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PlayUSA serves as the central hub for a collection of Play-branded news and information websites across different states, including PlayNJ.com, PlayPennsylvania.com, PlayNY.com, and several more. Our mission at PlayUSA and our partner sites is straightforward: we aim to deliver news and resources about legal and regulated online gambling options in the United States. For more information on our editorial standards, please click here. We are an independently owned and operated business and do not have direct ties to any specific casino or gaming website.

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DraftKings Dig! A New Take On Press-Your-Luck Gaming

4 days ago | playusa.com | Cole Rush

Crash-style games have begun making their way into the real-money US casino market, often popping up in new formats and with plenty of new mechanics. Sometimes, you might be hard-pressed to call them crash games at all, and DraftKings Dig! is in that category. Dig! may or may not be a crash game depending on who you ask.
Paige Fertitta Could Become President Of Fertitta Entertainment

1 week ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

Photo by Rachel Hoyt / Shutterstock 2 mins readUpdated: May. 9, 2025 Paige Fertitta, the ex-wife of Landry’s owner Tilman Fertitta, has been recommended for a Nevada gaming license as a key person for Fertitta Entertainment by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Fertitta Entertainment is a holding company that controls the Golden Nugget casino brand. With that branding, Fertitta Entertainment operates physical casinos in multiple US states.
Ohio Legislator Confirms Plans For Online Casino Bill

1 week ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

Ohio Rep. Brian Stewart has indicated that he plans to introduce a bill to legalize online casinos in Ohio, which wouldn’t be the first such attempt but might have greater momentum behind it. There are signs that the concept of regulated iGaming has made significant progress in the state. Stewart is among the leaders of the controlling Republican caucus in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Montana Sweepstakes Casino Ban Awaits Governor's Signature

1 week ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

Barring a veto from Gov. Greg Gianforte, Montana will soon become the first state to have enacted a ban on casino-style online games that award cash prizes by way of a sweepstakes. While the bill in question does not mention sweepstakes casinos by name, the terms of the bill would render their business model unworkable. The presumptive law prohibits any online casino platforms that make payouts in “any form of currency,” and/or receives or transmits gambling information.
Potential Date Set For When Missouri Sports Betting Will Launch

1 week ago | playusa.com | Tebearau Egbe

Missouri residents have come a long way to see the dream of placing bets on their favorite sports come true. Now the wait is almost over, with sports betting launch expected by December 1, 2025 at the latest, possibly sooner. This reality came not just from the legislative body but from the state’s six pro teams, who formed a coalition and submitted over 340,000 signatures in May 2024 to place the measure on the November 2024 ballot.
Bet365 Owners Exploring Sale Of Business

1 week ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

Bet365 has been making gains in multiple US jurisdictions in terms of its share of the online sports wagering market and a new report could mean bet365 will have access to more financial resources to accelerate that growth. The private owner of bet365, the Coates family of the United Kingdom, is exploring offering up stakes in bet365 according to the report.
Entain Removes Interim Tag From CEO Stella David

2 weeks ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

Entain, the United Kingdom-based gambling company that owns half of BetMGM, has officially named Stella David its CEO. David has served in the role on an interim basis for the past two months. The appointment might bring some stability, which seen five people occupy the role in as many years.
Penn Nominates HG Vora Picks For Board Positions

2 weeks ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

A major investor in Penn Entertainment is moving forward with a proxy campaign to install its picks for Penn’s board of directors, despite Penn’s announcement that it would support the nomination of two of the investors’ three picks. The investor, a hedge fund called HG Vora Capital Management, has criticized Penn’s decisions regarding its online gambling business.
MGM Resorts Settles Illegal Bookmaking Dispute With Nevada

3 weeks ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

The state of Nevada has formalized a settlement with MGM Resorts, in an investigation pertaining to two illegal bookmakers who were allowed to gamble at its properties. The settlement includes an $8.5 million fine. However, as they voted to accept the settlement at a meeting on Thursday, regulators at the Nevada Gaming Commission lauded MGM’s historical track record of compliance and chalked the failures up to individual bad actors.
NJ Responsible Gambling Panel Makes 2025 Recommendations

3 weeks ago | playusa.com | Derek Helling

For 2025, the report from the New Jersey Governor’s Task Force on Responsible Gambling’s recommendations for improving public health in terms of responsible gambling prioritizes making available resources easier to access and enhancing ongoing efforts. Access improvement suggestions emphasize standardizing resources for gamblers like tools for setting limits, generation of data for policymakers, and requirements for gambling licensees in New Jersey.