New York Senator Pursues Incremental Online Gaming Strategy with Poker-Only Legislation
In the realm of online gaming legislation, New York Senator Joseph Addabbo is recalibrating his approach. Faced with the challenge of garnering support for a comprehensive bill encompassing iGaming, online poker, and iLottery in 2023, Addabbo has pivoted to a more focused strategy with his latest proposal.
Addabbo’s earlier endeavor, SB8185 introduced in 2024, aimed to address the state’s burgeoning budget deficit by tapping into the potential of online gaming, proposing a 30% tax rate. However, encountering resistance, particularly concerning the inclusion of online casinos, Addabbo has opted for a more incremental strategy.
The senator’s latest offering, SB9226, hones in on online poker, deliberately excluding other forms of gami…
NY Officer Faces Charges of Tipping an Illegal Gambling Operation
The Department of Justice issued a statement Tuesday revealing that Thomas J. Loewke, 51, a Rochester resident, was arrested over allegations of obstructing an investigation.
Ex-cop Allegedly Tips Illegal Gambling Operation about Probe
Loewke used to be a Sergeant with the New York State Police when he was contacted by a Trooper with details regarding an upcoming raid on an illegal gambling ring. Homeland Security Investigations along with other law enforcement agencies were probing into an illegal gambling business of a website called sport700.com. Back in December 2020, a Trooper doing maintenance accessed one of the computers that belonged to officers involved in the investigati…
FanDuel Founders Escalate Lawsuit Over Sale to Flutter Entertainment
The cofounders of FanDuel are escalating their legal battle to reclaim what they assert is lost equity from the company’s 2018 acquisition by European bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair, now known as Flutter Entertainment.
In a revised lawsuit filed in New York state, cofounders Nigel Eccles, Lesley Eccles, Thomas Griffiths, Robat Jones, and Chris Stafford, joined by numerous early investors and former employees, argue that board members influenced by private equity firms KKR and Shamrock Capital managed to secure “100% of FanDuel’s equity in the new merged company” for themselves and other preferred shareholders, sidelining the original shareholders from the significant financial growth the company has experienced sinc…
New Study Proves Indoor Smoking Harms Casino Workers and Patrons
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study titled, “What happens in Vegas, stays in your lungs: an assessment of fine particulate matter in casinos that prohibit and allow smoking in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA,” which compares the air quality in the non-smoking Park MGM casino, to other casinos that permit smoking.
New Study Advocates for Complete Ban on Smoking in Casinos
The Park MGM casino has been smoke-free since reopening in September 2020, following a six-month shutdown of the Las Vegas Strip due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study released by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims to be the first of its k…
Explore Italian Street and Try Exotic Fruit in NetEnt’s Newest Release Fruit Shop Frenzy
All NetEnt efforts were fruitful, as it seems. Its newest release, Fruit Shop Frenzy, is all the fans of the company’s slots expected, and more. This is the third part of the series, which was introduced in 2011 with the Fruit Shop game, and the second Megaways version from 2013.
Explore the Italian foods:
The game transports the player to the food shop in a rustic Italian city, with all the best options displayed for the playe…