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My colleague Prof. Joseph Kelly discussing the recent lawsuit by a California Gambler against the Downtown Grand AirTalk | 89.3 KPCC

The recent lawsuit by Californian Mark Johnston against the Downtown Grand Las Vegas, illustrates the lengths some people will go towards dishonoring gambling debts. While all the facts of the case have not yet been made apparent, drunkenness  is not a defense in Nevada to incurring gambling debts. Please click the link below and then […]

Mississippi Fails To Approve Legalized Online Gambling Bill

On Tuesday last week, the Mississippi legislature decided to strike down a proposed bill entitled “The Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2014”.  Mississippi was one of the states that had been touted in a recent news piece as prospective states that were looking to pass online gambling laws in 2014. As I had mentioned […]

10 states eye Internet gambling bills- Really??

According to a recent report being propagated by the pro-online gambling forces (Caesars, MGM, AGA, etc…) there are 10 states: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, that are looking at passing online gambling bills (or expanded bills). What’s interesting to note is that two of the ten listed include […]

BREAKING NEWS: Wynn joins Adelson crusade against web gaming | Ralston Reports

It looks like the anti-online gambling forces just got a major boost this week as Stephen A. Wynn, Chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, has decided to throw his weight behind Sheldon Adelson and his position against the proliferation of online gambling in the US. Just as I have been saying for quite some time […]

Two Casino Behemoths Are About to Slug it Out Over Online Gambling

In the battle between good vs evil there can only be one victor. While this is a tad melodramatic, the truth is that Adelson and LVS have taken the moral high-ground in the anti-online gambling debate. According to Adelson,  the proliferation of online gambling in the US will lead to the corruption of youth and […]