This Week in Gambling

This week’s gambling news focuses on the latest states to legalize sports betting in America. Plus, we look ahead to see which states may be next to regulate the activity! Hello friends! J.Todd here, back after my one week sabbatical at the poker tables in Las Vegas! It was very therapeutic! And while I was gone, two more states regulated sports betting! And that is this week’s big story! Earlier this month Maine became the 34th state to pass sports betting legislation. Then about two weeks later Kansas regulated sports betting as the 35th state, which might have some of…

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We have watched regulated sports betting sweep across the country like wildfire. The US Supreme Court decided just over four years ago that the decision to allow sports wagers was a States Rights issue, and in that time over half of them have decided to legalize the activity. Just this month, Maine sports betting became the 34th market in the nation. Then a few weeks later, sports betting in Kansas followed as the 35th. This naturally makes us wonder (and probably many of you) about which states will be the next to have regulated sports betting. Maybe even this year!…

It’s official! Regulated sports betting has come to Kansas, making them the 35th state to pass legislation to legalize the activity. Industry insiders believe that Kansas sports betting will be up and running in time for this years NFL season. The Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, run by Penn National Gaming, say they plan to launch retail and mobile sports betting the first day they are legally permitted. Governor Laura Kelly signed the bill into law which found her desk just last month. The activity is expected to generate over $40 million within 5 years, and 80% of that revenue…

The month of March just set a new all-time American gambling revenue record, bringing in $5.31 billion from slot machines, table games, sports betting and even online gambling! This brings the first quarter nationwide revenue totals for the first quarter of this year to over $14.3 billion, just short of the single-quarter revenue record set in the fourth quarter of last year. March revenue was up 18.5% from the same time last year, when most casinos were operating at or near full capacity. The first quarter of 2022 saw gaming revenue accelerated almost 29% from last year and 34% when…

What happens in Vegas starts at Americas Cardroom. The US-facing online poker site is giving away WSOP packages by running their Takedown promo from May 5th to 22nd, guaranteeing 20 packages to the WSOP Main Event. Players can go to Sin City or keep the cash. “The WSOP Main Event is on the bucket list of every poker player and fits in with our other land-based promos we’ve run this year in Uruguay and Texas,” stated Chris Moneymaker, Team Pro for Americas Cardroom. “We can’t wait to see our players in Vegas, donning the ACR gear.” Each of the WSOP packages is…