
Regulation
Hub-And-Spoke Model Provides Path For California, Tribal States
"The hub-and-spoke idea is one that is sort of a starting point," Seminole Tribe attorney Mark Webster said Wednesday.
July 25, 2024
Jason Schaumburg is a former newspaper editor who has spent more than half a decade in the gaming industry, including covering the US sports betting and online casino industries for the past two-plus years. He also spent nearly four years as the communications director at the Illinois Lottery. Jason graduated from Northern Illinois University.

"The hub-and-spoke idea is one that is sort of a starting point," Seminole Tribe attorney Mark Webster said Wednesday.

The deal positions Accel to participate in Illinois iCasinos should they become legal, something VGT stakeholders have opposed for years.

“The VGT is a pretty big lobby,” state Sen. Cristina Castro said, noting that VGT backers are worried about cannibalization from iCasinos.