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.


International Game Technology (IGT) continues to make its mark in the North American lottery industry. The group recently extended its partnership with the Colorado Lottery for another four years. The terms of the new agreement, among others, will see IGT provide the Colorado...
 

The Hoosier State is planning to launch retail sports betting as early as September this year.  Various media outlets have reported that Indiana will have sports betting activities rolled out as soon as it is legally possible – starting from September 1st.  If all goes...
 

The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a tribe based in Coarsegold, California, voted to suspend the membership of around 60 people. The official explanation was that the people – who received tribal statues less than two years ago – did not meet the Tribe’s...
 

The well-known Caesars casino group has been snapped up by Eldorado Resorts in a $17.3 billion cash-and-stock deal, it was announced last week.  If gambling regulators and shareholders approve the deal, it will create the biggest gambling operator in the US.  The deal is...
 

As part of a massive $45 billion capital plan named Rebuild Illinois, the Governor of the Prairie State, JB Pritzker has signed into law a new gambling expansion bill. By introducing an array of new gambling options in the state and slapping higher taxes on things like...
 

As New Jersey celebrates a year of legal sports betting, operators and regulators look back at the last 12 months to see just how well the Garden State has fared. The bottom line is that some $3 billion has been wagered on sports betting over the past year and there is no end...
 

Football fans in Rhode Island will be pleased to know that the state is on target to release mobile sports betting by the start of the official football season. Speaking on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue, the authority’s chief of information and public...
 

In a recent gaming congress held in Atlantic City, company leaders and authority representatives spoke about the rapid growth of mobile betting in the United States. According to some of those attending the East Coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City, it was predicted that...
 

As the Louisiana legislative session ended on June 6th, hopes faded for sports betting becoming a legalized and regulated industry this year. It was also the end of the line for legal DFS this year. H459 went to the ballot last November, and parishes that voted yes gave the...
 

In 2016, Alabama’s Attorney General announced that Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) betting constituted illegal betting in the state and issued letters to DraftKings and FanDuel to halt operations. The two groups left the market shortly after receiving the Cease and Desist...
 
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