On October 30, 2017, Pennsylvania became the fourth US state to legalize online gambling and the first since 2013, when New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware took that unprecedented leap.
Read More . . .A state lawmaker says he’ll sponsor legislation that would make betting on sports legal in Indiana if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of New Jersey in a case that could open to door for states to legalize gambling on sporting events.
Read More . . .Many states express their desire to make online gambling legal within their boundaries or at least have the freedom to make the decision themselves following a voting by the residents.
Read More . . .While New Jersey is betting big that the U.S. Supreme Court soon will open up sports betting to all 50 states, Delaware could be the first to cash in.
Read More . . .Having already opened the door for Mississippi legal sports betting, the state gaming commission “Will be ready to address sports gambling” in the event of a favorable ruling for New Jersey in Christie v NCAA, said Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) executive director Allen Godfrey on Tuesday.
Read More . . .The following first-person account is drawn from Rodenberg’s pen-and-paper notes before, during, and after the hearing.
Read More . . .A reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent requires many industries to concede significant, long-standing tax preferences and deductions. In this climate, the gaming industry emerged with several important wins.
Read More . . .Pennsylvania is set in 2018 to nearly double the state's number of casinos, in what could generate $100 million -- or more -- in new licensing revenue.
Read More . . .If the Supreme Court ruling, expected next spring, finds in favor of Christie and the state of New Jersey, that could open the floodgates for sports gambling legalization across the country. Oklahoma is one of eight states who have already introduced sports betting legislation in 2017.
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There’s great current optimism for legalized U.S. sports betting, just don’t expect network announcers chatting about it during games in the future.
Read More . . .Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously Thursday to bar video gaming terminals, as well as a satellite or mini-casino, in the city.
Read More . . .If state policymakers legalize sports betting, Iowa casinos are aiming to get the business. Iowa Gaming Association executive director Wes Ehrecke says the federal “barrier” to sports betting may soon be removed.
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