Our news this week focuses on the growth of US online gambling! July was another amazing month with record-breaking revenue for the US gambling industry, and more and more of that revenue is coming from online casinos! Which states are regulating internet casinos, sports betting and poker? And how big will the online gambling industry grow in America? Hello my friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling, where it’s our 400th show! And no one gives a shit! Except me, of course. This week’s big story is that US online gambling and sports betting brought in over $5 billion…

The potential growth difference for the US online gambling market between now and 2026 is is forecast to be as much as $2.2 billion. This according to research by the market research group Technavio in their “Online Gambling Market In US by End-user and Gender – Forecast and Analysis 2022-2026” report. The easing of government regulations and wider reach for online gambling are some of the key market drivers. The internet gambling market in America comprises different types of games, and the rewards also differ from one game to another. The rewards are given in the form of physical goods…

We got yer gambling news right here! News out of Florida could have a profound effect on US online gambling efforts. A decision from a judge in the Florida sports betting case with the Seminole Tribe has precedent setting potential for the entire country! And it’s all playing out as regulators and Tribal Gaming interests watch. Hello friends! J.Todd back after a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. And of course, while I’m gone all hell breaks loose with a story that has serious implications for US online gambling, sports betting, and tribal gaming all across the country! Including where…

When the state of Florida reached an agreement with the Seminole Indians, no one expected the fallout could result in US online gambling. And while there is still a long way to go to make that happen, the path is an interesting one. The Floridian compact with the Seminoles would allow them to take mobile sports bets from anyone within the state, even if they were not located on Tribal property. That bill has led to a federal lawsuit, but while we wait to see how that plays out, some in the US Congress are taking matters into their own…

When it comes to US online gambling and poker the US Department of Justice has finally raised the white flag. They will not appeal their most recent loss in the Federal Wire Act case, and that means we could be in for an explosion of legal Internet poker across the country. This all began when the New Hampshire Lottery sued the Justice Department back in 2019 after they had changed their opinion on the Wire Act. That change would have made web based poker and casino games across state lines a Federal crime, and threatened lotteries as well. The DOJ…

Following the recent deal that will bring six new William Hill sports betting locations to the Vegas Strip, William Hill now seems to be setting their sights on the US online gambling market. The company is reportedly looking to merge its its American business with the online casino operations of longtime partner Caesars Entertainment. William Hill’s U.S. Chief Executive Joe Asher recently told Bloomberg that the company is in talks with Caesars about combining their sports-betting and online-gaming businesses. “There’s a lot of opportunity in there, and we think that we’ve got some really powerful assets in this space, so…