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.


In June this year, New Hampshire District Court Judge, Paul Barbadoro rejected the District of Justice’s 2018 opinion that claimed that the 1961 Wire act covers all forms of gambling (and not just sports betting).  The judge ruled that the Wire Act only applies to sports...
 

In an impressive timeline of just 94 days, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission ushered in a new era to Iowa’s gambling market. The quick launch of legal sports betting is even more remarkable due to the authority’s ability to launch online betting at the same time. No...
 

Top US sportsbook operator, FanDuel, has been named an official gaming partner for the professional sports league, Major League Baseball (MLB). A multiyear agreement was signed between the two, making this MLB’s first partnership with FanDuel.  The sports betting...
 

The State of Iowa is set to become the first state in the US Midwest to introduce legal and regulated sports betting.  On Thursday, August 14th at noontime, just three short months after the laws were passed, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will give the go ahead for...
 

Despite hopes that legal sports betting would come to Washington DC's brick-and-mortar properties before the start of the NFL season, players were disappointed to learn that this won't be the case after all. The Office of Lottery and Gaming in DC said that there were delays...
 

Two New York state casinos have launched Caesars branded sportsbooks. Both Turning Stone Resort in Verona and Point Place Casino in Bridgeport saw their platforms rolled out thanks to a collaboration between Scientific Games Corporation and the Oneida Indian Nation. Some of...
 

The gambling operator, Kindred Group, has increased its footprints into the US market by entering into a new partnership with Scientific Games.  Under the terms of the deal, Kindred will be granted access to Scientific's massive range of online gaming content, as well as the...
 

As more and more states rush to set up their sports betting industries, it seems that Indiana will be one of the next states to legalize and regulated their industry. On the 28th of this month, Indiana’s Gaming Commission is expected to vote in favor of passing sports betting...
 

Last week, 18 out of Iowa’s 19 land casinos were awarded licenses by the state’s Racing and Gaming Commission to offer sports betting. The race is now on to get sports betting services ready for the August 15th launch date. Administrator for the Commission, Brian...
 

Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in October 2017, and the new laws also incorporated online poker. But nearly two years down the line, and it is evident that the state is dragging its feet when it comes to the roll out of a legal and regulated online poker...
 
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