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.
So far into 2016, not even a single state has voted down a Daily Fantasy Sports Bill in the committee or the general assembly. After California and Indiana, Virginia happily joins the list of states where a state house body has passed a DFS legislation. The bill, titled the SB...
This week, two powerful Californian tribes expressed their concern regarding the legality of daily fantasy sports, putting a spoke in the wheel of efforts to legalize the industry in the Golden State. Both the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and the Morongo Band of Mission...
Alabama may very well allow its citizens to vote on the introduction of a state lottery thanks to significant progress made to a lottery bill. Lawmakers had two hearings on the question of whether or not the state should be the 45th in the US to adopt a lottery, two years after...
A bill which urges Congress to put an end to the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA), has been introduced by Pennsylvania House of Representatives Member, Nick Kotik. The bill, HR 619, seeks to legalize sports betting at licensed casinos in...
A new bill was filed last week in Delaware which has the potential to change the state’s online betting landscape. State Senator Brian Bushweller’s SB 183 seeks to not only allow licensed online operators to offer parlay sports betting, but also tax online revenue at the...
The push to regulate the sports betting industry in the United States continues to gather momentum as a recent poll conducted by the Mellman Group reveals that while organizations like the NFL, NHL and NBA have opposed the concept of legalizing the sports betting industry in the...
This week saw a new bill introduced to the Kentucky State Senate that would see the expansion of gaming and allow casinos in the state. The bill was introduced by Senators Morgan McGarvey and Julie Raque Adams, both of Louisville. The bill now needs to gain approval from both of...
A New York senate committee has taken the legalization and regulation of online poker up a rung, leading to applause by poker proponents in the United States. The voice of 1.2 million poker fans, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), congratulated the Senate Committee on Racing,...
Nevada casinos are experiencing a positive trend, albeit a small one, as figures from 2015 emerged this week. The house won just over $11.1 billion of the money wagered by players in Nevada casinos last year. This was 1% above what was recorded in 2014, according to the figures...
DraftKings, the high profile operator of Daily Sports Fantasy games, will exit the state of Hawaii, it was announced this week. This follows cease and desist orders made by Honolulu prosecuting attorney Keith Kaneshiro which were sent to DraftKings, as well as its rival FanDuel....
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