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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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Top 10 TV & Movie-Themed Slot Games at Online Casinos

2 weeks ago | playusa.com | Tebearau Egbe

The final curtain may have fallen on the 2025 Netflix Tudum event in Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean the entertainment has to stop! Those who are still feeling nostalgic about the event can jump on some TV- and movie-themed slot games. You can find tons of them at online casinos. We’re talking about everything from Netflix’s own original hits to classic blockbusters that have been turned into fantastic slots.
BetMGM Secures Sports Betting Partnership in Missouri

3 weeks ago | playusa.com | J.R. Duren

Photo by Shutterstock 3 mins readUpdated: Jun. 2, 2025 BetMGM, one of the leading sportsbooks in the country, has secured a partnership with Century Casino & Hotel Cape Girardeau to offer online and mobile sports betting in Missouri when the state launches sports wagering on December 1. This is the first partnership announced since Missouri opened its sports betting license application window last month.
Minnesota Axes Gambling Expansion Study from Budget

1 month ago | playusa.com | J.R. Duren

Hope seems faint for Minnesota to legalize sports betting this year, as lawmakers have refused to approve a study on the possibility. The intent of the study would have been to “evaluate, provide recommendations, and issue a report on the legalization of sports betting, fantasy sports, or both,” according to the first draft of the Senate’s budget bill, before that section was axed. The decision to amend the study out of the budget bill sparked frustration from committee member Sen. Matt Klein.
Missouri Sports Betting Launch Date Confirmed for December First

1 month ago | playusa.com | Alexander Weldon

Online gambling is coming to Missouri, but not until the last possible moment allowed by law. When voters approved sports betting in a referendum last year, the constitutional amendment stipulated a launch deadline of December 1, 2025. Hopes of an earlier launch haven’t and the Missouri Gaming Commission has now confirmed that Dec. 1 will be the launch date, as first reported by Covers.
Ohio's Online Casino Bill Gets Going Halfway Through 2025

1 month ago | playusa.com | Alexander Weldon

Ohio may provide the last chance to see online casino expansion in the US this year, after other states have tried and failed. Sen. Nathan Manning introduced SB 197 this week, which weighs in at 701 pages and makes multiple changes to the state’s gaming laws, including authorization for iGaming and an online lottery. The Buckeye State’s legislative session runs year-round, so there’s plenty of time for the bill to advance.
DraftKings Dig! A New Take On Press-Your-Luck Gaming

1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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.