The impact of the extensive availability, advertising, and sanctioning
of legalized gambling is of concern in the fields of public health and addictions.
It remains to be seen whether pachinko, for many decades a legal gray area, will survive in Japan's new era
of legalized gambling.
A former marketing rep for the New York State Lottery says the state's expansion
of legalized gambling fed addictions and tore apart families.
Our unions have been discussing the potential impact
of legalized gambling on players» privacy and publicity rights, the integrity of our games and the volatility on our businesses.
Concerned «that the whole mess might be swept under the rug,» Professor Snyder resigned from the commission, but not before asking Governor Grasso for a full investigation
of legalized gambling in Connecticut.
But perhaps the most damning consequence
of legalized gambling, is that it tends to anesthetize the gambling state's moral sense.
The issue has so far been ceded — by default — to pseudo-moralists like Richard Lugar, Pat Buchanan and the Christian Coalitionist's Ralph Reed, who have been the only major political voices to speak out against the proliferation
of legalized gambling... The highest formulaic expression of the New American Economy might just be «casinos plus part - time jobs.»
We have a huge amount
of legalized gambling of and of course a public market is an ideal casino and there are whole bunch of people who want to be in a casino.
Not exact matches
Caesars Entertainment was taken private in one
of the largest and ill - timed leveraged buyouts in history, and the company has struggled under the weight
of the debt used to finance the move along with increased competition as more jurisdictions
legalize gambling.
With Isai still under indictment, the sale and change
of ownership is necessary for PokerStars to enter U.S. markets where online
gambling is now
legalized.
An exception would have been made for New Jersey if it had decided to
legalize sports
gambling within a year
of the law passing.
• In a victory for proponents
of legalized sports
gambling, the Oregon lottery commission last week approved plans for Sports Action, a statewide football lottery (SI, June 19) to begin in September.
While the city used to have a monopoly on casinos, 18 other states have
legalized them now, and 30 allow
legalized gambling of some kind.
This outbreak might seem inconsequential, considering that
legalized gambling is a growth industry in the U.S.. However, most
of the
gambling that college students do is not legal.
It recently dawned on sports leagues, however, that there is a lot
of money to be made in a
legalized sports
gambling world.
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.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The chairman
of the Assembly committee with authority over
gambling predicts New York will
legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports, noting many residents already play it online.
The New York legislature was closing down on an end -
of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers
of their pensions, extend mayoral control
of New York City schools for one more year, and
legalize daily fantasy sports
gambling.
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OF THE DAY: «Gambling always makes me queasy because I think for a lot of people it's an addiction... It's hard to get entirely excited about it,» — Bill de Blasio, on the Supreme Court's decision legalizing sports betti
OF THE DAY: «
Gambling always makes me queasy because I think for a lot
of people it's an addiction... It's hard to get entirely excited about it,» — Bill de Blasio, on the Supreme Court's decision legalizing sports betti
of people it's an addiction... It's hard to get entirely excited about it,» — Bill de Blasio, on the Supreme Court's decision
legalizing sports betting
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling effectively
legalizing sports
gambling across the nation has created a lot
of question marks in New York and the governor indicated he doesn't expect them all to be answered any time soon.
Within days, the Committee to Save New York also adopted the issue, adding
legalized gambling to its list
of priorities for the 2011 legislative session.
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.
ALBANY — Nassau and Suffolk county officials are pushing Gov. Cuomo to allow slot machines on Long Island as part
of his plan to expand
legalized gambling in the state.
Also getting their chance in the spotlight will be Kristin Davis
of the Anti-Prohibition Party, who hopes to
legalize prostitution, marijuana and casino
gambling, Jimmy McMillan
of the Rent is 2 Damn High Party, and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, who assured that as a former Marine, if things get heated, he'll be prepared:
Anti-
gambling activists took a sledgehammer to a slot machine in front
of the Capitol to demonstrate their opposition towards a ballot amendment to
legalize gambling casinos in New York.
Kristin Davis, the self - professed «Manhattan Madam,» made a case for raising revenue by proposing to
legalize marijuana and casino
gambling, and also offered some
of the best barbs
of the night.
The editor
of City Journal thinks
legalizing gambling is a bad strategy for the state.
The state legislature was closing in on an end -
of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers
of their pensions, extend mayoral control
of New York City schools for one more year, and
legalize daily fantasy sports
gambling.
Lawmakers did act on issues
of gambling and booze —
legalizing fantasy - sports sites and lifting the blue law that banned alcohol sales before noon on Sundays.
Over the years,
gambling has moved from the back rooms
of candy stores and the illegal numbers racket to
legalized multi-million dollar casinos no longer confined to Las Vegas.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is coordinating a robust campaign to persuade voters to approve a constitutional amendment
legalizing an expansion
of non-Indian casino
gambling, an important part
of his economic development plan for upstate.
«For state legislators, it is much harder to raise taxes on income or sales or cut spending on education or other vital services, while
legalizing and expanding
gambling is seen as a relatively easy and painless source
of revenue and job growth,» said Lucy Dadayan, the Rockefeller analyst who wrote the report.
The Senate also voted for the first time to
legalize gambling on online poker in the state, a historic expansion
of gambling, passing a bill 53 to 5 to allow the state's 11 racetrack casinos to apply for 11 licenses to hold online poker games.
The New York Gaming Association has released a new report suggesting that
legalizing full casino
gambling in the state would «generate more than $ 3.3 billion in economic output, which includes wages, salaries and the purchase
of goods and services.»
Nassau and Suffolk county officials are pushing Cuomo to allow slot machines on Long Island as part
of his plan to expand
legalized gambling in the state.
Prof. Robert Frank
of Cornell concurs: «
Legalized casino
gambling encourages people to pin their hopes on games
of chance that are stacked against them.
None
of this takes into account the hidden costs often associated with
legalized gambling, including increases in personal bankruptcy and addiction, which according to McGowan, tends to afflict both the elderly and those between 18 and 25 years old.
According to a report in today's New York Post, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Governor Andrew Cuomo are all on board with the idea
of giving voters a chance to approve
legalized gambling in New York.
Someday, students
of Machiavellian political maneuvering will read about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to
legalize casino
gambling in New York and the way he used the issue to wring money and concessions out
of the state's tribal gaming operators.
In addition to the convention center plan, the Governor introduced a range
of policy proposals building on his legislative success in 2011, including the creation
of a new pension tier for new state employees and an expected push to
legalize gambling in the state.
Karen Hinton — married to State Operations Director Howard Glaser, one
of the governor's oldest friends and a key figure in Cuomo's high - stakes efforts to
legalize casino
gambling, bring a new power utility to Long Island, and finalize a decision on hydrofracking for natural gas — is a «managing director» at Mercury Public Affairs, which was founded by several former aides and advisers to Republican former Gov. George Pataki.
The single largest recipient
of casino companies» donations was the New York Jobs Now Committee, a casino - backed PAC which lobbied in support
of the passage
of the statewide ballot referendum that
legalized casino
gambling last fall.
The governor said his administration was «actively» investigating whether full - scale commercial
gambling should be
legalized in the state, a move that would quite likely draw significant public disagreement but could offer huge financial benefits for the state and be a source
of upstate jobs.
The poll also found that most New Yorkers want the state to permit ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside
of New York City, but they are not in favor
of a proposal to
legalize daily fantasy sports
gambling, including games offered on popular websites like FanDuel or DraftKings.
Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Chairman Gary Pretlow (D - Westchester) said Tuesday he expects the Legislature would adopt legislation to
legalize daily fantasy sports games if a court finds — as Schneiderman claims — that they are in violation
of state
gambling laws.
-LSB-...] said the $ 4 billion convention center it intends to build is «not predicated» on New York
legalizing gambling, the firm would only commit to constructing the 2.6 million - square - foot first phase
of the project -LSB-...]
Anti-
gambling activists took a sledgehammer to a slot machine in front
of the New York State Capitol, to demonstrate their opposition a ballot amendment to
legalize gambling casinos in New York.
Mr. Cuomo used his power over the decennial redistricting process to win some victories in March: He was able to get lawmakers, who wanted him to sign the gerrymandered legislative maps they had drawn, to agree to curb pension benefits for future public workers, to create a more rigorous system for evaluating schoolteachers, and to take the first step toward
legalizing a significant expansion
of casino
gambling.
Genting backed out
of the convention - center project after the state refused to commit to its holding an exclusive gaming license in the New York City area if casino
gambling is
legalized.
Anti-
gambling activists took a sledgehammer to a slot machine in front
of the New York State Capitol to demonstrate their opposition to a ballot amendment to
legalize gambling casinos in New York state.