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More than 100 protestors, including local mayors and cardroom employees, gathered in Sacramento on Tuesday to protest Senate Bill SB 549, known as the Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act. The bill would allow California tribes to sue cardrooms over the claim that the privately owned cardrooms are violating the tribes’ rights. Indian Country have
The acting chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) hailed the “ingenuity and tenacity” of Native American gaming operators after record breaking revenue of $41.91bn in 2023. The 2023 figure was 2.4%, or $967.6m, higher than the $40.94bn posted by the NIGC in the previous year. Data covers Native American gaming operations across eight
Kambi Group has entered into a multi-state sportsbook agreement with Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, one of the largest Indian Nations in the US. Under the deal, Kambi will provide its sports betting technology and services to the Choctaw Nation’s gaming entities. This covers both online and retail sports betting. The Choctaw Nation operates Choctaw Casinos
The Alabama senate has passed a pair of bills that would see lottery and state-regulated gambling legalised, though statewide sports betting has been excluded. Alabama lawmakers passed HB151 and HB152 in February. In its original form, HB151 would have legalised retail and online sports betting – as well as a state lottery and casinos in
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), a group of leading US gambling operators, has declared its opposition to two sports betting ballots in California, saying it will not financially support either initiative. Both ballots would give tribes exclusive rights to offer retail and online sports betting in California. They were filed with the state’s attorney-general in October 2023.
