{"id":12504,"date":"2014-01-21T12:02:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T20:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=12504"},"modified":"2014-01-21T14:24:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T22:24:46","slug":"one-less-brick-in-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/one-less-brick-in-the-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"One less brick in the wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cards-casino\"<\/a>Internet<\/strong> gambling in New Jersey<\/strong> is still wet behind the ears but state Sen. Raymond Lesniak<\/strong> wants to move it to the grown-ups’ table. Specifically, he wants wide-area Internet poker play<\/a>. Domestic (read: Nevada<\/strong> and New Jersey<\/strong>) and international ones could have a piece of the action, which the Garden State will tax at 17.5%. Any “rakes” on operators from other governments would be recompensed with a New Jersey tax credit. Gov. Chris Christie<\/strong> (R) is thought to favor the idea — which would require negotiating many a compact — in principle, though he’s vetoed previous versions, citing technicalities. This would also be a test case of the Obama administration’s new interpretation of the Federal Wire Act.<\/p>\n

Supporters of<\/strong> legal gambling in Georgia<\/strong> are being advised to “hold their breath until next year,” according to state Rep. Harry Geisinger<\/strong> (R). State officeholders like Gov. Nathan Deal<\/strong> are up for reelection this year, making it a less-than-propitious time to raise as controversial a topic as casinos. Deal or one of his opponents could use parimutuel wagering as the Trojan horse<\/a> whereby wagering is used to prop up education funding.<\/p>\n

\"Eeyore\"<\/a>It’s gloom-and-doom<\/strong> time in Ohio<\/strong>, where there’s already talk of casino gambling having peaked along with tax collections<\/a>, thanks to two quarters of declines. Not all officials are as down in the dumps as\u00a0Youngstown<\/strong> Finance Director David Bozanich<\/strong>, but Ohio does look like a case of too much, too soon. Gov. John Kasich<\/strong> (R) will have to wear this dismay and disappointment, having insisted on racinos plus casinos, not the four casinos authorized by Buckeye State voters.<\/p>\n

Ohio University<\/strong> academic Alan Silver<\/strong> predicts \u201cOhio will be a strong market. We\u2019ve had a slow recovery economically nationwide, the holiday season is kind of tough, and it\u2019s been a horrible winter. It takes time for the industry to grow. Overall, it\u2019s going to be a solid industry for years to come<\/em>.” And, thanks to a quirk of timing, distributions to schools were actually higher in the second half of 2013, putting a silver lining behind Ohio’s dark cloud.<\/p>\n

Surprising fact<\/strong>: “The company already has about 2,500 iPads attached to tables throughout Concourse G at the main [Minneapolis<\/strong>] terminal. Travelers use those devices to order food and beverages, check flight times and browse the Internet, but Hogan said they can be easily adapted to sell Powerball<\/strong> and Mega Millions<\/strong> tickets along with electronic versions of scratch-off games<\/em>.”\u00a0Las Vegas<\/strong>, look to thy laurels!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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