Sentences with phrase «gambling for states»

Nationally, revenue from gambling for states was largely flat, increasing by 0.6 percent between 2013 and 2014.

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The logic: Washington State has been a bit too unpredictable for my gambling tastes in recent weeks, and I trust Michigan State more to put together and execute a successful game plan in this one.
Eight other states have gambling laws with similar language to New York's, so what happens in New York could set a precedent for legality elsewhere.
The new law is the nation's first formal approval of the industry after its come under scrutiny across many states for allowing what regulators see as illegal online gambling.
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. said in a filing Friday it will seek Trump's approval for its proposed $ 1.3 billion sale to Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, gambling that the former real estate dealmaker will approve the tie - up against the advice of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which scrutinizes foreign deals for national security concerns.
However, financing is available to businesses in all 50 U.S. states and most industries (except for adult, gambling or drug - related industries).
The gambling world is waiting with bated breath for the United States Supreme Court decision that could result in an expansion of sports betting.
Because of the state government's interest in increasing gambling revenues, there is little concern for rehabilitating those addicted to gambling, and the churches offer little help to these victims.
Anyway, Wahrenbrock insists, his experience has shown that compulsive gamblers leave the state because they can't afford the gambling habit; hence there is no need for the state to institute programs to help them.
He denies that such an agency would prove a political hot potato in a state which depends so heavily on gambling for its revenues.
Those very features that have made us different from other advanced welfare states, that have even made us seem «backward» at times — the variety of our racial and ethnic groups, the opportunities for creative innovation and experimentation inherent in our sort of federalism, our tradition of voluntarism, and even, within bounds, our attachment to a gambling, risk - taking, profit - making economy — may turn out to be conducive to the implementation of an ecological approach to social policy.
Big brother (Federalies) is always mothering (state governance) its» folds (citizens) never giving them a chance to choose their own habitual tendencies be it drugs or paying for s3x or deciding what to gamble on and how much to pay for them.
Mr Bolles is currently Deputy Chair The University of Melbourne FBE Alumni Council, Board member and Audit Committee Chair Road Trauma Support Services Victoria, Independent Chair Australian Dairy Farmers Audit, Risk and Compliance; and Remuneration Committees, Advisory Board member The Salvation Army State Social Command Victoria, Prequalified Audit and Risk Committee Independent Member for NSW Government, Registered Director Tasmanian Government Department of Treasury and Finance, past member of CPA / Victorian Government Problem Gambling Advisory Board and of others.
Leonard Lance, a Republican congressman from New Jersey, said that the state's citizens have seen the economic impact gambling can have for New Jersey communities.
The Observer states that United believe that such a deal for the midfielder is both realistic and a gamble: the potential fee represents Pogba's talent, age and potential, yet the constant speculation regarding his future suggests he could be a risk buy.
For his part, Jack has repeatedly stated he wants to stay in the Premier League and stay with Arsenal, but with other clubs out there likely willing to take a gamble on the Englishman's residual hype from a promising youth, he may find more lucrative offers.
«He's a player we all admire and we just hope that the medical shows he's in a sufficient state for us to gamble.
The budget is due Sunday, but already lawmakers are putting the finishing touches on a deal that includes plans to merge gambling oversight, a new infrastructure improvement plan for the state and a 4 percent boost in education spending through competitive grants.
State gambling regulators on Monday issued the first temporary permits for fantasy sports companies to operate legally in New York.
Supporters of the expansion of gambling in New York point to the positive economic impact it could have for the state and its potential for job creation, especially in the upstate region.
The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for sports gambling, determining in a ruling that states can pass individual laws that allow it.
Del Lago's push for a state tax break hit a major detour when Cuomo said he was «not sympathetic» to granting new concessions to the private investors behind the gambling complex in Tyre.
The state's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services announced Tuesday that the funding will go toward campaigns to spread awareness of the signs of problem gambling, as well as treatment and recovery services for those struggling with the disease.
Groups concerned about the state's gambling expansion say the irony is not lost that Cuomo now seeks to enhance charitable gambling operations after he led the support of the 2013 referendum for legalizing up to seven new Las Vegas - style casinos.
Proposals to allow Internet poker in New York is dividing the gambling industry, with some companies predicting increased revenue for state government while others warn it would threaten existing gambling facilities.
He then worked for the Daily Gazette, covering state government, gambling issues, and Saratoga County.
So Cuomo now is pressing for major changes to the state's charitable gambling laws.
The state's gambling commission has voted to allow failed applicants for casino licenses in eastern or western Massachusetts the opportunity to compete for the sole license in southeastern Massachusetts.
The state legislature has a game plan: get approval for debt, gambling or additional taxes by promising they will be used for things like the environmental trust fund, the Second Avenue Subway and East Side Access, mass transit in general, and in - classroom schools.
A former marketing rep for the New York State Lottery says the state's expansion of legalized gambling fed addictions and tore apart famiState Lottery says the state's expansion of legalized gambling fed addictions and tore apart famistate's expansion of legalized gambling fed addictions and tore apart families.
As reported by my counterpart Chris Bragg at our sister publication Crain's New York Business, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced plans for a November referendum that would legalize full - scale casino gambling in the state, not just at the tracks and off - track betting facilities that have them now.
The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force has admitted — after months of secrecy — that Penn National Gaming paid for a summer mailing that sought to mobilize supporters of Maryland's marriage equality bill against a gambling expansion measure in the state.
It's still early in the game, but New York's gamble on casino gaming is already showing signs it may not pay off as planned for the state.
Mr. Cuomo's support for expanded gambling, which he made a centerpiece of his State of the State address in January, had a profound impact.
Gambling companies have argued for years that New York loses billions of dollars a year to casinos in Connecticut and New Jersey, costing the state jobs and tax revenue.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling, state legislators in both houses are working on crafting a new comprehensive framework for sports gambling before they go home for the summer in five weeks.
State lawmakers were finishing up their session for the year, working to approve a measure to build four gambling casinos upstate and create tax free zones at college campuses.
Gov. Matt Bevin (R) said about last week's Supreme Court decision allowing states to decide whether or not to legalize sports gambling, «Whether this ultimately results in any change for Kentucky is something that will be determined... in a future legislative session,» reports the Courier - Journal.
The state shut down the New York City OTB in 2010 after the public corporation — which operated about 50 storefront gambling dens and served as a patronage mill for crooked political hacks — went bankrupt.»
In his State of the State speech in January, Mr. Cuomo raised the stakes further, calling for the constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling and proposing to transform Genting's planned resort near Aqueduct into a destination casino resort that would include the nation's largest convention center.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo argued on Monday that the state's sports gambling language, tucked into the 2013 law authorizing full - scale casinos outside of Native American reservations, was not sufficient for the four full - scale casinos to offer sports gambling.
This whole discussion might be moot anyway, because in order to build a casino in New York City — or anywhere in the state on non-Indian land — the constitutional amendment expanding gambling would have to be passed for a second time by the Legislature and also pass muster with the voters in a public referendum.
Despite the state Legislature paving the way for sports gambling almost five years ago, regulators in New York tasked with implementing a framework for the industry appear to be in a holding pattern following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to strike down a limit on the states that can offer sports gambling.
Appearing this morning on MSNBC, Working Families Party official Dan Cantor admitted that the party is taking a huge gamble on Gov. Andrew Cuomo by giving him its ballot line in exchange for a vague promise that he'll help flip the state Senate into Democratic hands this fall.
Considering the last time the state and tribe squared off over gambling money the issue was not resolved for four years, such inaction at the negotiation table does not bode well for a quick fix to the latest clash.
Local mayors and county executives across the state, including Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, say they back the amendment because host communities will receive millions of dollars in revenue from the gambling centers for tax relief.
Governor Cuomo says while regions of the state might be identified for the gambling parlors by then, he would rather let the market forces determine exact locations for the potentially lucrative venues.
I am not opposed to gambling, and sometimes even see a function for casinos in other states (e.g. entertainment), but I am opposed to a casino here in Saugerties and to my mind, this would be a very distinct possibility if the Proposition One is approved.
The casino legislation offers new details, like the rates of taxation for the gambling centers, which would be set at 25 % of profits, and lays out how the revenues would be distributed to state and local governments.
As competition for gambling dollars has intensified, the state's fiscal watchdog is warning that New York's Off - Track Betting corporations could face fiscal insolvency.
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