Wisconsin governor still against internet gambling
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker remains implacably opposed to any legalisation of online gambling in his state, and feels so strongly on the issue that he has made it a condition for approving land expansion, according to a report in The Herald newspaper this week...(more)
Delaware eyes interstate online gambling compact with Nevada
888 chief has his sights set on the U.S.
888 chief executive Brian Mattingley, addressing media after his company turned in another sterling set of half-year results, said that as the online gaming market in the US liberalises state by state, 888 plans to follow upcoming launches in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware by moving into California, New York and Florida.
The Telegraph reports that regulatory delays have slowed down the company’s plans for the US, which Mattingley said was frustrating. However, he noted that 888′s online poker partnership with Caesars Interactive is expected to go live “imminently” in Nevada, and that he has hopes that Delaware and New Jersey will follow in the next six months.
“It really is new territory for them [the US regulators],” he said. “It’s been a long slow journey but it’s getting faster.”...(article)
Reuters last week reported that gambling executives and state casino regulators are discussing a New Jersey/Nevada internet gambling compact because they believe Nevada alone cannot sustain a large enough online market. The news service reported that its supporters want it to happen in 2014, but the Nevada Legislature does not meet again until February 2015...(more)
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