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.


Pennsylvania seems to be inundated with new proposals to expand gambling in the state. The latest bill, HB 110, Sen. Guy Reschenthaler, seeks to allow licensed bars and taverns in the Keystone State to offer their customers the opportunity to play slot games. For a while...
 

The National Football League has come out with a statement that reiterates its strong opposition to legal sports betting across the United States. The Commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell told a press conference this week that the League was still concerned that allowing...
 

The State of North Dakota is examining the option of expanding its casino landscape. Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would essentially allow the state to build six Vegas-style casinos, in addition to the existing 10 tribal owned casinos. The legislation requires the...
 

The Seneca Nation of Indians has reportedly told the state that it will stop paying $110 million a year in revenue sharing to Albany, as agreed on in gaming compacts dating back to 2002. New York's tribal casino industry is not happy with the competition that comes with the...
 

Several Democratic State Senators have put forward a new bill in Pennsylvania that could legalize and regulate online gambling in the state. This would include Daily Fantasy Sports and the introduction of an online lottery framework in the Keystone State. The bill was introduced...
 

A new bill, which seeks to introduce online gambling to West Virginia, was introduced recently by Delegate Shawn Fluharty, along with four co-sponsors. H-3067 is the Mountain State's first attempt to legalize and regulate this market within its borders. It also makes West...
 

President Donald Trump recently nominated Noel Francisco to be his next Solicitor General, and analysts in the US gambling industry are wondering how this could impact the future of a legal nationwide sports betting framework. As part of his role as representing the federal...
 

The Lawful Internet Gaming Act, proposed by State Senator Mike Kowall of Michigan, has moved to the legislative table after skimming through a committee hearing last week. SB 203 is a near repeat of last year’s attempts to make Michigan the first state to pass online gambling...
 

By 2022, a legal online poker industry in Pennsylvania could generate $364 million per year. This prediction was made in a new report commissioned by Online Poker Report in a paper entitled: Regulated Online Gambling: A Billion Dollar Opportunity for Pennsylvania. The report...
 

Last year's efforts to introduce online gambling to Michigan were dashed when the proposal died in the legal pipelines. Now, Senator Sen. Mike Kowall has taken up from where things were left last year, and is renewing efforts to introduce his SB 0203. The bill essentially calls...
 
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