#GamblingLegislation

A Minnesota Senate committee has moved forward a bill that would ban online “sweepstakes” casino-style games, setting up a wider fight over how the state should handle a fast-growing corner of digital gambling.

A federal move announced Monday (March 23) targets new consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries entering the US market, not the devices already in homes.

New Jersey lawmakers are moving to clamp down on a fast paced style of sports gambling that lets people bet on the next moment of a game rather than the final outcome.

Kentucky lawmakers are moving forward with a wide-ranging bill that would overhaul how the state regulates fantasy contests, sports betting, and charitable gaming, with the proposal now sitting in the Senate for further consideration.

Gibraltar has taken the first formal step toward overhauling its gambling laws, with a new bill introduced in Parliament on Wednesday (March 18).

Wisconsin senators pushed forward a bill that could dramatically widen legal sports wagering across the state.

A national trade association representing companies in the social gaming business is pushing back against new legislation introduced in Minnesota that would outlaw a category of online games the industry says has operated legally in the...

Minnesota lawmakers are moving to outlaw prediction markets that let users trade on real-world events.

Minnesota lawmakers are moving to shut down a fast-growing category of online gaming platforms that resemble casino gambling but operate under sweepstakes rules.

Virginia lawmakers are pushing forward with legislation that could reshape the state’s growing casino market, potentially opening the door for a major gaming resort in Northern Virginia.

Members of Congress are moving to block a controversial corner of the prediction market industry by introducing legislation that would outlaw betting contracts tied to violence or death.

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers in the House wants federal regulators to clamp down on certain prediction markets, arguing that some platforms now allow trades tied to events that could raise serious national security and public safety co...

Senators move to block federal officials from betting on political prediction markets

Ohio’s online gambling market may be booming, but a new national scorecard suggests consumer protections are lagging behind the industry’s rapid growth.

Virginia lawmakers moved a step closer to setting firm rules for skill game machines on Tuesday (March 3), as the House of Delegates approved legislation designed to regulate and tax the devices that have quietly spread through convenien...

A newly formed coalition is entering the intensifying fight over sports betting and prediction markets, saying some platforms are dodging the consumer protections that govern legal gambling.

Louisiana lawmakers are preparing for a major fight over sweepstakes websites in the 2026 Regular Session, as a newly filed proposal aims to widen the state’s power to shut down what it considers illegal activity.

Iowa lawmakers have signed off on a far-reaching gambling bill that tightens enforcement rules and changes how certain winnings are taxed.

A Nevada member of Congress is taking aim at a fast-growing corner of the financial markets that looks a lot like sports betting.

The Wisconsin State Assembly has signed off on Assembly Bill 601, pushing forward a plan that would allow mobile or online sports betting across the state under a structure run by federally recognized Native American tribes.