NJ.com – So many people I know are excited about “March Madness” and this weekend’s NCAA “Final Four” in college basketball. The tournament lends itself to wagering that results in big bucks for a place like Las Vegas. I read somewhere that their hotel occupancy rates are above 90 percent when this tournament is taking place. Recently, state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, along with Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian, spoke of the benefits of having legal sports betting in New Jersey. Atlantic City could see results similar to Las Vegas, with college basketball fans from up and down the East…

iGaming Business – Gaming industry entertainment solutions provider Amaya Gaming Group has entered into an agreement to provide online gaming operator Ultimate Gaming with internet casino gaming content in the US state of New Jersey. Under the deal, the Ucasino.com online gaming website, which is operated by Ultimate Gaming and its licensed gaming partner Trump Taj Mahal Associates, will offer a selection of Amaya’s proprietary games that are available on its Casino Gaming system (CGS) platform. The range of slots, video poker and table games include shared jackpots and branded titles. HTML5 versions of popular games for mobile casinos will also be…

Casino Scam Report – Delaware and Nevada have high hopes to launch their newly approved internet gaming agreement this summer and Gov. Brain Sandoval is hoping after recent talks with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie that more states will join in on the compact. Sandoval is urging stated to join as he promises a regulatory structure along with his states capabilities to supply an infrastructure for states lacking a current platform. “I think it’s important for them to know that we’re capable of doing this. I trust the regulatory process we have. We vetted this with Delaware for several months…

iGaming Business – US distributor KGM Gaming and gaming content developer Spin Games have announced a successful launch into the New Jersey online gaming market, in accordance with a previously announced deal with land-based operator Caesars Interactive Entertainment. As reported by iGaming Business in December 2013, the two companies agreed to provide Caesars Interactive Entertainment with a remote gaming server and game titles for its online gaming operations in the US state. Under the licensing agreement, the ROC, HTML5 remote gaming server technology will be utilised along with a range of games developed in the platform. “Thanks to our team’s…

iGaming Business – Regulators in New Jersey have moved a step closer to opening the US state’s online gambling service to an international audience after a new bill was approved by the state Senate Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee. According to the Associated Press news agency, the bill would allow casino regulators to oversee foreign online gambling companies if they were to move their operations to Atlantic City. Senator Reymond Lesniak sponsored the bill and said many overseas gambling companies are keen to gain approval from New Jersey’s casino regulators. “This could help make New Jersey the leader…

The Cato Institute and the Pacific Legal Foundation this week filed an amicus brief which supports the New Jersey sports gambling appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding online sports betting. In February, Chris Christie’s administration filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, stating the federal ban on sports gambling in all but 4 states (the PAPSA law) is unconstitutional. The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank located in Washington D.C. The think tank was founded in 1974 by Charles Koch. It is considered one of the leading think tanks in the world, sitting at 6th best among American…