Could online gambling benefit from the Coronavirus? Most major casinos have been shut down as the world battles the pandemic. However, as more and more states lose gambling revenue, there is an increasing interest for internet casinos, poker and sports betting! Hello friends! And welcome to the shelter-in-place edition of This Week in Gambling! Las Vegas is closed. Atlantic City is closed. Monaco and Macau are closed. In fact, at this point I don’t even think you can buy a damn lottery ticket at the 7-eleven! However, just because the world has come to a screeching halt because of a…

Will it take a pandemic to legalize US online gambling? Last week Las Vegas shut down. Every casino shut their doors. And not just in Nevada, but all across America. Casinos are closed for business. There is an obvious benefit here for online casinos, poker rooms and sports books, but so many of those are offshore. Only a few states have regulated internet betting, but an industry trade group thinks the global virus scare could change that. iDevelopment & Economic Association is now pushing states to allow online casino games to replace their disappearing revenue. This includes exploring how governors…

Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine we would see Las Vegas shut down… and yet, here we are! The Governor of Nevada ordered all casinos in the Silver State to shutter their operations by 11:59pm on March 17. The restrictions will remain in place for at least 30 days and will be enforced by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The order comes amid concerns over the spread of the novel Coronavirus, and as part of a nation wide effort to slow it’s spread. All casinos across the state required to shut down gaming devices, machines, tables, games and…

What an interesting week of gambling news! First, the Coronavirus pandemic has affected the global economy, and naturally casinos have been hit hard. Also, an update on the Department of Justice Wire Act case, as New Jersey has now joined the fight! So this is how we die! With dirty butts, fighting over the last squirt of hand sanitizer! And here’s what’s happening This Week in Gambling! Hello friends! The apocalypse is upon us! I just didn’t think it would come down to a war over toilet paper. The corona virus is sweeping the planet disrupting everything in its path,…