California Online Poker and Sports Betting Status

California online poker is still on hold… and it has been for quite some time. In this week’s gambling news video we take look at some of the core issues holding it back. This includes the ongoing legal battles, technical grey areas and disagreements between Tribal gaming interests and state cardrooms. Also, gambling headlines from Illinois and Michigan . Hello players! Happy Independence Day to everyone. Summer is finally here, things are heating up in the gaming industry, and fireworks are going off in California… again. Which is this week’s big story. California online poker has been a point of…

The Congressional Threat to the DOJ Wire Act Plans

Despite the decision of a Federal Judge, the DOJ Wire Act plans are still moving forward. They look to enforce their opinion that the Act applies to online gambling and poker… but now some Congressmen are threatening the Justice Department ability to act upon those plans. We also have stories about sports betting in Maine, the failure of mobile betting in New York and the status of betting on sports in Colorado.     Hello friends and This Week in Gambling, I’m J Todd. You know the online gambling industry has been fighting with the US government for years… more…

DOJ Still Plans Online Gambling Wire Act Enforcement

The US Department of Justice lost their court case against the state of New Hampshire over the the Wire Act. However, they are still moving forward with plans to enforce their interpretation of the online gambling Wire Act interpretation. Meanwhile, New Hampshire has passed a sports betting bill which contains some interesting language that could disrupt enforcement of the Wire Act even further. Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling. I’m J Todd. You know, every now and again something happens in our industry that is quite surreal. And when it does I get to report it! Which…

DOJ Loses Online Gambling Wire Act Case!

  New Hampshire has prevailed in its online gambling Wire Act case against the U.S. Department of Justice! What does this mean for the future of online gambling, poker and betting on sports? Plus, industry news from Apple that will affect mobile gaming, sports betting news from Oregon, and breaking news from New York! Hello friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling. We have huge huge news to talk about so let’s get right into it with this week’s big story! On our show from January 22nd of this year I told you all that the US Department of…

Sports Betting Bills Across America

This week we look more in-depth at sports betting bills across several states, including Illinois, which just approved a massive gambling expansion bill that includes the regulation of wagering on sporting events. We also have updates for Tennessee and Pennsylvania sports betting.We also welcome to lovely showgirls from Carly’s Angels.   Howdy friends! J Todd here, back from Vegas, back in my studio, and back to deliver gaming headlines! So let’s get this party started with this week’s big story… several stories, actually. As more and more states pass sports betting bills in this country, the whole process has become…

Gambling News from The Strip & The D Casino!

We report this week’s gambling news from the Las Vegas Strip, plus interview the CEO and Owner of The D Casino and the Golden Gate, Derek Stevens! We also have headlines stories from PartyPoker and DraftKings.   Hello friends and welcome again to This Week in Gambling. I’m Jay Todd out here on the Vegas Strip. We’re gonna do things a little bit differently today as we’re shooting live as opposed to in my studio with that great green screen in back of me… so everything you see going on in back? That’s real! So I’m not responsible for any…