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Mississippi online sports betting bill heads to Senate

The state of Mississippi edged ever closer to online sports betting legalization with House Bill 606 moving through the Senate and now to the Gaming Committee,...

Washington State Gambling Commission make arrest after $300,000 found missing from VGW Post 3207

The Washington State Gambling Commission (‘WSGC’) has arrested Sara Lee Moon at the Prossers Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, accused of theft charges. The suspect was...

United States commercial gaming revenue reaches record $60.4 billion in 2022

The American Gaming Association (‘AGA’) has announced record commercial gaming revenue in the United States of $60.4 billion in 2022. This represents a 13.9 percent increase...

Ohio Casino Control Commission hand out hefty fines for DraftKings and PENN Entertainment

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has fined DraftKings and PENN Entertainment (Barstool) a total of $750,000 for breaches of its advertising regulations within days of the...

30.5 percent tax rate proposed for New York iGaming as bill put forward

Sen. Joe Addabbo has filed Bill S4856 seeking to legalize online casino in New York. Most notably, the tax rate proposed by Addabbo sits at 30.5%...

35 percent hold for Pennsylvania operators as the Eagles fail to soar

While the majority of the state of Pennsylvania would have been sat head in hands as a Patrick Mahomes inspired Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia...

All three Massachusetts casinos found to have taken illegal bets

BetMGM at MGM Springfield has completed the trifecta of Massachusetts casinos to have taken illegal wagers within a week of sports betting being legalized in the...

100,000 geolocation checks around State Farm Stadium from 8,000 sportsbook accounts says GeoComply

GeoComply has announced that it conducted a record 100 million geolocation checks across 23 states and D.C. which permit legal, online sports betting during the Super...

Ohio two-year state budget suggests doubling of sports betting tax rate

Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine is eyeing a rise in the Ohio sports betting tax despite it having been legal for just over a month. His two-year...

AGA issues scathing response to proposed federal sports betting advertising ban

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has issued a statement lambasting Rep. Tonko’s proposed Betting on our Future Act. The proposal, modeled on the  Federal Cigarette Labeling...

Is online casino back on the menu in Illinois?

Sen. Cristina Castro has introduced Senate Bill 1656 in Illinois, proposing the creation of the Internet Gaming Act. The bill would authorize an internet gaming operator...

Massachusetts online sports betting set to launch before March Madness

Massachusetts has set a tentative launch date for legalized online sports betting in the state. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has provisionally stated the March 10th, 2023...

Hawaii seeks to ban casino advertising, and tax gambling vacations

A Hawaii Senate committee has approved Senate Bill 935, filed by Sen. Stanley Chang which seeks to ban casino advertising in the state. The bill specifically...

Hopes of Hawaii legalized sports betting quickly drifting

Hawaii’s House Committee met to discuss Rep. John Mizuno’s Bill H.B. No. 344  and have subsequently deferred the bill, dashing hopes of legalized sports betting in...

Rep. Paul Tonko introduces the Betting on our Future Act, looks to ban all sports betting advertisments

Rep. Paul Tonko of Amsterdam has introduced the Betting on our Future Act at a Federal level in the United States seeking to ban all sports...