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MGM Approved For $850 Million Purchase Of Yonkers, New York Casino
MGM Resorts International has closed its deal to purchase the Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York. MGM is paying $850 million for the property, which includes the building itself and nearly 100 acres of land. The land represents additional areas that MGM could develop or expand the existing property....
Could A New Jersey Poker Site Possibly Close In 2019?
Online poker sites in New Jersey just endured their very worst year for revenue in 2018. So, given the lack of activity in the market, it is possible that one...
Pennsylvania And New Jersey Call DOJ Out On Its Wire Act BS
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal sent a letter to the Department of Justice regarding the new DOJ opinion on the Wire Act....
Nevada Poker Revenue For 2018 Proves Less Is More For Number Of Tables
The constant announcement of poker‘s death seems to be a bit premature, at least in Nevada. Nevada poker rooms generated just over $120 million in 2018. That figure is the...
Negreanu Tweet About Manners Sparks Controversy, For Some Reason
Years from now, we will look back on Jan. 21 as the day the poker world decided that debating rake, jackpot games and big blind ante simply wasn’t enough. On...
Rough 2018 For NJ Online Poker May Cause Online Poker In PA To Hesitate
New Jersey‘s online poker market just struggled through its worst year in history. The dearth of action may give operators in Pennsylvania pause about launching online poker in PA. Pokerfuse...
Some WSOP Changes To 2019 Events Are Better Than Others
The World Series of Poker unveiled more of its 2019 schedule this week and introduced some changes to its format. WSOP brass claims these changes will improve the overall experience for...
The Week After The DOJ Wire Act Opinion Reversal: Chaos Still Reigns
On Jan. 14, the Office of Legal Counsel (DOLC) at the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a revised opinion on the applicability of the Wire Act. This apparently innocuous act...
PA Online Poker Will Still Be A Thing, Even If It’s Smaller
The Department of Justice has managed to throw the entire gaming industry into turmoil with a single opinion. In the wake of all this commotion, here’s how Pennsylvania online poker...
Here’s Why Wind Creek Should Be Pissed At Sands Bethlehem’s Sheldon Adelson
A Wall Street Journal story last week lays the blame for the new Department of Justice opinion on the Wire Act squarely on Sheldon Adelson’s shoulders. The article revealed that the new,...
