By 
Jovana Vukovic ·
On July 3, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a formal legal opinion determining that daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests – including pick’em and draft-style games offered by platforms such…
By 
Filip Radulovic ·
In a significant legislative development, the California Senate on Saturday passed an amended version of Senate Bill 549, a bill that will grant the state’s tribes a singular opportunity to…
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Terry Davis ·
After months of the world waiting to learn who the lucky player was, the man who bought a record-breaking $2.04Bn Powerball lottery ticket in November has finally come forward after…
By Terry Davis ·
Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc. (AITX), announced the location Monday where its artificial intelligence security robot has been deployed. While the company created a stir in December with the announcement…
By Terry Davis ·
The fifth largest jackpot in Powerball history was won on October 4th in California. One $2 ticket matched all five numbers plus the Powerball for a jackpot of $699.8 million.…
By Terry Davis ·
A Northern California tribe plans to build a $600 million hotel and casino resort on old wine land in Sonoma County as it looks to preserve its “cultural and historic…
By Terry Davis ·
Three of America’s biggest online sports betting players – DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM – are spending $100 million to back a newly introduced initiative seeking to legalize wagering in California.…
By Terry Davis ·
Red Rock Resorts’ casino project near Fresno, California has hit another roadblock just days before the company’s planned groundbreaking. The plan was first introduced in 2003 by the North Fork…
By Terry Davis ·
Buffets at Las Vegas’ casino resorts have begun to resume operations after their coronavirus-forced closures, but the situation is slightly different in Southern California where a number of tribal gambling…
By Terry Davis ·
After nearly two decades of legal battles, construction on a tribal casino complex adjacent to Highway 99 just north of the California City of Madera is set to kick off…
By Terry Davis ·
California’s San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is set to acquire Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas from its current owner Red Rock Resorts Inc. in a $650 million deal…
By Terry Davis ·
Social game developer Zynga has been hit with a class action complaint in California, claiming that its social casino games violate various state laws and constitute illegal gambling. The complaint…
By Terry Davis ·
Gambling is a topic that has always caused turmoil in California, and this is the reason why the state has for many years tried, and failed, to legalize online poker.…
By Terry Davis ·
Federal and California state regulators have hit the state’s second-largest card room with a $6 million penalty for failing to run an appropriate anti-money laundering program and to disclose a…
By Terry Davis ·
With its planned fall 2019 opening fast approaching, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain is set to begin booking room reservations for the hotel portion of the…
By Terry Davis ·
The Tejon Indian Tribe has partnered Hard Rock International to develop and operate a $600 million casino resort in Kern County, California, it was announced on Tuesday. The project is…
By Terry Davis ·
Northern California is gearing up for major expansion of gambling as two popular casino brands are set to launch properties in the region this year Harrah’s Northern California is slated…
By Terry Davis ·
The complaint filed by the two tribes seeks to stop non-tribal cardrooms from operating house-banked card games Two tribes are suing several Southern California cardrooms, claiming that they have been…
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Robert Johnson ·
Sports betting seems to be gaining momentum as an important legislative topic around the US, after the US Supreme Court decided to hear New Jersey’s call for the removal of…
By Terry Davis ·
For yet another year, Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, summoned “the best in the west” for the annual California State Poker Championship. Players from the area, the rest of the…
By Terry Davis ·
It is barely a surprise that California is once again pushing for the legalization and regulation of online poker. Numerous efforts have been introduced to the state Legislature over the…
By Robert Johnson ·
California continues slow-pacing towards the legalization and regulation of online poker within its borders, latest developments from the state show. It was reported late on Wednesday that under an eleventh-hour…
By Robert Johnson ·
California’s online poker bill, AB 2863, cleared another legislative hurdle after passing an Assembly Appropriations Committee vote on Wednesday. Committee members were expected to cast their votes on the proposed…
By Robert Johnson ·
A planned vote on California’s widely discussed online poker bill did not take place on Wednesday in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Nevertheless, Committee Chairwoman Lorena Gonzalez told media that members…
By 
Anthony Huber ·
A series of amendments have been proposed to the current California online poker bill, known as AB 2863. These alterations are aimed at casting light on the tax rate issues,…
By Robert Johnson ·
A proposed legislation calling for the legalization and regulation of online poker in California passed a legislative committee earlier this week, marking a historic progress in a decade-long effort for…
By Terry Davis ·
The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a California-based federally recognized tribe, announced on Thursday that its Tribal Council has filed a lawsuit against state Governor Edmund Brown Jr., arguing that…
By Terry Davis ·
Although California is not likely to see online poker legalized within the state’s borders any time soon, it could be said that legislators and interested parties there are currently trying…
By Terry Davis ·
The legalization of online poker in California has been a hot topic for quite some time now. And while involved parties and legislators have been quarreling and putting off hearings…
By Terry Davis ·
The Turlock Poker room in Turlock, Central California played host to the WPTDeepStacks $1,100 Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000, which was completed late last night. Josh…