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News & Analysis

Silence Greets Pleas To Delay Adopting Proposed Tribal Gaming Rules

So far, it does not look like federal regulators are willing to back off their newly-proposed rules for the $40bn Indian gaming industry despite several objections to proposals that include allowing for state-wide online gaming within tribal compacts.

D.C. Councilmembers Remain Skeptical Of Lottery’s Sports Betting Product

District of Columbia lawmakers continued to express concerns about the city's much-maligned sports betting model at a hearing this week, while stakeholders lined up to defend the existing model against new legislation.

Big Brother Hovers Over Casinos With Facial Recognition Technology

Matching a face from a digital image with another face in a database is becoming more common in casinos, raising questions about whether regulations should be enforced to protect the privacy rights of gamblers.

Michigan Lottery Director Helped Democrats Hold U.S. Senate

The most vivid example of the gaming industry’s growing influence on state and national politics may be the slim majority held by Democrats in the United States Senate.

Bill Introduced To Open D.C. Sports-Betting Market

A group of District of Columbia councilmembers have begun a push to introduce a competitive mobile sports-betting market in the nation’s capital and end the DC Lottery’s near-monopoly on mobile betting in the district.

Research & Reports

U.S. Sports Betting Partnership Monitor

This expanded report tracks partnerships signed by casinos, sportsbook operators, tech providers, leagues and media companies since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of May 2018 and surveys the market landscape for online sports betting and internet gaming in 24 key states, including Ohio, Maryland and Massachusetts.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: February 2020

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from February 2020 includes fantasy sports litigation in New York; gaming litigation in Oklahoma and Nebraska; gaming legislation in Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., along with lottery legislation in Alaska and a federal gaming bill in Congress.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: September 2018

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from September 2018 includes information on tribal gaming in Massachusetts and Maine, a ballot measure in Arkansas, sports-betting legislation in the District of Columbia and Kentucky, gaming litigation in Florida and Pennsylvania, and regulations in Nevada.

D.C. Lottery Special Report: The Lottery Modernization Act

The Lottery Modernization Act makes the Washington D.C. Lottery the first lottery in the U.S. authorized to offer cash games of skill and games of chance as well as fantasy sports games over the internet.

Special Report: Internet Gaming & Indian Country

As the United States continues to assess the viability of regulated online gambling through both state and federal bills, Indian tribes remain key stakeholders in the discussions over proposed regulation.

Data & Forecasts

Market Monitor: U.S. Sports Betting

This monthly report benchmarks key data from the emerging, highly-prized U.S. sports betting sector, projected to be worth $16bn-22bn in annual GGR by 2026. State-specific handle, gross revenue and gross margin figures are accompanied by online market shares by license holder and associated brand(s).

Washington D.C. - Monthly Sports Betting Report - May, 2020 to Jan, 2023

Latest monthly Sports Betting Report data from the D.C. Lottery. The data released for the state contains the following information: Handle, gross revenue, gross win margin and average stake size, split between GambetDC and Class A sportsbook locations. There are approximately 650 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: U.S. Lotteries

This report provides comprehensive benchmarking of key operational metrics across all 46 state lotteries in the $100bn+ U.S. lottery market. Featuring an interactive dashboard which facilitates visual cross-lottery comparisons, the dataset aggregates information from more than 900 annual lottery reports since 2000.

Washington DC - Lottery Annual Report - FY2000 to FY2020

Latest Annual Report data from the D.C. Lottery of Washington DC. The data released for the state contains the following information by game: Ticket sales, prizes, agent comissions, gross margin and transfers to the state. There are approximately 500 data points in this document.