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.


The popularity of poker seems to be on the rise in Pennsylvania with the news that there has been a surge in revenue from poker tables in the state’s casinos. The Keystone State’s official gambling authority, the Gaming Control Board, said that casino raked in $4.5 million...
 

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr said on Friday that his House Energy and Commerce Committee would be conducting an intense review of federal laws that govern sports betting and other types of gambling in the United States, with a view to introducing legislation to replace what he...
 

The American video game developer, Valve, has shot back at Washington State's gambling authorities, after it was publicly accused of facilitating skin gambling for its popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game. In a strongly worded letter sent to the Washington State...
 

The State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe butted heads in a federal court last week over the question of whether or not the tribe be allowed to continue to offer blackjack tables at its casinos. After the three day non-jury trial, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ended the...
 

Gambling authorities in the state of New Jersey gave the green light for skills-based slots machines to be placed on casino floors. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement told the New York based GameCo Inc that it will be allowed to provide casinos owned by Caesars...
 

Casino revenue for the five land casinos in the state of Maryland for September 2016 increased 11% year on year, it was reported by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency this week. The numbers dipped from $100.3 million in August to $97 million in September, following...
 

Deborah Goldberg, the State Treasurer for Massachusetts is not giving up on her dream of seeing legislation passed for the introduction of legal online lottery products in the Bay State. Goldberg believes that this is the only way that the state lottery will be able to turn a...
 

David Stern, the former Commissioner for the National Basketball Association (NBA), called for a federal framework on sports betting in the United States. Speaking at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, Stern said that legalizing sports betting across the country would deal a...
 

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a dramatic ruling this week that will affect the way local casinos make payments to their host communities, as has been required up until now by state law. On Wednesday, the court struck down the requirement that casinos need to fork out the...
 

A deal has been struck between the Canadian-based Kahnawake Gaming Commission and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, that will stop Kahnawake licensed operators from accepting players from the United States. The ban comes into effect on September 30th, according to a...
 
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