Tag: Editorial
EDITORIAL: Pregnant, scared, and forced to breathe poison in Atlantic City casino
She is 4½ months pregnant, and after losing three other pregnancies, this should be a blessed, magical time in her life. Instead, she is... more
EDITORIAL: Time for a public health response to gambling
Today , we publish the Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling—an inquiry and response to a neglected, understudied, and expanding... more
EDITORIAL: Legal gambling in Illinois continues to be a growing business
A lot of people aren’t happy about it, but there’s no question that legal gambling in Illinois is a big and booming business. A report... more
EDITORIAL: Does betting on elections hedge political risk — or create more of it?
Want to bet which party wins the House and Senate on Nov. 5? You can now lay money on that question legally, thanks to an unfortunate... more
EDITORIAL: Windsor, California, is the wrong spot for Koi casino
When California voters decided the fate of casino gambling almost a quarter-century ago, supporters of Proposition 1A offered assurances... more
EDITORIAL: Jake’s 58 Casino needs to play by New York’s rules
As long as Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. owns and manages Jake’s 58 casino in Islandia, the authority must follow the... more
EDITORIAL: Sports betting ads are out of control. For solutions, look overseas.
The Paris Olympics are well underway, which means sportsbooks are calculating and offering odds, or “over-unders,” for everything from... more
EDITORIAL: Is the potential Cedar Rapids, Iowa, casino worth the gamble?
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) and the Linn County Gaming Association (LCGA) recently announced they will jointly reapply for a... more
EDITORIAL: Cedar Rapids casino backers try again
Cedar Rapids investors are preparing a third attempt to win a casino license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, which would allow... more
EDITORIAL: Move ahead on proposal for hearings on Bally’s troubled Chicago casino deal
The Bally’s Corp.’s ability to build that big $1.7 billion casino in the River West community seems less and less like a sure thing... more