Tag: Legislation

04/19/23 8:45 PM

Anti-smoking group buys Atlantic City billboard

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Americans for Nonsmokers Rights is taking its mission to the highway – literally. The nonsmoking advocacy group recently purchased a... more
04/06/23 4:09 PM

South Carolina: Horse gambling beats long odds; passes House

  • Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It seemed like quite the longshot when this year started — a bill to expand gambling in conservative South Carolina... more
03/30/23 9:21 PM

Sports betting bill wins final OK from Kentucky lawmakers, heads to governor

  • Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky won final legislative approval Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in... more
03/29/23 9:29 PM

Sports wagering gets full OK from North Carolina House, heads to Senate

  • Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation authorizing sports gambling in North Carolina received final approval in the House on Wednesday and now... more
03/29/23 5:58 PM

IGA Tradeshow: Momentum for Texas gaming stalled, but inevitable

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
The momentum for creating casino gaming in Texas has stalled for now, but a tribal leader and gaming lawyers said it’s inevitable that it... more
03/28/23 8:25 PM

Revived North Carolina sports wagering bill wins big House vote

  • Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sports gambling in North Carolina soared over a major hurdle on Tuesday as the House voted for legislation to permit,... more
03/25/23 1:04 PM

Legislative prospects gloomy for expansion of online betting in the U.S.: analyst

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
In the course of a Friday investor note on DraftKings, igaming, and online sports betting (OSB), Deutsche Bank senior analyst Carlo... more
03/22/23 1:44 PM

Sports-betting exec Joe Asher named to chair board of Washington, D.C., think tank

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Las Vegas resident Joe Asher, president of sports betting for IGT and gaming-industry Hall of Famer, has another honor to add to this... more
03/21/23 8:15 PM

Sports wagering getting second chance in North Carolina House

  • Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A second-chance effort this year to authorize sports wagering across North Carolina took off on Tuesday with its... more
03/14/23 6:47 PM

Proposal to ban slot-like skill game machines passes Kentucky legislature, sent to governor

  • Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate voted Tuesday to ban devices resembling slot machines that have proliferated in stores across the... more