US DATA CENTRE
THE REGULATORY MAP
Since the US Department of Justice publicly reversed its position on the scope of the 1961 Wire
Act in December 2011, conceding that it only reserved jurisdiction over sportsbetting, various
states have sought to broaden their intra-state lottery and iGaming models. This issue, we see
bwin.party take huge strides in the US market through its sponsorship deal with NHL team, the
New Jersey Devils and NBA franchise, the Philadelphia 76ers.
Nevada: White
New Jersey: White
White
Live (iGaming)
Regulated Gaming Type: Poker-only
Regulated Gaming Type: Full-service online
Green
Legislation Enabled/Lottery Online
Operator Type: Applicants with existing land-
gaming
Amber
Work in Progress/Under Consideration
based licence
Operator Type: Atlantic City casinos with
Red
Undecided/Back to the Drawing Board
Estimated Go Live Date: Live.
existing land-based licence
Blue
No Reported Movement
Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE)
Estimated Go Live Date: Live. The latest
Black
Prohibited/Pending Prohibition
became the second company to launch an
developments from New Jersey see PartyPoker
online poker room in the US. WSOP.com
securing a sponsorship deal with the New
way to build awareness and a database.
went live in Nevada in September, with
Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers. The
So far, around 12 percent of that database
CIE Chief Executive, Mitch Garber, telling
partnership is the first marketing alliance
has gone on to play for real money at the
iGaming Business that it is a significant
between the realms of US sport and online
property – players that are worth 20 percent
milestone in the company’s history. Following
gaming and is being hailed as a ground-
more per visit than the average patron
proactive ena bling legislation, Nevada and
breaking deal that could have significant
according to Mario Maesano, the casino’s
New Jersey are expected to enter into an
consequences for the future development
SVP of Marketing.
inter-state compact at some point in 2014,
of US iGaming. The multi-year affiliation is
with officials from both states hoping to
reported to be worth around $10 million and
Michigan: Green
bridge the East-West divide to pool liquidity
will see PartyPoker branding at key areas of
Regulated Gaming Type: Online lottery
in the near future.
the home venues of both teams, the Prudential
Operator Type: Michigan Lottery controlled
Center and Wells Fargo Center respectively.
Estimated Go Live Date: Imminent
Regulated Gaming Type: Full-service online
Illinois: Green
California: Amber
gaming
Regulated Gaming Type: Online lottery
Present Status: The stasis in California
Operator Type: Centralised
Operator Type: Illinois Lottery controlled
remains. In August, Senator Correa had
iGaming system via Delaware Lottery and
Estimated Go Live Date: Online
amended his bill, classifying it as an ‘urgency’
Delaware: White
measure so that it would go into force
operated by the three state casinos
Estimated Go Live Date: Live.
Georgia: Green
immediately upon passage. The bill would
Delaware became the first state to launch a
Regulated Gaming Type: Online lottery
authorise the California Gambling Control
full service online gaming offering on October
Operator Type: Georgia Lottery controlled
Commission to issue initial licenses as well as
31. The iGaming programme, which will be
Estimated Go Live Date: Online
establishing the procedure for licence renewal.
The bill requires a two-thirds majority to
run by the State Lottery, decided on a vendor
collaboration of 888 and Scientific Games/
Maryland: Green
pass, and allows for operators to offer poker
WMS to power the offering, which saw free-
Regulated Gaming Type: Online lottery
only. It also contains a bad actor clause,
to-play versions go live in August. The state’s
Operator Type: Maryland Lottery controlled
excluding those operators who conducted
iGaming law provides the opportunity to
Estimated Go Live Date: Imminent. The
business post-UIGEA as well as related brands,
explore compacts with other states, a
Maryland Live! Casino launched a free-to-play
business names, trademarks or software.
function also evident in the Nevada and
online casino in April, two months before
There were two other bills in the California
New Jersey regulations.
opening the doors to its physical property, as a
Senate in 2013 that deal with some form of
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