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.


Illinois is in the process of considering a legal sports betting industry should the US Supreme Court overturn a federal ban, and newly proposed legislation has added online sports betting as an option. The state is mulling legislation to regulate and tax betting on sports,...
 

The daily fantasy sports site, DraftKings is one of many parties that want a bite of the impending legal US sports betting pie and is already making moves to make sure that it gets its part. DraftKings is preparing for the day that New Jersey will get a positive ruling from...
 

Last week, National Football League owners got together at their annual meeting to address a number of issues, including their stance on sports betting.  During a press conference, owners spoke about the possibility of the US Supreme Court legalizing sports betting on a federal...
 

For the second month in a row, Nevada casinos managed to see winnings that passed the $1 billion mark in February this year.  According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which released February numbers last week, gaming increased 7.7% compared to the same month last year. ...
 

Just 13 months after opening its doors to the public, the del Lago Casino in the Finger Lakes area of New York is in such financial trouble that it has turned to the state for a bailout. The local media is now pointing fingers at Governor Cuomo who promised that building new...
 

Online gambling may go live in Pennsylvania by the end of this year, as plans advance in the direction of bringing about a legal and regulated igaming regime in the state.  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced recently that manufacturers and suppliers will be...
 

The New Mexico based Pojoaque Pueblo tribe has accused the federal government of seizing funds illicitly, in the latest chapter of a long dispute between the state and the tribe. The federal government grabbed a bank account owned by the Pojoaque Pueblo that contained $10.1...
 

Forbes online magazine has predicted that if the US Supreme Court rules to overturn existing sports betting legislation, the decision could have a significant impact on the world’s gambling landscape, and especially in Asia. In an article entitled “Bet on U.S. Supreme...
 

As the State of Pennsylvania continues to iron out its regulations pertaining to its new online gambling landscape, one of the topics up for discussion is whether the number of gambling skins that a licensed operator can launch should be limited. This week a letter was sent to...
 

The American Gaming Association (AGA) announced last week that it was adding six new members to its corporate body. Among these six are at least three which represent online gambling interests in the United States. This is a new stance for the AGA, which has generally remained...
 
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