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The online gambling industry is growing without a doubt and the spinoff industries are growing right along with it. As online gambling positions itself to enter the US market once again with all the ducks in a row developers of games are also lining up to supply the huge potential.
Game developers are not only looking at the US to sell new products but are also going to other emerging regulated online gambling jurisdictions. Video games developer 3G Studios headquartered in Reno Nevada USA at the heart of America’s gambling state has plans to be producing games for gambling in the very near future. 3G Studios has contracted 80 developers in India and China with expectations to grow to 200 by the end of the year dedicated to games for gambling.
Read More: Online Gambling Game Developers Ready for US Market
Game developers are not only looking at the US to sell new products but are also going to other emerging regulated online gambling jurisdictions. Video games developer 3G Studios headquartered in Reno Nevada USA at the heart of America’s gambling state has plans to be producing games for gambling in the very near future. 3G Studios has contracted 80 developers in India and China with expectations to grow to 200 by the end of the year dedicated to games for gambling.
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With some states readying to start online gambling, Native American tribal leaders are calling on the federal government to step in as it did with brick-and-mortar gambling and establish regulations that ensure tribes get a piece of the action without having their revenue taxed and their sovereignty compromised.
Four in Fremont County
Wyoming has four tribal-owned casinos, all in Fremont County. The Northern Arapaho Tribe runs the Wind River Casino on the outskirts of Riverton and a smaller operation even closer to town, while the Eastern Shoshone Tribe operates the Shoshone Rose Casino near Lander and a smaller one in Ethete, all on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Previous news reports have suggested the Wind River tribes are looking to expand gaming to Hot Springs County near Thermopolis. The Arapahos own land in that area.
Wyoming has not entered into formal discussions or legislative action on online gaming, but the state's decreasing revenues have sparked calls for a re-examination of gambling options, including a state lottery or partnership in a multi-state lottery. Some such lotteries use online technology.
Read More: Tribes want feds to start regulation of Internet gaming | The Ranger, Riverton and Lander, Wyoming Daily Newspaper
Four in Fremont County
Wyoming has four tribal-owned casinos, all in Fremont County. The Northern Arapaho Tribe runs the Wind River Casino on the outskirts of Riverton and a smaller operation even closer to town, while the Eastern Shoshone Tribe operates the Shoshone Rose Casino near Lander and a smaller one in Ethete, all on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Previous news reports have suggested the Wind River tribes are looking to expand gaming to Hot Springs County near Thermopolis. The Arapahos own land in that area.
Wyoming has not entered into formal discussions or legislative action on online gaming, but the state's decreasing revenues have sparked calls for a re-examination of gambling options, including a state lottery or partnership in a multi-state lottery. Some such lotteries use online technology.
Read More: Tribes want feds to start regulation of Internet gaming | The Ranger, Riverton and Lander, Wyoming Daily Newspaper
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Good Mornin’, Buenas Dias or as they say in the beautiful tropical scenery of Belize…Good Mawnin! The weekly recap is in full swing again as another Sunday morning is kicking off or rounding out the week, whichever you prefer and here is the latest happenings in online gambling news!
First up let’s get social, Mark Pincus, Zynga CEO lost Billionaire status as Zynga shares fell as much as $2 (40%) in after-hours trading. Pincus announced Zynga Poker’s Foray into Real-Money Gambling Set for 2013, in hopes to possibly boost stock in the social gaming giant.
The “Black Friday Eleven” were once again in the news as Brent Buckley, Absolute Poker’s former payment processor was sentenced to 14 months in prison after he admitted guilt in December to conspiring to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.
Ira Rubin receives a three year sentence as Judge Kaplan laid down the hammer, stating, “You are an unreformed con man and fraudster,” Kaplan told Rubin, calling his actions a “brazen” defiance of U.S. law. “A significant sentence is necessary to protect the community.” In April 2011 Rubin was accused of helping to illegally process payments for online poker sites AbsolutePoker-com, PokerStars-com and FullTiltPoker-com.
Read More: Real Money Online Poker, Black Friday Eleven, & Casino Bonuses | Casino Scam Report
First up let’s get social, Mark Pincus, Zynga CEO lost Billionaire status as Zynga shares fell as much as $2 (40%) in after-hours trading. Pincus announced Zynga Poker’s Foray into Real-Money Gambling Set for 2013, in hopes to possibly boost stock in the social gaming giant.
The “Black Friday Eleven” were once again in the news as Brent Buckley, Absolute Poker’s former payment processor was sentenced to 14 months in prison after he admitted guilt in December to conspiring to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.
Ira Rubin receives a three year sentence as Judge Kaplan laid down the hammer, stating, “You are an unreformed con man and fraudster,” Kaplan told Rubin, calling his actions a “brazen” defiance of U.S. law. “A significant sentence is necessary to protect the community.” In April 2011 Rubin was accused of helping to illegally process payments for online poker sites AbsolutePoker-com, PokerStars-com and FullTiltPoker-com.
Read More: Real Money Online Poker, Black Friday Eleven, & Casino Bonuses | Casino Scam Report
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Charlie Sheen says he's not insane anymore. Instead, these are good days for the "Anger Management" star, he declares, with his FX sitcom halfway through its initial 10-episode run and poised to get an order for 90 more.
Sheen told reporters Saturday that the prospect of continuing is as "exciting as hell."
With the expected pickup, FX plans to bring aboard Sheen's dad, Martin Sheen, as a recurring cast member. He will play the father of Charlie Goodson, the anger-management therapist played by his son. The veteran movie actor, who also played President Jed Bartlet on the drama series "The West Wing," is guest-starring on an episode that airs Aug. 16.
"I think that was the best episode we did," his son said.
Adding Sheen's father to the series "will give an extra dimension and make it a multigenerational family show," FX boss John Landgraf said.
The production schedule would call for filming a total of 100 episodes in just two years. This kind of cost-saving routine means no time for rehearsals, said executive producer Bruce Helford.
Read More: People & Entertainment Dad joins Sheen on new show | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
Sheen told reporters Saturday that the prospect of continuing is as "exciting as hell."
With the expected pickup, FX plans to bring aboard Sheen's dad, Martin Sheen, as a recurring cast member. He will play the father of Charlie Goodson, the anger-management therapist played by his son. The veteran movie actor, who also played President Jed Bartlet on the drama series "The West Wing," is guest-starring on an episode that airs Aug. 16.
"I think that was the best episode we did," his son said.
Adding Sheen's father to the series "will give an extra dimension and make it a multigenerational family show," FX boss John Landgraf said.
The production schedule would call for filming a total of 100 episodes in just two years. This kind of cost-saving routine means no time for rehearsals, said executive producer Bruce Helford.
Read More: People & Entertainment Dad joins Sheen on new show | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
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The Tribal Online Gaming Act (TOGA) of 2012 spells out the desires of tribal interests in regulated online gambling at the federal level.
Last week’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that debated the “Regulation of Tribal Gaming: From Brick & Mortar to the Internet” revealed that Daniel Akaka (D-HI) has drafted a proposal that outlines exactly what tribal gaming interests are hoping to receive by way of federal online gambling legislation.
Although the bill in its current form has about as much chance of passing as Full Tilt players being fully reimbursed by the end of July, the drafted proposal "is intended to further the dialogue with Tribes," said Akaka, as well as making sure that "the unique circumstances surrounding tribal sovereignty are maintained in any legislation."
Read More: Tribes Draft Online Gambling Bill
Last week’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that debated the “Regulation of Tribal Gaming: From Brick & Mortar to the Internet” revealed that Daniel Akaka (D-HI) has drafted a proposal that outlines exactly what tribal gaming interests are hoping to receive by way of federal online gambling legislation.
Although the bill in its current form has about as much chance of passing as Full Tilt players being fully reimbursed by the end of July, the drafted proposal "is intended to further the dialogue with Tribes," said Akaka, as well as making sure that "the unique circumstances surrounding tribal sovereignty are maintained in any legislation."
Read More: Tribes Draft Online Gambling Bill
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Let's start with the obvious: When it comes to the green stuff, no game company is, well, playing games. But Zynga is about to enter a whole new playing field. CEO and co-founder Mark Pincus recently announced that his social gaming giant will enter the real-money gaming (or online gambling) business outside the U.S. in 2013. In fact, Zynga already has products in the pipeline.
"What we've said, and what we have to announce today, is that we have our first products in development and that we intend to release them in markets that are regulated and open, subject to our getting licensing," Pincus said during an unfortunate analyst conference call, TechCrunch reports.
Read More: It's official: Zynga chases online gambling outside the U.S. in 2013
"What we've said, and what we have to announce today, is that we have our first products in development and that we intend to release them in markets that are regulated and open, subject to our getting licensing," Pincus said during an unfortunate analyst conference call, TechCrunch reports.
Read More: It's official: Zynga chases online gambling outside the U.S. in 2013
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Cantor Gaming, the sports wagering division of the global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, has reached out to the horse racing participants in California to develop an agreement that would make it a strong candidate for an intrastate Internet gambling website.
The company announced it has entered into an exclusive provisional agreement under which Cantor Gaming would provide Horse Racing United the technology and supporting infrastructure required for a world-class intrastate poker platform.
California does not as yet have a law permitting Internet gambling, however, a number of political leaders have indicated a willingness to propose the state take advantage of the opportunity to leverage its size and generate revenue through taxing Internet poker.
In 2001, a law was passed that granted the California horse racing industry exclusive legal rights to conduct Internet wagering on horse racing within the state. Thus, the racing industry is the only industry authorized to conduct online gaming under this law.
Read More: Cantor Gaming eyes intrastate internet gambling website :: GamingToday-com
The company announced it has entered into an exclusive provisional agreement under which Cantor Gaming would provide Horse Racing United the technology and supporting infrastructure required for a world-class intrastate poker platform.
California does not as yet have a law permitting Internet gambling, however, a number of political leaders have indicated a willingness to propose the state take advantage of the opportunity to leverage its size and generate revenue through taxing Internet poker.
In 2001, a law was passed that granted the California horse racing industry exclusive legal rights to conduct Internet wagering on horse racing within the state. Thus, the racing industry is the only industry authorized to conduct online gaming under this law.
Read More: Cantor Gaming eyes intrastate internet gambling website :: GamingToday-com
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This license will allow Shuffle Master to be a business-to-business partner with land-based casino operators in order to provide online poker games in addition to play-for-fun versions of its world-renowned proprietary table games, such as Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, and Fortune Pai Gow Poker.
"We are elated to have been granted one of the initial unrestricted interactive licenses in the United States," said Gavin Isaacs, Shuffle Master's Chief Executive Officer. "This license reinforces Shuffle Master's commitment to the online space and helps pave the way towards our goal of becoming a leading supplier of online and mobile casino gaming products. We believe the potential for online gaming is tremendous and we are very excited to have this opportunity to capitalize on the innovation, proprietary brands and experience we are known for in brick-and-mortar casinos and leverage them to service our customers' interactive needs."
Shuffle Master is developing its own state-of-the-art online content platform to offer its industry-leading proprietary table games for real-money gambling in legalized online markets and free-to-play on web sites, mobile devices and social networks.
PR Newswire (Shuffle Master is Granted Interactive Gaming License in Nevada -- LAS VEGAS, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --)
"We are elated to have been granted one of the initial unrestricted interactive licenses in the United States," said Gavin Isaacs, Shuffle Master's Chief Executive Officer. "This license reinforces Shuffle Master's commitment to the online space and helps pave the way towards our goal of becoming a leading supplier of online and mobile casino gaming products. We believe the potential for online gaming is tremendous and we are very excited to have this opportunity to capitalize on the innovation, proprietary brands and experience we are known for in brick-and-mortar casinos and leverage them to service our customers' interactive needs."
Shuffle Master is developing its own state-of-the-art online content platform to offer its industry-leading proprietary table games for real-money gambling in legalized online markets and free-to-play on web sites, mobile devices and social networks.
PR Newswire (Shuffle Master is Granted Interactive Gaming License in Nevada -- LAS VEGAS, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --)
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With no disrespect to the cast and crew of the current cinematic adaptation of science fiction author Philip K. Dick’s story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” when I’m looking for the ultimate film version of the tale, give me ‘Ahnold.’
Specifically, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the pre-governor star of the 1990 blockbuster, “Total Recall,” the tale of Dough Quaid, a man looking for the ultimate virtual vacation before ending up in a real nightmare.
Or did he? The line between reality and virutal is quickly blurred.
Read More: Blu-ray review: Total Recall: Mind-Bending Edition | Washington Times Communities
Specifically, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the pre-governor star of the 1990 blockbuster, “Total Recall,” the tale of Dough Quaid, a man looking for the ultimate virtual vacation before ending up in a real nightmare.
Or did he? The line between reality and virutal is quickly blurred.
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Apparently Premier Dalton McGuinty believes the negative social impacts associated with expanding community and online gambling across Ontario will be minimal. Otherwise, why would cabinet have approved the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s (OLG) gambling mega-plan?
The “modernization” is a six-year money grab. It aims to increase provincial revenues from gambling by a staggering 75 per cent — to an annual take of $3.1 billion.
The OLG has already sent out the main components to the private sector for bids. When implemented it will change the existing social-economic impact balance of gambling in Ontario. It will move the focus further from promoting responsible gambling to a greater preoccupation with profits.
Ontario already faces a serious gambling addiction problem.
Read More: Ontario could pay a heavy price for OLG?s gambling bonanza - thestar-com
The “modernization” is a six-year money grab. It aims to increase provincial revenues from gambling by a staggering 75 per cent — to an annual take of $3.1 billion.
The OLG has already sent out the main components to the private sector for bids. When implemented it will change the existing social-economic impact balance of gambling in Ontario. It will move the focus further from promoting responsible gambling to a greater preoccupation with profits.
Ontario already faces a serious gambling addiction problem.
Read More: Ontario could pay a heavy price for OLG?s gambling bonanza - thestar-com
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Punters can now access the best online gambling reviews, odds and tips on the move with The VIP Gambler's brand-new mobile version of the world's foremost betting concierge website.
The VIP Gambler is an independent professional and personable concierge service providing its customers with the very best online gaming entertainment experience found on the net.
The mobile version allows users access to all the services available on the site, including online poker and casino reviews, as well as the most accurate sports betting tips around.
Read more here: The VIP Gambler First To Go Mobile - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee
The VIP Gambler is an independent professional and personable concierge service providing its customers with the very best online gaming entertainment experience found on the net.
The mobile version allows users access to all the services available on the site, including online poker and casino reviews, as well as the most accurate sports betting tips around.
Read more here: The VIP Gambler First To Go Mobile - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee
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Online gambling is not legal in India—other than in Sikkim. Yet while you can’t play poker with real money, it’s possible to get into a game of rummy and walk out richer—or poorer, of course. For, according to a 1967 Supreme Court ruling, rummy is recognized as a game of skill, not of chance—therefore, it is legal to play online with stakes.
This has led to the creation of an online cards industry that Deepak Abbot, Mumbai-based head, product, Reliance Entertainment Digital (which owns Zapak-com), says has an annual revenue of well over Rs.100 crore.
In other countries, the laws vary. For example, in the US, gambling online on poker is illegal; in the UK, it requires a licence. The states here are able to frame their own gambling laws, which is why Sikkim has been able to legalize Internet gambling.
This could change quickly though. In March, the Madras high court prohibited a Chennai club from playing rummy for stakes and making a profit from this. The club has approached the Supreme Court, and a decision is expected in September. As reported in The Hindu on Sunday, the Supreme Court has given a temporary stay on the high court decision. The apex court will now take a decision on whether games of skill can be played for stakes, and if organizations may profit by offering such services, a decision which will affect the websites too.
Read More: Rummy sites could face wild discard - Home - livemint-com
This has led to the creation of an online cards industry that Deepak Abbot, Mumbai-based head, product, Reliance Entertainment Digital (which owns Zapak-com), says has an annual revenue of well over Rs.100 crore.
In other countries, the laws vary. For example, in the US, gambling online on poker is illegal; in the UK, it requires a licence. The states here are able to frame their own gambling laws, which is why Sikkim has been able to legalize Internet gambling.
This could change quickly though. In March, the Madras high court prohibited a Chennai club from playing rummy for stakes and making a profit from this. The club has approached the Supreme Court, and a decision is expected in September. As reported in The Hindu on Sunday, the Supreme Court has given a temporary stay on the high court decision. The apex court will now take a decision on whether games of skill can be played for stakes, and if organizations may profit by offering such services, a decision which will affect the websites too.
Read More: Rummy sites could face wild discard - Home - livemint-com
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UK betting giant William Hill plc has reported a strong increase in revenues in the first half of 2012, thanks in particular to the outstanding performance of its mobile gambling and betting channel.
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William Hill reported an 11 percent increase in total net revenues to £627.8 million in the first half of this year. This was partially a result of the good performance of its over-the-counter gaming machines during the six month period between January and June
However, the main reason for the good results was the strong growth of William Hill Online - the company's joint venture with online and mobile gambling software provider Playtech. The company credited its success to WHO's focus on innovation and investment, and the outstanding performance of its mobile division.
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William Hill reported an 11 percent increase in total net revenues to £627.8 million in the first half of this year. This was partially a result of the good performance of its over-the-counter gaming machines during the six month period between January and June
However, the main reason for the good results was the strong growth of William Hill Online - the company's joint venture with online and mobile gambling software provider Playtech. The company credited its success to WHO's focus on innovation and investment, and the outstanding performance of its mobile division.
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Facebook officials are investigating a claim that as much as 80% of the traffic generated from their PPC advertising are bots. If true, it could mean big trouble for the social media giant. Weigh-in on how this major claim could impact the industry. :dirol
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Snoop Dogg wants you to know that he's tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. Also, he's got a new name: Snoop Lion.
The artist said at a news conference Monday in New York that he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in February and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to."
The former gangster rapper is releasing a reggae album called "Reincarnated" in the fall. He said that in Jamaica, he connected with Bob Marley's spirit and is now "Bob Marley reincarnated."
Bob Marley's son Rohan attended the conference and gave Snoop his blessing.
"I feel like I've always been Rastafarian," Snoop said of the spiritual Jamaican movement. While there, he said, he visited a temple, was renamed Snoop Lion and was also given the Ethiopian name Berhane, meaning "light of the world."
Read More: People & Entertainment: Snoop says he's transformed | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
The artist said at a news conference Monday in New York that he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in February and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to."
The former gangster rapper is releasing a reggae album called "Reincarnated" in the fall. He said that in Jamaica, he connected with Bob Marley's spirit and is now "Bob Marley reincarnated."
Bob Marley's son Rohan attended the conference and gave Snoop his blessing.
"I feel like I've always been Rastafarian," Snoop said of the spiritual Jamaican movement. While there, he said, he visited a temple, was renamed Snoop Lion and was also given the Ethiopian name Berhane, meaning "light of the world."
Read More: People & Entertainment: Snoop says he's transformed | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
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Microsoft is in the process of killing-off its much maligned Hotmail web-based email and replacing it with Outlook-com. Outlook is the name of Microsoft's email application that's part of the Microsoft Office suite, used heavily by large enterprises.
The move is part of Microsoft's ongoing transition from a mostly desktop software company to a cloud-based services company. At its recent Office 2013 product introduction, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer repeatedly referred the upcoming version of Microsoft Office as a "service" as much as a software application.
Outlook-com will compete head-on with Google's Gmail and also have contextual ads. But unlike Gmail, Outlook-com's ads will be based on the subject lines, not the text of the emails.
For now Outlook and Hotmail will co-exist, but Microsoft reportedly plans to eventually replace Hotmail. Hotmail users can sign in at Outlook-com or users can set up a new Outlook account.
Read More: Magid on Tech: Hotmail heads to the trash bin as Outlook-com comes online - San Jose Mercury News
The move is part of Microsoft's ongoing transition from a mostly desktop software company to a cloud-based services company. At its recent Office 2013 product introduction, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer repeatedly referred the upcoming version of Microsoft Office as a "service" as much as a software application.
Outlook-com will compete head-on with Google's Gmail and also have contextual ads. But unlike Gmail, Outlook-com's ads will be based on the subject lines, not the text of the emails.
For now Outlook and Hotmail will co-exist, but Microsoft reportedly plans to eventually replace Hotmail. Hotmail users can sign in at Outlook-com or users can set up a new Outlook account.
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Each time Congress promises to consider online poker, the subject ends up getting pushed back into yet another overcrowded, end-of-the-year, lame-duck session. And each time that happens, Nevada’s gaming industry becomes increasingly nervous.
“There has to be some action,” said Tom Breitling, chairman of Ultimate Gaming, an online gaming company launched by the owners of Station Casinos. “The debate is not about the legalizing of Internet poker. It’s about the survival of the industry that is the foundation of our economy.”
There are still months to go on the congressional calendar, but the gaming industry is starting to make the sort of last-ditch pitches usually reserved for the waning weeks of December in the hopes of drumming up some attention before the 2012 elections.
Read More: Creating favorable online gaming legislation will require teamwork from Reid, Heller - Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
“There has to be some action,” said Tom Breitling, chairman of Ultimate Gaming, an online gaming company launched by the owners of Station Casinos. “The debate is not about the legalizing of Internet poker. It’s about the survival of the industry that is the foundation of our economy.”
There are still months to go on the congressional calendar, but the gaming industry is starting to make the sort of last-ditch pitches usually reserved for the waning weeks of December in the hopes of drumming up some attention before the 2012 elections.
Read More: Creating favorable online gaming legislation will require teamwork from Reid, Heller - Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
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In your Sunday editorial, "Upping the ante," the Review-Journal supports Internet poker. Respectfully, I disagree. There are not adequate safeguards to prevent teenagers from illegally gambling. There are in life "moral imperatives." A society that violates them suffers grave, negative consequences.
Only one major casino owner opposes Internet poker - Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson. He states, "It's a moral issue." His concern for our youth and society is exemplary and praiseworthy. That a billionaire - one of the richest persons in the world and a casino owner himself - opposes Internet poker should give profiteers and the public a reason to re-think supporting and passing this inherently corrupting, detrimental legislation.
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Only one major casino owner opposes Internet poker - Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson. He states, "It's a moral issue." His concern for our youth and society is exemplary and praiseworthy. That a billionaire - one of the richest persons in the world and a casino owner himself - opposes Internet poker should give profiteers and the public a reason to re-think supporting and passing this inherently corrupting, detrimental legislation.
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Gov. Dannel Malloy appeared to be out in front of this issue as early as January, when he revealed that the state was in talks with Connecticut's two gambling Indian tribes about legalizing their proposed Internet wagering.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman told me last week that there was an assumption that the tribes would share some of their new Internet revenue with the state, just like they do under their exclusive slot machine agreement.
She added that no exact amount of tribal contributions was discussed.
In the end, though, the issue died in the General Assembly, soon after lawmakers began to take it up.
In general, lawmakers seemed cranky about the idea of legalizing any form of Internet gambling, despite the governor's warning that other states are hard at work at this.
That delay might just have killed the state's opportunity to share in at least some tribal Internet gambling.
Read More: The Day - Will the state get a cut of tribal Internet gambling? | News from southeastern Connecticut