The letter from Titus, D-Nev., is in response to a letter sent Nov. 21 to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein from Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., seeking an interpretation on the federal Wire Act and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
Read More . . .It’s a market that MGM Resorts International and international esports consortium Allied Esports plan to tap with their Esports Arena Las Vegas, a 33,000-square-foot gaming arena that opens March 22 at Luxor Hotel and Casino.
Read More . . .A U.S. congresswoman whose Nevada district includes the Las Vegas Strip asked the federal government Tuesday to keep internet gambling legal.
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Now that one of the first entity wagering groups has gone under in Nevada, the whole legal business model could be squashed.
Read More . . .State gaming win cracked the $1 billion barrier for the first time in a year, but the Strip showed the steepest monthly decline among 20 markets monitored in Nevada, according to the state Gaming Control Board.
Read More . . .After sports bettors put down a record-breaking $158.6 million on Super Bowl LII between the 4.5-point underdog Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots, we’re learning that the preceding 10 playoffs games did not generate quite as much action for the books as in January of the NFL season before.
Read More . . .As the dawn nears of a possible legal U.S. sports betting expansion, two big questions (among others) have emerged, separate from whether the Supreme Court of the United States will strike down the federal ban on sports wagering outside Nevada.
Read More . . .Former clients of Bettor Investments, one of the first sports betting mutual funds in Nevada, are accusing its founder of going “radio silent” and not responding to requests to return their money.
Read More . . .When the state Gaming Control Board released its statewide gaming win statistics for 2017 in late January, the headline was the 2.8 percent increase from $11.26 billion in 2016 to $11.57 billion for the 336 nonrestricted locations across Nevada.
Read More . . .Las Vegas is one of five finalists the NFL is considering to host either the 2019 or 2020 draft, a source said Thursday. The city seems likely to garner more serious contention for the latter year, given the Raiders still will be in Oakland in 2019.
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Does the “ten million-dollar bettor” really exist or purely a great Vegas publicity ploy to enhance current sports wagering momentum? Either way, it’s a win-win.
Read More . . .As early as March 5 or as late as June 29, the court will release its decision. At stake: whether the federal government can retain the right to legislate against sports wagering or if individual states can legalize sports books. The SCOTUS ruling could upend everything for the sportsbooks in Vegas.
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