Public Gaming Industry
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Governor Youngkin wants to create committee to oversee all gambling in Virginia
Youngkin wants to create committee to oversee all gambling in Virginia RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signaled his hesitanc...
How a Gambling Bill (Actually) Becomes a Law
You may remember from school (or, if you’re from a certain generation, "School House Rock") the process behind taking a bill and passing ...
Kentucky Casino And Fantasy Sport Regulation Bill Introduced in House
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Huff filed a bill to legalize casino gaming in the state in the 2025 legislative session. The bill would allow voter...
Maryland Governor Wes Moore proposes doubling sports betting tax rate to 30%
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has proposed a bold move to double the state’s sports betting tax rate from 15% to 30%, a decision that could...
Numerous Online Gaming, Sports Betting Bills Headed To State Legislatures
The new year brings new legislative sessions for numerous states around the country. For a few, that has meant the filing of gambling-rel...
Virginia iGaming legislation makes its first appearance
Senate Bill 827, sponsored by Senator Locke, aims to expand Virginia’s gambling framework by allowing its existing licensed casino operat...
Maryland Legislature to debate online gambling legalisation
House Bill 17 seeks to legalise and regulate online gambling in the state. If passed, it would authorise the State Lottery and Gaming Con...
Maine bill would ban all fantasy prop bets
A bill filed in the Maine Senate proposes a blanket ban on prop betting in fantasy contests. Senate Bill 33 was filed by Democrat Sen. C...
Speaker Ledbetter: Passing a lottery is ‘complicated’ – but Alabama wants to vote on it
Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter is not willing to predict yet whether there is any momentum in the Alabama Legislature t...
Minnesota senator eyes 'safest' sports betting bill in US
A senator in Minnesota, US, believes the sports betting bill he plans to reintroduce this year would be the “safest sports wagering bill ...
New Hampshire Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Sports Betting Age
Sponsors of the bill estimate that the state will lose roughly $640,000 per year in revenue due to the lost betting activity of those und...
Virginia Could Consider iGaming, In-State College Sports Betting, in 2025
Virginia is one of several states with legal sports betting that forbids wagering on its colleges.
Virginia lawmakers have an opportunit...
Powerful Lt. Governor stands in way of Texas legalizing sports betting despite growing support
Online sports betting has skyrocketed in popularity in the U.S. over the past five or six years. While many states are profiting from the...
Oklahoma lawmakers to renew legal sports betting push with bill already submitted ahead of legislative session
Oklahoma lawmakers are set to renew the push for legal sports betting in the new year. Former coach and now Oklahoma State Senator Dave R...
Online Sports Betting Boom: Blumenthal Demands Federal Standards to Protect Consumers Against Problem Gambling
Blumenthal’s SAFE Bet Act would address public health threat caused by the widespread legalization of sports betting
[WASHINGTON, DC] – ...
EU Toughens Legislation to Realign Gambling Industry
The stricter laws set by the European Union are changing the face of gambling, especially in the UK. These new regulations speak loudly o...
A look back at the gambling legislation that made it in 2024
Any calendar year brings a slew of noteworthy changes in the ever-evolving U.S. gaming industry, and 2024 was no different. We rounded up...
Three US gambling bills will die by end of year but three wagering bills pre-filed for 2025
When the clock strikes midnight on 31 December, gambling bills in Michigan and Ohio will die. And there is no clear indication that lawma...
Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Ban Gambling on Elections Act to prohibit betting on U.S. elections
December 18, 2024
Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Ban Gambling on...
South Carolina lawmakers file bipartisan sports betting bill for 2025
A new bill for 2025 aims to bring sports betting to a state with notoriously little legal gambling, South Carolina.
HB3625 was pre-filed...
Texas lawmakers are taking aim at people who play the lottery by purchasing tickets online from businesses that will go buy tickets for people who live out of state
A number of bills target the Texas Lottery, including a huge loophole An out of state group won $95 million using the loophole.
Texas la...
NJ lawmakers state lawmakers took a first step toward blocking the New Jersey Lottery from selling tickets directly to consumers online or via its mobile app
After hearing concerns from several influential business lobbying groups, state lawmakers took a first step toward blocking the New Jerse...
Wyoming representative to reintroduce online casino bill in 2025
Robert Davis has said he will refile proposed igaming legislation next year.
US.- Wyoming representative Robert Davis has confirmed that...
Brazil Senate leader eyes land-based gambling vote before recess
There is a renewed effort in Brazil to hold a key vote on the land-based gambling reforms bill before the end of the year. As reported by...
NCLGS Proposes Banning Sweepstakes Casinos in Model Gaming Act
New recommendations also set daily deposit limits of $20,000 for online gambling
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States ...
New Jersey Bill Would Ban Online Lottery Sales For The New Jersey Lottery Commission
NJ Bill Would Ban Online Lottery Sales For The New Jersey Lottery Commission
A bill to prohibit the sale of NJ lottery games online by t...
Bill 4,031/2024: The future of online casinos and betting in Brazil
The regulation of online betting and casinos in Brazil has once again become a topic of debate in the Senate with the presentation of Bil...