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.


There has been a dispute for quite some as to whether the Seminole Tribe would be allowed to continue running blackjack tables in the State of Florida. There is a new agreement in place that allows the Seminoles to continue operating the State of Florida’s blackjack...
 

Land-based gambling, online gambling, and online poker are all legal in New Jersey, a state in which many believe that there should be legalized sports betting. For the past six years, there has been a battle to legalize sports betting in the Garden State, which was blocked by...
 

It was an interesting week for Illinois' online gambling prospects this week, with the issue coming up for discussion ahead of a full vote on the House floor. While the two pending bills didn't get their vote in the end, a Committee Hearing opened up the eyes of lawmakers...
 

Today marks the final chance for Pennsylvania to vote in a major gambling expansion in 2017. Lawmakers have about a week to drill out the final details of a bill that could bring much needed revenue to the state's budget, however there is still no consensus in sight. Gambling...
 

New Hampshire's full Legislature passed a law last week that legalizes Keno, with all the funds from this game going towards funding full-day kindergartens for the state's children. It was not smooth sailing for the bill, despite the fact that it finally passed both the...
 

For the second year in a row, the state of New York lost out on opportunity to pass legalized and regulated online poker law. Despite the fact that the state Senate approved John Bonacic's S-3898 last week (54 - 8 in favor), the state legislature wrapped up for the year without...
 

Finally, the online gambling industry in the United States has an association that is dedicated solely to advocating for legal and regulated igaming. iDEA (iDevelopment and Economic Association) seeks "to grow jobs and expand online interactive entertainment business in the...
 

An amendment to a proposal to legalize online poker in New York may affect PokerStars' chances of participating in a future market. Lawmakers added a clause this week that features 'bad actor' language, meaning that certain operators could be passed over for a license if they...
 

A bill that could make online gambling a reality in Pennsylvania passed a House of Representatives vote on Wednesday. Only a few hours after the 600 + page document was released to the public, it managed to pass the House by a 102-89 vote - a vote that was uncomfortably too slim...
 

It is probably the end of the road for New Jersey's efforts through the US Supreme Court to legalize sports betting within its borders, but the state is still hopeful that a law being pushed by the American Gaming Association, allowing individual states to determine their own...
 
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