March 11 – Online gambling lobbying groups in New Jersey are taking an ‘it-ain’t-over-’til-it’s-over’ approach and looking for ways to push the new gambling bill through – despite the fact that it was vetoed by Governor Chris Christie at the last minute. The new law will see Atlantic City’s 11 casinos establishing online portals for [...]

A portion of the revenue from the Iowa Lottery and Iowa casinos goes to “nonprofit” organizations tasked with treating problem gambling. A recent state audit, however, found that one such center wasn’t using those funds as directed and criminal prosecution may be in the future. State auditors found more than $114,000 in alleged misspending by [...]

Rep. Barney Frank Individual states are making a strong push towards regulated online gambling in the US, but online casinos are for the most part being left out of new proposals. California, Florida, and Iowa are all looking to pass new online gaming laws, but each is only looking to regulate online poker. For many [...]