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.


Five companies were approved by the West Virginia Lottery for licenses to offer online sports betting in the state.  The companies, namely FanDuel, DraftKings, William Hill, IGT and GeoComply, have been working diligently together with the state lottery in a bid to launch...
 

Maine began the slow road to the introduction of legal sports betting on Friday, with a public hearing held on five different bills moving through the legal pipelines. A number of the bills will allow online sports betting on things like football, baseball and other events....
 

The Supreme Court in Pennsylvania ruled that certain casinos are eligible to have millions of dollars returned to them, after they were forced to pay a disproportionate amount of tax that only benefited their competitors. In a case brought against the state by two of the...
 

Pennsylvania's 12 licensed igaming operators will be able to go live with their products by July 15th, 2019. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said that the launch of online gambling will be a coordinated one in order to create a level playing field.  The authority wants to...
 

A bi-partisan sports betting bill, recently introduced in Colorado, could have voters deciding about the future of the industry in the state. Democratic House Majority, Alec Garnett, along with Republican Minority Leader Patrick Neville, introduced their House Bill 19-1327...
 

The physical remoteness of Alaska doesn’t mean that the Frontier State wants to be kept out of the wave of sports betting legalization in the United States. State legislators are seeking ways to introduce laws that could legalize gambling, including sports wagering, and expand...
 

One of the key players in states’ move to legal and regulated sports betting is the tribal bloc. Native American tribes are making their support or opposition to the issue known loud and clear and, in many cases they could also have the final say on the matter. In some...
 

The Garden State continues to write its own success story, with an increase in revenue numbers across the board. Most impressive was the figures published for online gambling and sports betting. The online gambling market in New Jersey did particularly well, with record...
 

The 2019 NCAA Tournament, March Madness, wrapped up on Monday, with Virginia beating Texas Tech 85-77. The thrilling win capped off what is considered one of the best NCAA tournaments ever. As March Madness reached its climax in the weekend before the final game, the American...
 

North Carolina Republican Senator Jim Davis had his sports betting proposal passed by the state Senate. S154, which seeks to legalize sports wagering in the Tar Heel State, has now been transferred to the House of Representatives. If North Carolina is successful in its bid, it...
 
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