As 2024 got underway, state-regulated online poker in the United States with the same number of participating states as the year before. No new states legalized online poker and/or casino games in 2023, though lawmakers in numerous states proposed bills. There was some progress in the industry in 2023. Michigan
In September, Georgia police officers raided a poker room. In October, representatives of Entain Foundation met with lawmakers to work toward a comprehensive yet reasonable gambling proposal to introduce into the state legislature in 2024. These two events are not directly related. Entain Foundation does not support or have any
There have been several surprises in the 2023 legislative sessions across America with regard to igaming proposals. Maine is one of those. In a surprise move – and one that took place quite late in the session – Maine lawmakers put a bill on the table to consider igaming as
Another state in 2023 fails to legalize online casino games and poker. This case involves New Hampshire. While it is not usually a state on the “most likely to legalize igaming” list, the 2023 proposal appeared to have some momentum. It helped that other nearby states – Connecticut, West Virginia,
Not many people saw it coming. But by the time they realized it was happening, it was already a moot matter. It turns out that an Iowa lawmaker wanted to plant the seed for online gaming in Iowa for the future, and he did it with a 2023 bill that
Illinois has tried to expand its gambling industry in many ways. In 2019, the state’s governor approved a casino right in the greater Chicago area. That same year, he signed the Sports Wagering Act into law to allow retail sportsbooks at casinos in the state, as well as online sports
It has happened in other states, and Kentucky is doing it, too. Consideration for legal online poker and casino games falls off the map due to a nationwide obsession with sports betting. In fact, Kentucky lawmakers found the time to pass a bill – already signed by the governor –
Another year of New York online poker bills appears poised to end in disappointment for poker players yet again. The trend began in 2014, with an Assembly bill – always sponsored by Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow – that goes nowhere. Senate bills each year do the same, though they’ve changed
Online poker supporters – and advocates of igaming – can look away from Indiana once again. For yet another year, Indiana lawmakers introduced a bill to legalize internet gambling, something that would assuredly deliver hundreds of millions of dollars per year in gaming revenue and tens of millions per year
The legalization of online poker in the Commonwealth of Kentucky was going so well…until it changed course. Not only were lawmakers quick with a bill to legalize online poker in the 2023 state legislative session, Chris Moneymaker opened a membership-only poker room in Kentucky. That was all happening in early
Illinois has more gambling options than most states in the Midwest. While long confined to riverboats, it became relatively easy through the years to meet the requirements of being deemed a “boat” and opening a casino. When JB Pritzker won the governorship in 2018, his stances in favor of gambling
There has been some excitement about the bill that two Maryland State Senators introduced to their legislature at the end of January. The bill was comprehensive and complete with a fiscal summary. They set a hearing date to discuss the bill further on February 15. While the introduction was enthusiastic
