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.
After the state of Michigan made headlines in the US online gambling industry last week when the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee held a hearing on an online poker bill, SB 889, many are asking questions about this new bill. Online gambling analysts believe that Republican...
Wednesday saw Michigan’s Senate Regulatory Reform Committee hold a hearing on the subject of online poker. The committee discussed Senate Bill 889 (“Lawful Internet Gaming Act”) which was introduced less than a month ago by Republican State Senator Mike Kowall, as well...
The Californian Assembly Governmental Organization Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass a bill that could see the legalization and regulation of online poker in the Golden State. AB 2863, as the bill is known, passed 19-0 in the committee chaired by Assemblyman...
There has been virtually no change in the revenue brought in by the poker rooms in Nevada. This was the message from the state’s Gaming Control Board which reported this week that the 71 poker rooms brought in just under $9.7 million during the month of March, 2016. Compared...
Despite the fact that Tennessee’s Attorney General, Herbert Slatery wrote an opinion that Daily Fantasy Sports was illegal under state laws, a new bill legalizing and regulating the industry will take effect on July 1st this year. Tennessee effectively became the third...
Betfair US, in partnership with New Jersey’s Monmouth Park Race Track will offer the first exchange-wagering platform in the U.S., allowing New Jersey bettors to place wagers on horse racing events, as soon as May 10, 2016. New Jersey regulators, along with the New Jersey...
While many expect either Pennsylvania or California to become the fourth state in the U.S to legalize online gambling, Michigan has taken further steps to push for the legalization of online gambling by introducing a new bill - SB 889. The bill also termed as the ‘Lawful...
The push to legalize the online poker industry in California has been going on for a number of years as a PokerStars led coalition has continued to turn up the pressure on state legislators. A decision on whether the online poker industry could be legalized could be taken before...
Oklahoma State and the Iowa Native American tribe are nearing an agreement to allow the tribe to launch a real money online poker site and accept players wherever it is legal to play. The two parties were requested to hand over an agreement by April 15th by US District Court...
The stakes are high and so is the number of bets on how far the federal and state governments will go towards legalizing sports betting. It’s been a long, long time that sports betting has remained illegal in the United States, which has given rise to a $148.8 billion illegal...
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