The Rumor Mill

From the Rumor Mill: Sheldon Adelson may be considering supporting a new party 0
- The Rumor Mill
- March 24, 2017
Itâ€™s well known that Sheldon Adelson has made it his mandate to pass the Restoration of Americaâ€™s Wire Act (RAWA) which would change the 2011 Dpartment of Justice (DoJ) opinion that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting, thereby making all forms of online gambling illegal. Adelson has poured a ton of money into
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Trump may be preparing to approve RAWA 1
- The Rumor Mill
- November 29, 2016
Prior to running for president, Donald Trump made it clear that he was in favor of online gambling, but a recent rumor has surfaced that he may instead allow the passage of RAWA.
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Bodog may be preparing to return to Costa Rica 1
- The Rumor Mill
- July 7, 2016
Bodog has come a long way since its inception and has truly become a worldwide brand. Bodog started out in Costa Rica as a small gambling site (a combination of a couple of other lesser known names â€“ The Big Book, Grand Prix and eSportz) but moved its main headquarters to Antigua in 2006 after
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New York set to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports 2
- The Rumor Mill
- March 28, 2016
In the last several monthsâ€™ daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites have had a tumultuous time with a few states that indicated they will be passing laws to make DFS explicitly illegal in their jurisdictions because the Attorney Generals in those states believe DFS violates anti-gambling law. Chief among those states is New York where AG
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Are sports leagues behind the federal appeals courtâ€™s decision to reconsider sports betting law?0
- The Rumor Mill
- October 27, 2015
Earlier this month the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed to reconsider its decision to disallow New Jersey to permit betting on sporting events. In August, the Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld a lower court ruling which stated that allowing race tracks and casinos to offer sports betting violated PASPA. But, in
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A Donald Trump presidency will be good for American gamblers 0
- The Rumor Mill
- July 29, 2015
When Donald Trump announced he planned to run for President of the United States, most people were just laughing at the prospect. After all, how can this egotistical billionaire who is best known for a reality TV show really stand a chance at becoming the leader of the most powerful nation on earth? Those laughs
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