In The News: International Center for Gaming Regulation

Straight Arrow News

At a time when California officials say they’re short on revenue, one place they won’t see any new money from is two new casinos coming to the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the new compact with the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe allowing them to open two casinos in San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles. However, this new deal does not include revenue-sharing seen in previous compacts with Native American tribes.

Nevada Current

The prediction platform that takes bets on everything from who will win the Stanley Cup to when Taylor Swift will tie the knot is joining forces with the National Council on Problem Gambling, which seeks to minimize the effects and prevalence of gambling addiction.

The Dallas Morning News

Sands Corp. faces competition from Chickasaw, Choctaw and others. That’s if lawmakers expand casino gaming in Texas.

The Dallas Morning News

The Tigua of El Paso, the Kickapoo and the Alabama-Coushatta battled the state for their right to be sovereign and self-sufficient.

The Dallas Morning News

During the 2025 legislative session, heated debate in Austin illustrated how politically savvy one Texas Native American tribe had become.

Vegas Inc

Electronic pull tabs — the digital, more dynamic evolution of their paper predecessors — are giving charities a low-cost, low-maintenance way to modernize revenue without overhauling their entire operation.

Casino Reports

Arguments against DEI are now being employed to threaten Indian gaming

Cheddar

Is a “prediction market” a gambling platform or an investment vehicle? That’s the question dividing state regulators from the Trump Administration, which is lining up its forces behind the prediction markets, arguing that they serve a useful function, allowing Americans to “hedge commercial risk” and serve as “an important check on our news media.”

Guardian

At least 20 federal suits filed against companies like Kalshi and Polymarket as lawmakers call it ‘loophole’ for gambling

The Texas Tribune

While the state's strict ban on gambling hasn’t changed, fast-growing daily fantasy sports and prediction market apps are giving Texans new ways to wager without leaving home.

Tribal Business News

Three West Coast tribes won federal approval in the Biden administration's final weeks to build controversial casinos miles away from their reservations. Tribal leaders from opposing nations are wondering: Will the incoming Trump administration shut them down when he takes office?

Washington Post

When Dino Beltran scans a 68-acre vineyard in the heart of Sonoma County, he sees land where his ancestors traded goods with other tribes, long before tourists flocked to the storied California wine region.