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.
After Governor Phil Murphy signed off on legislation this week allowing casinos and racetracks in the Garden Stat to offer sports betting, punters can expect to find this option at several local gambling facilities as early as Thursday. In a statement sent to the news media...
Delaware will become the first state to expand its sports betting landscape, following the historic ruling by the US Supreme Court that overturned the federal ban on sports wagering. On Tuesday, June 5th, three Delaware locations, namely Delaware Park, Dover Downs Hotel and...
One of the main reasons that some US states are rushing to put in place laws that will regulate and tax sports betting is that they hope to bring in substantial income. However, Moody's Investors Services have put a dampener on these expectations by stating that states will...
Following the US Supreme Court's decision to side with New Jersey and issue an opinion that a ban on sports betting is unconstitutional, the ground has been laid for many states to decide on the fate of their sports betting legislation. Connecticut is one such state where it...
For the first time in nearly 30 years, casino workers in Las Vegas are planning to go on strike if they cannot reach a contract deal with their employers by the beginning of June. CNN reported that 25,000 members of the Culinary Union will take to the picket-line if their...
Opposition by major sports leagues over the years was one of the main reasons why it took New Jersey so long to convince the courts that a federal sports betting law is unconstitutional. The NFL was one of those groups that strongly opposed the legalization and regulation of...
A landmark decision was made by the US Supreme Court that could open the door to legalized sports betting throughout the country. The ruling essentially struck down the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (on a 6 - 3 vote). It also reverses previous rulings made...
Despite high hopes that Connecticut would introduce sweeping gambling expansions during its 2018 legislative session, the state was forced to close the session without any major advances on this front. At one point, there were hopes that Connecticut would see the introduction...
Wynn Resorts will be allowed to remove its founder, Steve Wynn’s name from a license it holds to build a multi-billion dollar casino in Massachusetts. This decision was handed down by the Massachusetts gambling regulator after a request was made by Wynn Resorts. The group...
It has cost New Jersey literally millions of dollars to bring its battle to allow legal sports betting in the United States to its current status. But the Garden State believes that its wager will pay off big time and is therefore not balking from the bill it received from the...
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