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.


With most casinos and other places of entertainment shut down across the United States, players are looking for other gambling sources. Research conducted by an affiliate bonus group found that there has been a 100% rise in search engine activity for the words 'online casino' in...
 

The sports betting platform provider, SBTech has been told by its sellers to put aside millions of dollars in cash and stock in case it needs to settle claims in the future resulting from a cyberattack. At the end of March, SBTech reported a cybersecurity incident which...
 

US casino employees have called for the gambling industry to pay full salary and benefits to workers who have been laid off because of the coronavirus. Casinos across the United States have been ordered to shut down in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Hundreds of...
 

The director of West Virginia Lottery, John Myers, issued a public apology on Wednesday, expressing his regret of having authorized wagering on political races. It was first reported that the state had become the first one to offer legal betting on politics after operators...
 

All options are on the table as Major League Baseball considers its next steps as the coronavirus spreads across the US. MLB may start the 2020 season with games taking place at spring training sites in Arizona or Florida. These games would take place without any fans in...
 

The British arm of the US casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, has been slapped with a hefty fine by the UK Gambling Commission. This was the biggest fine ever issued by the gambling authority, which charged Caesars for failing to prevent addicted gamblers from playing at its...
 

Governor Jay Inslee signed a new bill into law this week, essentially allowing Washington tribal casinos to start offering sports betting on their properties. It will still be a few months -  at best - until legal sports betting is available at these casinos, due to the fact...
 

Wednesday saw the closure of all US commercial casinos, following strict guidelines issued by federal health authorities in a bid to contain the coronavirus. By last Monday, the American Gaming Association had already reported that nearly 950 casinos in the United States had...
 

Practically overnight, the US sports betting industry has had to adapt to a new reality, as hundreds of live sporting events were cancelled one after the other. The coronavirus cut nearly all betting markets as leagues cancelled or postponed their seasons. COVID-19 has dealt a...
 

As the Covid-19 virus wreaks havoc around the world, the gambling industry has had to adjust to the new situation. Gambling venues have been closed and sporting events cancelled, leaving some players with the only option of taking their gaming sessions online. The World Poker...
 
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