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Will U.K. White Paper's Online Slot Limits Scare U.S. Operators?

While politicians in the United States fall all over themselves in an attempt to limit sports betting American Gaming Association and the newly formed Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising have been scrambling to contain the fire. Meanwhile, over in the United Kingdom, the much-anticipated white paper on gambling was released last…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 May 2023

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Operators Starting To Grow Their In-House Casino Games

Right now, only six states allow legal online casino gambling: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Delaware. Clearly, there is plenty of room for the industry to grow, and it's not exactly a trade secret to note America's sportsbooks and casino operators are looking to a future where more and more states legalize…

Games ・ 18 April 2023

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Report Shows Casino Lobbyists Wrote Bill Banning Unregulated Machines

Casino lobbyists played a key role in drafting a 2019 bill that would have made unregulated "games of skill" explicitly illegal in Pennsylvania, according an in-depth report by Spotlight PA this week. The bill never received consideration, though discussion about the skill games issue continues into the current legislative session in…

Law ・ 13 April 2022

The Express

Ties revealed between lawmaker, casino lobbyists

HARRISBURG - In the spring of 2019, State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson hosted a news conference in the state Capitol to announce legislation banning thousands of unregulated gaming machines that have popped up in gas stations, convenience stores, bars, social clubs, and other establishments across Pennsylvania. The slot-like machines, called skill games,…

Law ・ 12 April 2022

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Altoona Mirror

Emails reveal casino influence in skill games bill

HARRISBURG - In the spring of 2019, State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson hosted a news conference in the state Capitol to announce legislation banning thousands of unregulated gaming machines that have popped up in gas stations, convenience stores, bars, social clubs, and other establishments across Pennsylvania. The slot-like machines, called skill games,…

Covid ・ 12 April 2022

WHYY

Pa. lawmaker worked with casino lobbyists to author gambling bill

Emails to and from the legislature are normally shielded from public scrutiny, as lawmakers exempted themselves from having to reveal electronic communications when they revamped the state's public records law in the 2000s. Emails between Tomlinson's office and Parx Casino's lobbyists were unearthed as part of a little-publicized federal lawsuit by…

Law ・ 11 April 2022

WITF

Pennsylvania state senator introduced gambling bill written by casino lobbyists, emails show

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. (Harrisburg) - In the spring of 2019, state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson hosted a news conference in the state Capitol to announce legislation banning thousands…

Law ・ 11 April 2022

Review Journal

YouTube influencer Brian Christopher slot area taking off at Plaza

When slot machine YouTuber Brian Christopher told Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel that he should launch his own slot room at the Plaza, he didn't think the suggestion would be taken seriously. The social media influencer bounced the idea while recording an episode of the Plaza's podcast, "On the Corner of Main Street," with Jossel in September. Turns…

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