All Articles by Chavdar Vasilev

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s FY27 budget would add a $0.25–$0.50 per-bet sportsbook tax and raise online casino rates to 36%, targeting nearly $200 million annually for Medicaid. Michigan Gov. Gretchen…

Maryland lawmakers will hold hearings on March 11 on a trio of bills to legalize online casinos and multistate poker, as well as a separate measure to shut down sweepstakes-style…

Illinois lawmakers are aiming to repeal Illinois ‘ per-wager tax as sportsbooks processed 27.6 million fewer bets between September and December. Rep. Daniel Didech has filed House Bill 5143, which…

California has approved sweeping new cardroom rules banning blackjack-style games and tightening TPPPS mechanics, a move critics say could cost $464M in revenue and thousands of jobs while strengthening tribal…

Updated to reflect that the last remaining trial attorney in the CFTC’s Chicago enforcement office resigned Monday, leaving the division without any trial lawyers, as the U.S. agency responsible for…

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is proposing a 45% tax tier for the state’s largest sportsbooks, but whether any operator actually pays it depends on one key distinction: revenue vs. handle.…

Kalshi’s Super Bowl markets processed roughly $500 million in trading volume on Super Bowl Sunday across contracts listed on its Super Bowl page. Kalshi’s Super Bowl markets processed $500,171,547 in…

With Super Bowl handle records in the books, attention turns to retention, rising sweepstakes crackdowns, and mounting legal pressure on prediction markets as courts and lawmakers reshape the U.S. gambling…

MGM beat fourth-quarter expectations as BetMGM began returning cash and Macau surged, helping offset continued softness on the Las Vegas Strip. MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas business remained under pressure in…

Illinois regulators have launched one of the largest sweepstakes crackdowns yet, ordering 65 operators to block residents or face potential civil and criminal penalties. The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB), in…