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.
A bill which would oblige New Jersey online gambling operators to promote their affiliate Atlantic City casinos on their websites, has been advanced by the state Assembly to the Senate. AB 2811, a bill proposed by New Jersey Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, received 67-10 votes in...
Could the State of New York regulate online poker before it passes Daily Fantasy Sports legislation? State Senator John Bonacic seems to think so, according to an interview he gave to Capital Tonight this week. The Senator is one of the main backers of an online poker bill which...
Could newly proposed amendments to California’s best chance for online poker legislation spell good news for PokerStars? The reported amendments, although not yet official, could allow PokerStars to qualify for a license because the cutoff date for suitability has been...
The Poker Players Alliance reported this weekend that attempts to push through an online poker ban on the tail of a House budget bill have failed. According to the PPA, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands and the industry’s most obsessive online gambling opponent, Sheldon Adelson, has...
It was bad news for supporters of online poker in Pennsylvania, when the state’s House of Representatives rejected a plan yesterday to introduce regulated online casino games. The semi good news, however, is that the House of Representatives has stated that it will reconsider...
Following the okay by a US District Court to allow the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma to go ahead with a new online poker project, the new PokerTribe.com site was launched last week. The free-to-play site will work from servers which are placed on tribal land. The Iowa Tribe of...
Will California’s hottest chance to see regulated online poker become a legal reality manage to pass the committee stage? AB 2863 faces another test next month as the intrastate online poker bill heads to the Assembly Appropriates Committee, possibly on June 15th. AB 2863...
The Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry in the United States has been shrouded in controversy as a number of states have banned DFS providers from offering cash games in their states on the basis that DFS games are similar to casino games and must have a gambling license to...
Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adleson has made it one of his key goals to get lawmakers to restore the Federal Wire Act which will effectively ban the online gambling industry in the U.S. and take the power out of the state’s hands from legalizing the industry. The 82...
While Nevada was the first state to allow intrastate online poker, it has been left far behind when it comes to the revenue side of things when compared with New Jersey’s thriving online gambling industry. Just after New Jersey published its most recent numbers showing a fast...
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