During a press conference, last week, the winner of the USD 590.5 million Powerball drawing was finally revealed by the Florida Lottery. The drawing took place on May 18. From Zephyrhills, Ms. Gloria C. MacKenzie claimed the prize and chose to receive the same in a one-time payment. The amount, which she will receive, is USD 370,896,780.84.
Online casinos are legal in New Jersey only in a situation, where a land-based casino, based in the state, is operating the online casino games.
To make sure that they get the opportunity as well, PokerStars is keen on acquiring the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel. This acquisition will help them in establishing a brick and mortar casino connection with the state. However, there are a lot of issues still with the deal involving the online firm and the financially distressed Atlantic City casino.
It is believed that Nevada’s big resort hotels are in the best position, when it comes to getting benefitted from the internet gambling bill that was approved a month back.
One of the reasons is that the online gambling licenses are only going to be granted to the casino operators and resort hotels. They will then collaborate with technology companies for bringing the internet gambling technology to their users.
Couple of days following the veto done by Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, on the bill, which could have expanded the land-based gambling in the state, Sen. Terry Link has come out with another one.
This bill, sponsored by Terry Link, is going to not only expand the land-based casino in the state, but it will also legalize internet gambling as well. The bill, referred to as the Chicago Casino Deployment Authority Act, is well beyond the city shores.
Cash Ball Network has made an addition to its list of online casinos by launching Trophy Vegas. This new casino is licensed by Isle of Man, which is an internationally recognized entity. It is going to offer real money wagering for the players of Trophy Slots, which is a partnered social gaming application of Cash Ball Network.