State and Federal Gambling News in the USA
Below you will find the latest gambling news on a State and Federal level in the United States. The gambling news covers information on topics such as online poker, daily fantasy sports betting, commercial casinos, state lotteries, racetrack wagering, casinos games on the internet, land-based poker rooms, charitable gaming, and tribal casinos to name a few. Basically, anything related to gambling in the USA on a State-by-State or Federal level will be covered including online and land-based activities.
COVID-19 has played havoc on global finances, shut down giant corporations and brought world economies to their knees. But for some industries, corona has been kind and, dare we say it, even profitable. Online poker players have enjoyed a bustling few months since the virus...
If brick-and-mortar casinos in Nevada want to reopen, they will be required to cut occupancy by 50% in each gaming area. This and other guidelines were published by the Nevada Gaming Control Board this week, ahead of post-COVID19 operations. According to the regulator,...
Following on the footsteps of Washington, which legalized sports betting earlier this year, and Colorado earlier this month, the state of Virginia became the latest to do so in 2020. Virginia's House Bill 896 and Senate Bill 384 have now become law and, if all goes well, will...
The US is still in the midst of the pandemic, with over one million confirmed cases. But the gambling industry is already looking at the day after. Don't expect things to be the same as before, warn the experts. While official decisions haven't yet been made, it's safe to say...
The coronavirus may have had a negative impact on the overall gambling industry in the United States, but for some states, it was a blessing in disguise for their online poker branches. In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the states were able to record their biggest online poker...
Timing is everything when launching a new business, and for Caesars Entertainment, the timing of its new online casino in Pennsylvania could not have been more perfect. Through a partnership with Harrah's Philadelphia, Caesars launched its new online gaming platform in the state...
In the shadow of a pandemic, the sports betting giant, DraftKings became a public company last week, following its merger with Diamond Eagle Acquisition and SBTech. The merger was approved by Diamond Eagle's shareholders on Thursday. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of...
The mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, has called for the city's casinos to reopen as early as the middle of May. In her opinion, Nevada's coronavirus lockdown is "total insanity". However, Goodman has been strongly condemned for her views, not least by the casino workers...
The New York Times recently ran an article reporting that revenue from casinos in a number of states plunged in March due to the effects of the coronavirus. Authorities forced casinos and other players of entertainment to shut down mid-March, leaving numbers tumbling, as states...
The city of Bethlehem has hit the jackpot, after Wind Creek Casino paid its first $2.5 million host fee payment, despite being closed for business since March. The Governor of Pennsylvania had offered casinos the option to defer their first quarter payments until the businesses...
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