There are “50/50” chances that online casino gaming and daily fantasy sports (DFS) will be regulated in Pennsylvania as lawmakers buckle down to take another look at regulated online gaming for the Keystone State.

Pennsylvania Rep. John Payne made the grim update just a week before members of House Gaming Oversight Committee conduct a deliberation on his sponsored bill, which aims to regulate online gaming in the state.

Payne believe that the legislators will not tackle the issue of DFS and online casino gaming together this year with only a weeks left before the Senate session adjourns, according to Online Poker Report.

“It’s a matter of whether the Senate wants to do [online] gaming this year,” Payne said.

The lonely and arduous legal battle for the correct lottery jackpot winnings continues for an Iowa resident after an Iowa District Court Judge took cognizance of his case against the state lottery and the Multi-State Lottery Association (MSLA) in connection with the 2010 lottery-fixing scandal.

District Court Judge Karen Romano threw out on Wednesday the petition of the lottery group asking to dismiss the case filed against them by lottery winner Larry Dawson of Webster City, Iowa, according to ABC News.

Saying that the association and state lottery are not immune from suit, Judge Romano ruled that the court hearing of Romano’s lawsuit may proceed. In a statement, Dawson’s attorneys said they were pleased with the ruling and look forward to continuing the case.

“Lottery players across the country, including Iowans, were defrauded as a result of rigged lottery games,” said the attorneys, Jerry Crawford and Nick Mauro. “This ruling allows us to focus on learning why and how the Iowa Lottery and (the association) allowed this to occur. More important, it provides the opportunity to hold them accountable for their conduct.”

The Queensland state government has given Australian casino operator to Star Entertainment Group Ltd. (Star Ent) the green light to commence with its Queen’s Wharf Brisbane casino.

In a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday, Star Ent announced that it has secured a license for its casino, which stated that its operations “are permitted to commence upon completion” of the project.

Destination Brisbane Consortium (DBC) – which comprises of Star Entertainment, Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd and Far East Consortium (Australia) Pty Ltd, a unit of Far East Consortium International Ltd – is required to make a payment of AU$213 million (US$161.83 million) to the Queensland Government upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.

Star Entertainment said its share of the payment amounts to AUD77 million, which is expected to be paid by October 27.

In an industry full of glitz and glamour, anyone would instantly think that a woman is the main attraction. The reality is, as we know, it isn’t. The gambling industry is male dominated. Though fewer in number, female industry players are immensely adept at delivering outstanding results. Just like this remarkable Polish lady named Ewa Bakun.

Ewa is the Head of Content in Gaming of Clarion Events, one of the UK’s oldest independent event organizers. Clarion is known for developing the biggest gambling events and conferences such as ICE Totally Gaming, GiGse and EiG. If you’ve ever been to any of these events, you have experienced Ewa’s brilliance.

In this edition of 10 Questions, we delve into the core of Ewa’s mind – from the business process she religiously follows to her thoughts on industry’s gender imbalance, up to her happy feet.

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Casino gambling won’t be coming to the state of Arkansas anytime soon, thanks to the state Supreme Court.

Arkansas voters who head to the polls this November were expecting to face a ballot question (Issue 5) on whether to amend the state constitution to permit the opening of three standalone casinos in three different counties, including Boone County, which is just across the state line from the tourist mecca of Branson, Missouri.

But on Thursday, the state Supreme Court handed down a 3-1 ruling disqualifying Issue 5 because it didn’t clarify that voting ‘yes’ would put the state in conflict with federal law.

In addition to language authorizing the operation of three casinos, Issue 5 also defined ‘gaming’ with a very broad brush, including “accepting wagers on sporting events, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any game, divide, or type of wagering permitted at a casino [in any of seven different states, including Nevada] as of Nov. 8, 2016.”

Casino gambling won’t be coming to the state of Arkansas anytime soon, thanks to the state Supreme Court.

Arkansas voters who head to the polls this November were expecting to face a ballot question (Issue 5) on whether to amend the state constitution to permit the opening of three standalone casinos in three different counties, including Boone County, which is just across the state line from the tourist mecca of Branson, Missouri.

But on Thursday, the state Supreme Court handed down a 3-1 ruling disqualifying Issue 5 because it didn’t clarify that voting ‘yes’ would put the state in conflict with federal law.

In addition to language authorizing the operation of three casinos, Issue 5 also defined ‘gaming’ with a very broad brush, including “accepting wagers on sporting events, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any game, divide, or type of wagering permitted at a casino [in any of seven different states, including Nevada] as of Nov. 8, 2016.”

UK bookmaker Ladbrokes extends their portfolio of virtual products through their relationship with Inspired Gaming and temporarily drops their eSports market from their sportsbook.

Back when gambling was more important than feeding my son, I was a sucker for a system. I was the guy at the end of the email chain signing up for the next big secret that would make me millions.

They never worked.

Like the time I had a Greyhound Martingale system and reached the bookies betting limit before I could claw back my money. Or the time when I got into arbitrage betting and came home one day to realise one bookmaker had failed to put any of my bets on.

UK bookmaker Ladbrokes extends their portfolio of virtual products through their relationship with Inspired Gaming and temporarily drops their eSports market from their sportsbook.

Back when gambling was more important than feeding my son, I was a sucker for a system. I was the guy at the end of the email chain signing up for the next big secret that would make me millions.

They never worked.

Like the time I had a Greyhound Martingale system and reached the bookies betting limit before I could claw back my money. Or the time when I got into arbitrage betting and came home one day to realise one bookmaker had failed to put any of my bets on.