Category: Legislation
Missouri Sports Betting Referendum Expected to Be Close, Poll Concludes
Missourians will likely vote for the next US president this November, and also whether they support the authorization of retail and online sports betting. Mascots of pro sports teams based in Missouri on May 2, 2024, help deliver voter signature boxes for a campaign seeking to legalize sports betting through a November 2024 ballot referendum.…
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Fairfax Casino Opponents in Virginia Urge County Supervisors to Join Campaign
Opponents of allowing a commercial casino resort in Virginia’s Tysons in the Washington, D.C., metro are hoping to attract the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to their cause. Fairfax community members opposed to efforts to bring a casino to the Virginia county hold a rally. The “No Casino Coalition” is calling on the Fairfax County…
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Brazil Lawmakers Vote in Support of Integrated Resort Casino Bill
Brazil is one step closer to becoming a host country of integrated resorts featuring casinos. Christ the Redeemer stands over Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian seaside city that could become home to two integrated casino resorts. Brazil lawmakers this week advanced a casino bill. (Image: Getty) More than two years after Bill No. 2234 —…
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Former Pennsylvania Governor Opposes Skill Gaming Tax Lower Than Slot Levy
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) says if lawmakers in Harrisburg want to create a regulatory environment for controversial grey gaming machines, they should impose a tax rate that mimics what casinos pay on their slots. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell sits in his office during a 2020 interview with the Associated Press. Rendell believes…
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Mavericks Co-Owner Patrick Dumont Has Patience for Casino-Enabling Legislation in Texas
The Dallas Mavericks lost a heartbreaking NBA championship game to the Boston Celtics on Monday, but Mavericks co-owner Patrick Dumont is still hopeful his team will win a future championship — and even score another sought-after victory — a casino resort in Texas. Patrick Dumont, pictured above is president of Las Vegas Sands and co-owner…
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Rhode Island Casino Smoking Opponents Hope to Clear the Air in 2025
Rhode Island is home to the Bally’s Corporation, which holds a monopoly on casino operations in the state. The 2024 legislative session saw the gaming firm dealt winning legislative hands before the General Assembly adjourned for the year last week. Rhode Island Rep. Teresa Tanzi in 2022 poses with casino smoking opponents in the Providence…
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New Hampshire Casino Renovation Proposal Faces Delays After Legislators Reject Bill
Legislation that would have paved the way for an expansion of New Hampshire’s historic Hampton Beach Casino died in the state legislature last week. Sal Lupoli, pictured above. He’s president and CEO of Lupoli Companies, as well as the majority owner of Hampton Beach Casino. He wants to expand the New Hampshire gaming property. (Image:…
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Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Opponents Rally at Harrisburg Capitol
Pennsylvania casino smoking opponents gathered Tuesday at the Harrisburg Capitol where they called on state lawmakers to support workers’ health by passing legislation to force the state’s 17 brick-and-mortar casinos to go smoke-free. Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Frankel rallies support for his bill to end indoor casino smoking. Members of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) …
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Rhode Island Senate Approves Raising Credit Limits at Bally’s Casinos
The Rhode Island Senate last week approved legislation to allow the state’s two commercial casinos to lend higher amounts of cash to high rollers. Bally’s Twin River Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton in Rhode Island could soon be allowed to offer high rollers larger amounts of credit after legislation advanced in the state capital last week.…
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Resorts World NY Lobbyist Looms Large in Casino Acceleration Bill
Legislation proposed last month by Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) to expedite the approval of three New York City-area casino licenses reportedly contains copy that is talking points from a lobbying firm working on behalf of Genting. New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo. A media outlet reported that he cut and pasted lobbyist language in a…
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