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In Mississippi, legislators are quickly moving to prohibit sweepstakes gaming. The House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2510 (SB 2510) on Wednesday (12 March) by a decisive vote of 83-19. The measure, introduced by Sen. Joey Fillingane, seeks to update the Mississippi Code of 1972, which already bans brick-and-mortar sweepstakes cafes, to also include online sweepstakes casino games. U...

Missouri gambling laws could change if a bill to regulate gaming machines outside of traditional casinos passes. In a move that could forever change the Missouri gambling landscape, lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow gamblers to legally play on individual gaming machines outside of brick-and-mortar casinos.  House Bill 970 would regulate and license these machines, addres...

Nevada is considering a bill that would significantly increase the penalties for illegal online gambling operators. The bill would allow for the “disgorgement of any profits, gains, gross receipts, or other benefits relating to illegal gaming activities.” Senate Bill 256 was introduced on Feb. 27 and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held ...

March 14, 2025
In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shut down Illinois casinos, video gambling terminals, horse racing and professional ...
March 8, 2025
A House bill that would give Texas residents the opportunity to vote for or against legal sports betting now has a companion in the Senat...
March 8, 2025
Current Committee: Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering Law Section: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Laws Affected:...
March 8, 2025
The Nutmeg State dealt its legislature a brand-new set of cards. On Thursday, Mar. 6, the Connecticut House General Law Committee intro...
March 2, 2025
Legislative Intent and Market Impact Senator Benson’s bill seeks to dismantle the online sports betting framework that has been operatio...
March 2, 2025
The New Jersey lawmaker who proposed raising the tax rates on internet gambling and online sports betting nearly a year before Gov. Phil ...
February 20, 2025
 Lawmakers in Iowa are introducing a measure aimed at cracking down on sportsbook account sharing and proxy wagering across the state. T...
February 20, 2025
Dina Titus and Guy Reschenthaler have re-filed proposed legislation for the fourth time. US.- Two lawmakers are again seeking to elimina...
February 20, 2025
Iowa lawmakers introduced bills Wednesday in the House and Senate to block cities from including state-licensed gaming projects in urban ...
February 21, 2025
Critics of HB 105 say that, if it passes during the legislative session that kicks off next month, it will cripple Marion County’s horse ...
February 13, 2025
A New York Senate committee has unanimously approved a bill to expand the scope of legal sports betting in the state, allowing new types ...
February 12, 2025
The Gambling Act would see a new licensing model introduced as part of the initiative to dissolve Veikkaus’ monopoly on gambling in Finla...
February 13, 2025
Effort to increase video lottery betting limits fails A South Dakota Senate committee advanced bills Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre t...
February 14, 2025
The New Zealand Herald BusinessDesk’s Gregor Thompson discussed the implications on The Front Page podcast, noting that proponents believ...
February 8, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate passed a bill Tuesday allowing low-income parents of private school children to receive financ...
February 14, 2025
Local reporting out of Indiana indicates that Rep. Ethan Manning’s effort to legalize online casinos and online lottery, HB1432, is going...
February 12, 2025
The Mississippi Senate has become the first U.S. legislative chamber to approve a ban on sweepstakes casinos. A substituted version of S...
February 6, 2025
Bills have been filed in Connecticut and Maryland seeking to prohibit the sweepstake casino vertical from the states. In a mark up from ...
February 7, 2025
Illinois lawmakers have filed a pair of companion bills that would create the Internet Gaming Act to legalize online casino in the state....
February 7, 2025
The New Jersey Assembly has voted to advance a bill that would decriminalize underage gambling, reducing penalties from a criminal offens...
February 7, 2025
Lawmakers in Georgia have renewed the push toward legalizing sports betting and casino gambling,  introducing a resolution that would all...
February 7, 2025
– In South Carolina, you can only purchase lottery tickets with cash. However, many state lawmakers, including Governor Henry McMaster, a...
February 7, 2025
As  Maryland mulls legislation to regulate online casino, the  Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has hammered home to lawmakers ...
February 7, 2025
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, indicated this week that he’s sympathetic to seeing online sports betting in the Lone Star State. Greg Abbott...
January 31, 2025
The Legislature will once again consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove a 159-year-old prohibition on Nevada opera...
January 31, 2025
Lawmakers in Illinois and Maryland have introduced new bills to legalize DFS contests. Last week, Illinois Senator Lakesia Collins intro...
January 31, 2025
While the fate of two dueling casino proposals in Queens will ultimately be decided by the state’s Gaming Commission, the groups behind t...