Lottery Couriers and mass lottery ticket purchases are causing major headaches for state lottery commissions across the United States. These sophisticated players, whose operations are entirely legal, are upending the order of a major cash cow that many states rely on to fund everything from new classroom computers to state parks. Now the State of…
Is Brian Quintenz fit to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)? A coalition of gaming industry interests recently sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry suggesting, in very strong words, that Quintenz is not a good choice to fill that position. The letter, was signed by the American Gaming…
Slot machines are pulling in record profits in the heart of English cities and towns and not everyone is happy about the situation. According to the most recent numbers released by the Gaming Commission, British gambling revenue hit £11.5 billion ($15.4 billion USD) as of March 2025. Of that number, which is a 3.5 percent…
DraftKings' road to towards clearing out the massive legal fallout of its short-lived venture in the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) hit a major snag this week when a GOP politician hit the brakes on a potential $10 million settlement with the state. Earlier this week state Republican National Committeeman Brad Wyatt filed a formal…
For the past 50 years, casinos across the United States have had to indulge in a costly ritual whenever a player hit a slot jackpot over $1200. That ritual involved shutting down the winning machine while casino staff filled out paperwork for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It's a costly effort that, thanks to the…
Deposit bonuses have long been the marketing lifeblood of the gaming industry, but may be about to change. Across the country the practice is being challenged in court by aggrieved players who say that bonus deposits contain playthrough requirements and other hoops to jump through that make using those bonuses all but impossible. A recent…
A Nevada senator's efforts to roll back the gambling tax addendum in the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) have hit a roadblock. Late last week, Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto introduced the Facilitating Unbiased Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act, which would restore the opportunity for gamblers to…
Predictions markets, and their role as unlicensed sportsbooks, are the flash point for many a hot argument in the regulated gaming world. That conflict stepped out into the open last week at a panel discussion at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) summer meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. At the heart of the…
The world of regulated gaming is nothing if not complex. Every major gaming company is parent to a vast array of ownership claims to other casino and sports betting sites and operators both large and small. A recent example of this phenomenon is Flutter Entertainment’s purchase of Boyd Gaming’s five percent share of FanDuel. While…
Earlier this week New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a measure that bans the state’s colleges and universities from entering into sponsorship deals with sports betting operators. It’s the latest move by a state government to draw more distinct boundaries between the worlds of sports betting and college athletics. Under the terms of…
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