Gambling and the Law®: When Tribes Buy Racinos - What happens when a tribe becomes the operator of an off-reservation casino?

Startling changes are sweeping the world of legal gambling. Gaming tribes that for decades lived in abject poverty now have new problems: finding ways to diversify their enormous wealth. Meanwhile, states have the opposite difficulty. The terrorist attacks of 9/11, coming at the time of the burst...

Tuesday Jun 14, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 11

Gambling and the Law®: Legal Gambling Wins Again at the Polls

In 2004, legal gaming had one of its best years ever, but you would not know that if you read only the summaries in the national press. Reporters count up the number of failed campaigns for more gambling and find that they greatly outnumber the successes. They then interview the...

Tuesday May 17, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 9

Pennsylvania's New Slot Law

"Politics is the art of the compromise." - Anonymous Legalizing gambling is not the same as decriminalizing it. When a state's lawmakers decide to make gaming legal, they never repeal the state's criminal anti-gambling statutes. Instead, the legislature creates a licensing...

Friday Feb 11, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 3

Gambling and the Law®: It's Not Just About Voting

Should 14-year-olds be allowed to play poker for money in California card clubs? As silly as the idea sounds, that could be the unexpected result of an even sillier proposal by state Sen. John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) to give 14-year-olds one-fourth of a vote and 16-year-olds one-half in...

Friday Jan 14, 2005

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 18, Number 1

Gambling and the Law®: Casinos Coming to Asia

The explosion of legal gaming that is sweeping the world has finally reached Asia. Most Asian nations have had some form of legal gambling for decades, usually lotteries and racetracks. Some are quite successful: Japan has one of the world's largest lotteries, and nothing comes near the Hong...

Friday Dec 03, 2004

published over 3 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 17, Number 25

Washington State Debates Level Playing Field, Again

An unsolvable problem has re-emerged in Washington state: how to let privately owned card clubs and tribal casinos compete as equals. Whichever side is asking for more always argues that all it wants is "a level playing field." There is no solution, because card clubs and tribal casinos...

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