gambling.”

North Dakota Online Poker Legislation Advances

North Dakota Online Poker Legislation Advances

Editor update: The North Dakota Senate voted unanimously to fail the North Dakota online poker legislation effort described in this post. We will continue to follow future efforts to legalize online poker in ND as they develop. US online poker scored another small victory earlier this week as the North Dakota House of Representatives passed…

GGPoker Approved By Pennsylvania Regulators

GGPoker Approved By Pennsylvania Regulators

A new and somewhat surprising candidate to be Pennsylvania’s second legal online poker room has emerged, GGPoker. As first reported by PokerFuse.com, NSUS Group, Inc., the parent company of GGPoker, previously applied to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for an online gambling license. The application was approved on Wednesday, granting them an Interactive Gaming…

Online Gamblers Notice Robinhood Complaint Has A Familiar Ring

Online Gamblers Notice Robinhood Complaint Has A Familiar Ring

Another level of resonance to the apparent symbiosis between day trading and sports betting was added after financial regulators in Massachusetts alleged that Robinhood failed to protect novice investors. The 23-page complaint from the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin claimed the popular day-trading app allowed investors to take “unnecessary risks.”

FanDuel to Rebrand and Revitalize Fairmount Park Racetrack

FanDuel to Rebrand and Revitalize Fairmount Park Racetrack

On Monday, FanDuel Group announced plans to make “a multi-million-dollar” investment into Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville, Illinois. In a press release, FanDuel Group said its plans include revitalizing the track, introducing new horse racing events, constructing a retail sportsbook at the track, and rebranding the venue as FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing.

NCLGS New Leadership: Focusing On Best Practices

NCLGS New Leadership: Focusing On Best Practices

The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) will have a new president and a new focus in the not too distant future. Nevada State Sen. Keith Pickard, the incoming President of NCLGS, “is leading an effort to expand the national organization’s reputation as the primary source of best practices in gaming law and…

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