California Sports Betting Discussion

This week’s show explains the working of the new California sports betting proposal from Native American gaming interests. Tribes in the state have initiated a push for regulated the activity, and the legislature has set up a date to review the idea! Tribal gaming would like the state to legalize betting on sports, so long as the bets are placed in their casinos. We also have sports betting news from the NBA. Hello my friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling our last show before we take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. This week we find that California…

Online Gambling and the Wire Act on Appeal

The Department of Justice appeal for online gambling and the Wire Act is almost upon us! The DOJ seems to thinks that the Act criminalizes interstate internet gambling and poker! Even after a Federal Judge ruled against them! Now they are set to appeal that decision in a case that could go all the way to the Supreme Court! We also have a new interview to share, plus two new game reviews! Hello all you gorgeous people out there! J Todd here with This Week in Gambling for November 12 2019! A very important deadline for online gambling and the…

The Launch of Pennsylvania Online Poker

The long wait and guessing game is over! Pennsylvania online poker is finally here! PokerStars is officially up and running with the cooperation of the Mount Airy Casino! Plus, PartyPoker and 888 are not far behind! We also have a new gambling interview to share, plus news on Colorado sports betting. Hello players! What a time to be alive! We’ve got sports betting news from Colorado, and online poker news from Pennsylvania! And that, my friends, is this week’s big story! After years of guessing and months of waiting, PokerStars officially became the first internet poker site to go live…

Spooky Gambling News from Facebook & Harrah’s

We celebrate Halloween with scary gambling news from Harrah’s casino in Illinois! Plus, Facebook considers legal action over “brainwashing” casino customers! We also have a new game review, an update on sports betting in Washington, DC, and interview a homicidal clown! Hello friends! Happy Halloween! and welcome to This Week in Gambling, where we have spooky news from Harrah’s, and scary news from Facebook! Plus, any other contrived holiday cliche I can manage to fit into the program. Several weeks ago I shared a story with you about how one game manufacturer was adding facial recognition to some of their…

Nevada Gambling News: The Wynners & The Losers

There’s a lot of gambling news coming out of Las Vegas this week, as more Strip casinos have been sold. But the big news involves the Nevada Gaming Control Board and casino mogul Steve Wynn! We’re also covering stories from Google, MGM Resorts and Taco Bell! Howdy friends, Jay Todd back from Las Vegas and my convention, ready to bring you another edition of This Week in Gambling news! And hey, a funny thing happened while I was in Sin City! Well, several funny things actually… and that… those… are this week’s big story! Stories! First up, Wynn Resorts has…

Sports Betting, the NCAA and the Mafia!

The NCAA has been fighting sports betting for years, and now they have another reason to oppose it. A match fixing incident in New York has been tied to organized crime, according to a US District Court. Also, we have another new game review to share. You can also watch on YouTube. Hello players and thanks for joining me on another edition of This Week in Gambling, and today I’m gonna make you a show you can’t refuse, as we’re talking about sports betting, and… the Mafia! This week’s big story involves a US District Court in the state of…