Gambling in the USA

  U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro has ruled that the U.S. Justice Department’s recent move to expand a prohibition on online gambling under a 1961 law only bans sports betting that involves interstate transactions. The decision will be a big relief to operators of interstate lotteries and other internet-based gambling sites who feared that the…

  The loot box bill has entered the United States Senate. The bill is called Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act, and the full text of the law has also released. The bill is 18 pages long and give information about what a loot box is, and how it takes advantage of players, notably younger…

  Four new applications have been submitted on the deadline date for casino licence in Arkansas. The state has received applications for a Pope County casino from the Cherokee Nation, Tri-Peaks Entertainment Group LLC, Robert and Ruth Kehl Family and the Choctaw Nation. The state had previously received an application from Gulfside Casino Partnership. Only…

  Illinois Senate has approved a massive gambling expansion bill for the legalisation of sports betting. Senate Bill 690 is passed through a 46-10 vote by the House lawmakers. The bill also authorises six new casinos in Waukegan, Rockford, Danville, South Suburbs, Williamson County and downtown Chicago. “I’ve only been doing this for 20 years…

  GVC has secured gaming license in Nevada through a partnership with MGM Resorts International. The license approval came with an important condition attached to it. GVC will have to return to Nevada’s regulator after two years and brief its four members on how it has re-assessed its operations. The condition had to do with…