William Hill Opens Virginia Sportsbook in Time for Super Bowl LV Weekend
William Hill is the latest operator to offer online and mobile sports betting in the state of Virginia just in time for Super Bowl LV.
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Kansas Introduces Two New Sports Betting Bills
Kansas lawmakers have reopened the sports betting discussion with two new sports betting bills.
First Circuit Court Rules DOJ Law Interpretation invalid – Wire Act Does not apply to to Non-Sports Gambling
The 1961 Wire Act was originally intended to prevent the use of wired telecoms systems to place bets across U.S state-borders and was part of a package of bills enacted to curb the activities of organized crime. when the Internet arrived, the same legal interpretation were deemed to apply to the virtual space too. This […]
Legal Online Sportsbetting & Casinos Launch in Michigan
In December 2019 the Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer legalized internet gambling and sports betting in the state of Michigan. Since then regulators have been planning how to manage, regulate, licence and monitor the new gaming platforms. Michigan residents have long been able to gamble online via offshore operators, and now residents of the state […]
FAQ
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Yes - both land-based and online gambling in various forms are legal in many US states. 39 states currently offer or will soon offer in-person and online sports betting while a number of states only permit betting inside casinos.
How many gamblers are there in the US?
The United States is of the most gambling-friendly countries in the world, with a population of over 57 million active gamblers.
Every year, around 40% of American adults visit one of the casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey, or one of the thousands of land-based U.S Casinos, not to mention playing casino games at online casinos.