Here are some of the top stories in mobile and online gaming that we’ve been monitoring during the month of May.
In a move that stunned many across the online gambling community last night, the American Gaming Association (AGA) effectively pulled the plug on its support for online gambling.
Online gaming firms and casino marketers may not want to get their hopes up about Texas. As it turns out, everything is bigger in Texas – including opposition to real-money online and mobile gambling.
Make no mistake about it, MGM Resorts International wants to see the legalization of online wagering in the United States (which makes sense given that the casino behemoth has obtained an interactive gaming license in the state of Nevada).
In 2011, the U.S. Justice Department reversed the online gambling ban within the Wire Act so that it only applies to sports betting. This gave states the freedom to regulate online casinos and online lotteries within each state. While only three states have adopted online gambling – Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware – many more are weighing the pros and cons due to its vast earnings potential in gambling tax revenue.
With Delaware, New Jersey, and Nevada firmly entrenched among the early state adopters of legalized online gambling, the big question remains which state will be next to join the party?
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