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I. Nelson Rose Gaming Guru - Page 5  Gambling and the Law: Macau and Las Vegas - Collateral Damage from Trump’s Trade War with China13 July 2018
President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with China. Last week he announced that he intends to slap tariffs on another $200 billion of imports from China. Stock markets around the world fell dramatically, as did the value of China’s currency, the yuan. China responded, as it always does, with retaliatory tariffs on American produce and products. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: The Supreme Court changes everything4 June 2018
Late last year, I wrote a blog about the then pending sports betting case, entitled, “The Most Important Case of the Century.” It turned out to be even bigger than that In the coming days and weeks, I will be discussing in detail what this major change in the law means. But here is a summary of what happened and why, and what questions remain. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Supreme Court oral arguments in NJ sports betting case analyzed4 March 2018
On 4 December 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the New Jersey sports betting case. Almost every Justice was actively involved in the questioning, which touched upon everything from obscure statutory interpretation to the importance of states not controlled by the federal government. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: House passes bill to end union organizing of tribal casinos21 January 2018
Tribes and the unions that represent casino workers have been at loggerheads for years over the right of union organizers to even enter onto Indian land. The few federal courts that have looked at the issue have decided in favor of the unions. The House of Representatives passed a bill a few days ago that would take away the unions’ right to easily organize workers at tribal casinos. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Impact of a one percent tax on sports betting9 January 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be about to rule that the federal law that prevents states from legalizing sports betting, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, is unconstitutional. There are at least a dozen states that appear ready to enact new laws to introduce or expand legal intra-state wagering on sporting events this year, once the High Court decision is announced. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: States grandfathered-in under PASPA3 January 2018
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act freezes sports betting into whatever form it took in 1991. It allows states to continue whatever form of sports wagering they had a quarter of a century ago. But Congress expressly barred states from legalizing any new form of sports wagering. There is a ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: The most important case of this century14 November 2017
In December, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold its hearing. It will release its decision by next June. The ruling could be one of the most important ever issued by the High Court – on whether New Jersey can have legal sports betting?!? First, it is important to understand that the Supreme Court does not care about gambling laws at all, let alone sports betting. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Will the Supreme Court give gambling back to the states?4 August 2017
Should betting on sports, or any other form of gambling, be legal? The first question is: Who decides? Until a few decades ago, no one would have thought the decision-maker was the federal government. In fact, for the first 150 years of American history, Congress had almost no role in matters that affected people’s daily lives. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Supreme Court will hear NJ sports betting case28 June 2017
The Supreme Court hears less than 0.001% of decisions from the federal circuit courts of appeal. So, why the New Jersey sports betting case? The dispute involves somewhat complicated language of a relatively unimportant federal statute – the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, and attempts by ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Nevada legalizes parimutuel betting on esports26 June 2017
The real goal is regulation, and saving eSports from itself. Betting on other people playing video games is different from betting on other people playing football, in one major respect: The National Football League oversees the game to the point where it checks the air pressure in footballs. There is no equivalent organization with eSports. ... (read more)
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