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Bet365 Gets Green Light For Online Sports Betting In Maryland

Bet365 Gets Green Light For Online Sports Betting In Maryland

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (MLGCA) has granted bet365 a license for online sports wagering in the state. The application was approved during the MLGCA’s two-hour commission meeting on Thursday (August 28) giving bet365 the green light to begin online operations in tome for the start of the new NFL season which gets […]

New York May Have To Wait Until 2026 For Downstate Casino Verdicts

The decision on which three operators will be awarded downstate casino licenses in New York may spill over into next year. That is the view of Jospeh Addabbo, a State Senator from Queens, who voted in favour of the 2013 casino bill. It has been a long-drawn out process stretching over a decade to get […]

1789 Capital Invests In Polymarket With Donald Trump Jr. Joining Advisory Board

There has been a big play in the prediction market arena with the news that Donald Trump Jr. has joined the board of Polymarket as an advisor. The move followed a ‘multi-million dollar’ investment in the company by 1789 Capital, where Trump Jr. is a partner with a focus on new investment, capital raising and […]

DraftKings Launches Responsible Gaming Education Month With NFL Incentives

DraftKings has kicked-off its month-long campaign to promote responsible play by offering NFL regular-season tickets plus a shot at a seat at SuperBowl LX in a series of weekly sweepstakes. Responsible Gaming Education Month is an initiative backed by the American Gaming Association and is active throughout September. For DraftKings, its campaign swung into action […]

Fanatics Secures Boyd Gaming Partnership For Sports Betting Launch In Missouri

Fanatics Secures Boyd Gaming Partnership For Sports Betting Launch In Missouri

Fanatics Betting and Gaming has agreed a partnership with Boyd Gaming that will give it access to the sports betting market in Missouri. There has been a mad scramble among some of the biggest US sports betting sites to obtain licenses to operate in the Show-Me state since local government approved the launch of mobile […]

Bally’s Atlantic City Reports $896k H1 Operating Loss Amid Jackpot Row

Bally’s Atlantic City Reports $896k H1 Operating Loss Amid Jackpot Row

It has been a testing few days for Bally’s Atlantic City, with the Boardwalk casino reporting an operating loss of $896,000 for the first six months of the year. Although that falls within acceptable operating margins, it is a hefty year-on-year decline of 439% after it posted a $264,000 profit in 2024. The news comes […]

American Gaming Association Reports Combined Revenue of $19.44bn In Q2

American Gaming Association Reports Combined Revenue of $19.44bn In Q2

The American Gaming Association has reported that commercial gaming revenue reached $19.44 billion in the second quarter of this year. Combined revenue from the land-based casinos, sports betting sites and apps and iGaming has increased by 9.8% year-over-year and Q2 2025 was the eighteenth consecutive quarter to achieve growth on its equivalent quarter from the […]

DraftKings To Prohibit Credit Card Deposits From August 25

DraftKings To Prohibit Credit Card Deposits From August 25

DraftKings has announced a policy change to the way it will process payments in future. Starting from Monday (August 25), the Boston-based sportsbook and online casino will no longer allow credit card deposits to be made by users of its US products. The move comes just a few weeks after Draft Kings was hit with […]

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FanDuel Enters Prediction Markets Arena With CME Group Partnership

FanDuel has become the first of the big-name sportsbooks in the US to take a step into the world of prediction markets. The popular sports betting app has announced a partnership with derivatives marketplace CME Group, which will see the launch of a new platform for events contracts. The joint venture will operate as a […]

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Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Hits $557.7m In July With 30.9% iGaming Growth

Figures released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for July 2025 show that the state generated $557.7 million in gaming revenue for the month, an 11.4% increase over the same period last year. Pennsylvania’s gaming revenue is generated by regulated retail and online sports betting sites, internet gaming, slot machines, table games, video gaming […]

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Michigan Online Gambling Revenue For July Grows 28.9% Year-On-Year

The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has released its July 2025 iGaming revenue report, which shows gross receipts of $284.6 million for iGaming and online sports betting for the month, generated by its commercial and tribal internet gaming operators. That is an increase of 28.9% on the $220.86 million recorded in July 2024, with iGaming […]

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NBA, Players’ Union Unite In Support Of Limiting Prop Bets

The NBA and its players’ union have united in support of limiting the type of prop bets sportsbooks can accept on NBA games. Representatives for the league and NBPA are sounding out the prospect of restricting prop betting with sports betting apps, which allows players to wager on points totals and other personal statistics for […]

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Online Casino Revenue Hits New Height In New Jersey

Figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the state’s gambling market has continued to flourish after revenue hit a new milestone in July 2025, reaching $606.2 million. That represents a 10.7% increase over the same period last year and has brought revenue for 2025 so far up to $3.92 billion, […]

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ESPN Bet And Circa Sports Latest To Raise Minimum Bet Due To Illinois Tax

Two more sportsbooks have raised their minimum bets in Illinois following the introduction of a new tax on all sports wagers placed in the state. ESPN Bet has boosted its minimum bet requirement from 10 cents to $1, in line with other popular sports betting sites in the state, BetMGM, Hard Rock Bet and BetRivers. […]

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Missouri Hears Final Pitches For Direct Sports Betting Licenses

The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) has listened to the final pitches from three betting companies who hope to be granted one of a pair of untethered licenses to operate in the state. DraftKings, FanDuel and Circa Sports all made their presentations to the MGC on Wednesday with a decision expected within the next couple of […]

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FAQ

Is Gambling Legal in the USA?

Yes - both land-based and online gambling in various forms are legal in many US states. 39 states currently offer or will soon offer in-person and online sports betting while a number of states only permit betting inside casinos.

How many gamblers are there in the US?

The United States is of the most gambling-friendly countries in the world, with a population of over 57 million active gamblers.

Every year, around 40% of American adults visit one of the casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey, or one of the thousands of land-based U.S Casinos, not to mention playing casino games at online casinos.