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I. Nelson Rose Gaming Guru - Page 16  When Tribes Buy Racinos3 February 2005
Startling changes are sweeping the world of legal gambling. Gaming tribes
that for decades lived in abject poverty now have a new problem: finding ways
to diversify their enormous wealth.
Meanwhile, states have the opposite difficulty. The Islamist attacks of
9/11, coming at the time of the burst of ... (read more)
In California, The Fight Will Continue19 December 2004
Although California voters rejected two gaming initiatives on November 2, 2004, the political battles are far from over.
Prop. 68 would have required tribes to agree to share their gaming revenue to keep their monopoly on casinos. Under compacts signed by former Gov. Gray Davis, which have another 16 ... (read more)
It's Not Just About Voting9 December 2004
Should 14-year-olds be allowed to play poker for money in California card clubs?
As silly as the idea sounds, that could be the unexpected result of an even sillier proposal by State Sen. John Vasconcellos' (D-Santa Clara), to give 14-year-olds one-quarter of a vote and 16-year-olds one-half in state ... (read more)
Washington State Debates Level Playing Field, Again2 December 2004
An unsolvable problem has reemerged in Washington State: How to let privately owned cardrooms and tribal casinos compete as equals. Whichever side is asking for more always argues that all it wants is "a level playing field."
There is no solution, because card rooms and tribal casinos are located in different legal and economic worlds.
... (read more)
Are New York's Slots and VLTs Constitutional?20 November 2004
The future of the gaming industry in New York state depends upon the competence, or more accurately the incompetence, of lawyers.
It is common for major questions involving the legalization of gambling to depend upon fine distinctions of law. Whether a state legislature has the power to authorize a state ... (read more)
Gambling on the Ballot11 November 2004
Legal gambling is once again a hot political issue.
The November 2004 elections will not be a repeat of the November 2002 elections. For anyone who has been following developments over the last few years, especially the proliferation of gaming devices, the ballots look more like a Hollywood remake than a TV rerun. ... (read more)
Pennsylvania's New Slot Law4 November 2004
"Politics is the art of the compromise"
Anonymous
Legalizing gambling is not the same as decriminalizing it.
When a state's lawmakers decide to make gaming legal, they never repeal the state's criminal anti-gambling statutes.
Instead, the legislature creates a licensing system for operators and suppliers. ... (read more)
May Tribes Rake The Pot?21 October 2004
What is the difference between "and" and "or?"
If the answer is nothing, then tribal cardrooms have a legitimate advantage over privately owned cardclubs.
If, in fact, the words "and" and "or" are not synonymous, then Gov. Gray Davis illegally let tribes take too much from every pot.
On March 7, 2000, ... (read more)
Guilty of Gambling Online14 October 2004
Jeffrey Trauman has made history. As best I can tell, he is the first, and only, person who has actually been charged and convicted of online gambling.
From the email Jeff sent me, I know that all he wanted was to be left alone.
(For the record: A gambler in another state wrote me that she was raided ... (read more)
Florida Raises Poker Stakes (A Little)7 October 2004
It is difficult to get a state to legalize a new form of gambling. But it is nearly
impossible to get the stakes raised once the cards have been dealt.
Florida is the latest example of this political rule.
Racetracks in Florida, like racetracks everywhere, have been searching for years
for a way to bring in more gambling dollars. ... (read more)
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