Top Gambling News: Kentucky Gets $6 Mil Online Poker Settlement
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Thursday June 20, 2013 (overnight and early morning hours Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here.
*Kentucky Gets $6.075 Million in Online Poker Case - Kentucky officials filed a lawsuit in 2008 to seize 141 domain names that it alleged were involved in illegal internet gambling in the state. Later, Kentucky joined lawsuits filed by federal prosecutors against some of the same internet domain names in the Kentucky case.
On Wednesday, Kentucky apparently collected $6.075 as part of a settlement between the commonwealth and those prosecutors.
*Bleak Future for Online Gambling in Pennsylvania -- Rep. Pickett told reporters that supporters of H.B. 1235 might have to wait until 2015 before the bill sees any action in the House of Representatives through her committee. In spite of the widespread success of the gambling industry in the state, Rep. Tina Pickett is not comfortable with the idea of making gambling available in every Pennsylvania household. (read more at ADI here)
Gov. Steve Beshear said in a statement that the efforts help protect “our signature horse racing industry and legitimate charitable gaming interests.”
The monies were derived from US Government settlement agreements with Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, respectively.
*Man Arrested in Connection to Wisconsin Casino Shooting Released - Prosecutors say a 27-year-old Wauwatosa man arrested in last weekend's shooting inside a Milwaukee casino has been released.
The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino. Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot in the leg during a fight inside the casino.
The man was arrested at the casino and police said he was referred to the Milwaukee County district attorney's office for possible charges.
WISN-TV reports the D.A.'s office said Wednesday that the man is no longer being held in connection with the shooting, but that the case remains under investigation.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene inside the casino after the shooting.
*State Lawmakers to Move Cuomo's Casino Initiative to Voters - With the legislative session ending, state lawmakers will give needed second passage to a constitutional amendment legalize up to seven casinos, sources said. The amendment would appear on the ballot in November. (source: New York Daily News)
*Wynn Plans to Bankroll Massachusetts Casino - BOSTON (Associated Press) — Las Vegas casino operator Steve Wynn is bankrolling an effort to convince Everett voters to support a proposed casino in the city, while nothing has been spent in opposition to the plan, according to campaign finance records.
A referendum is scheduled for Saturday on a host community agreement Wynn signed with city officials that calls for $30 million in advance payments to Everett and more than $25 million in annual payments if the casino was to open for business.
Supporters and critics of the plan say they anticipate voter approval of the agreement, marking a key step forward for Wynn in a casino selection process that will ultimately be decided by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
Wynn has proposed a $1.2 billion casino on a 37-acre site along the Mystic River that once housed a chemical plant.
- Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher
