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 number of US states made efforts during the course of 2016 to bring about online gambling regulation – some more than others. Joining California, New York and Pennsylvania, the state of Michigan was forced to admit defeat recently that its efforts to create an active and...
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is pinning its hopes on the new Trump administration to bring about change to the gambling landscape in the United States with the coming of the New Year and a change in government. The president of the AGA, Geoff Freeman said recently...
Technically, the MGM National Harbor Casino is based in Maryland, but within such close proximity to Washington DC, it may as well be in the city. Residents of the capital are said to be thrilled that they they are now able to gain access to a large, Vegas-style gambling complex...
The IiPay Nation of Santa Ysabel was told by a federal judge that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) trumps the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The tribe, therefore, has been ordered to halt its offering of internet gambling which includes Desert Rose online...
The Garden State, in a bid to expand its online gambling industry, is examining the option of allowing casino operators to partner with racetracks. The idea is that patrons would be able to visit ‘internet-café’ type facilities at tracks such as Meadowlands Racetrack in...
In a long-running battle by two Californian poker players against Iowa State for what they claimed to be the unlawful seizure of their bankrolls, authorities lost their case and were forced to return almost all the money seized, as well as pay damages. This high-profile case,...
On Friday, December 2nd, Tioga Downs racino reopened its doors as a fully-fledged Vegas style casino. Tioga Downs is the first of four casinos that were given the green light by New York state officials to introduce casino games on a larger scale. The new venue includes over 30...
The governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey is seeking to modernize the existing gaming compact with state tribes, and has offered to allow at least 10 tribes to expand their gaming opportunities. In a statement made earlier this week, Ducey said: "It’s time for us to modernize...
Recently, the question of whether efforts will be made to push for an outright online gambling ban in the upcoming Lame Duck session of Congress has been brought up on several forums. Up until now, efforts to pass the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America's Wire Act...
The Nevada Gaming Commission told casino licensees that they should not agree to allow the smoking of marijuana on their properties as long as the federal and state governments have still not reached an agreement over the legal status of weed in casinos. A brief was issued by...
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