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.


It seems to be nearly the end of the road for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's efforts to bring legal sports betting to the Garden State. This week, a federal appeals court ruled that New Jersey may not put into action a sports betting law that was passed in 2014, which...
 

Supporters of Daily Fantasy Sports vowed that they would continue their fight to bring about the legalization of DFS in all 50 states, as they celebrated New York Governor, Bill Cuomo's signing of a law in the state last week. "It is a tremendous day for the industry and one...
 

Daily Fantasy Sports operators were able to add a feather to their victory caps this week after the Massachusetts' General Court passed a surprise bill that could legalize DFS in the state. The only thing now standing in the way of legalized DFS in Massachusetts is the formal...
 

Years after the World Trade Organization ruled that the US federal government had violated international trade agreements by banning offshore internet gambling sites from operating in the United States, the twin-island state of Antigua & Barbuda is still seeking financial...
 

For over two decades, the Republican Party has had, as a default policy, a call for a blanket ban on internet gambling as part of its Presidential platform. Surprisingly, as the US goes to the polls again in just four short months, the Republicans have lifted the online poker...
 

Rep. John Payne, the man whose name is most synonymous with efforts to push for online gambling legislation in Pennsylvania, said that he was optimistic about the prospects of finally making his proposed law a reality this year. Payne said in a recent interview that the...
 

The American Gaming Association (AGA), recently said that it would aim to push for an expansion of legalized sport betting in the United States and is already in the process of setting down plans for the beginning of 2017. The coalition of US industry stakeholders will act on a...
 

There has been a steady rate of growing support for gambling expansion in the state of Nebraska lately, and proponents are hoping that they will be able to take the issue to a November referendum. A group, named Keep the Money in Nebraska, has told the media that that it has...
 

While the advancement of California online poker legislation has been making slow but steady progress in recent months, it seems that Assembly Bill 2863 has hit another hurdle, with opposition – unsurprisingly – coming from a coalition of American Indian tribes. Nobody...
 

It was good news for the Massachusetts Lottery at the end of last week, as the state’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure approved the advancement of S.151. This bill, proposed by Senator Jennifer Flanagan, would allow the state lottery to offer...
 
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