January 2022

• A new year means new legislative sessions getting underway, and two-year sessions resuming. We’ll be watching for any movement on the Illinois Internet Gaming Act, as well as whether other states like Ohio and Maryland introduce legislation of their own.
• We’re still waiting for Michigan to enter an interstate poker agreement with NJ, NV and DE. That was supposed to happen by the end of 2021, but many remain optimistic it’s coming in Q1 2022.
• Privatized online gambling in Ontario was also originally slated for late 2021 and now for early 2022. When it does arrive, there may be additional legal drama, according to the province’s Auditor General.
• New live dealer casino options have started arriving in the US. Playtech has just launched its first US studios, in Michigan and New Jersey. Meanwhile, Scientific Games has indicated its intention to enter the market too.

The US online gambling industry has evolved considerably over the last few years. Online Poker Report has evolved with it.

Our mission is to promote legalization and regulation of online gambling in all its forms, and to fight against the black market and the prohibitionary policies that enable it.

Legal online poker remains a topic of focus. However, despite our name, it’s no longer the only thing we cover.

Online casino and iLottery

Real money online casinos are the topic we cover most frequently, along with related products such as instant online lotteries and sweepstakes casinos.

Online poker

Our original topic of focus, legal online poker is smaller now than it was a decade ago, but still relevant. It also tends to accompany online casinos, so we often cover both at once.

We tend to focus mostly on industry and legislative angles. For more player-oriented coverage, try our sister site USPoker.

Online sports betting

Online sports betting in the US is now even bigger than casinos and poker. However, our sister sites LegalSportsReport, PlayUSA and TheLines are focus on this topic exclusively and cover it more thoroughly, each from their own angle.

International markets

We are first and foremost a news source for legal, regulatory and industry news for online gambling in the US. We provide some coverage of Canada sports betting and other gambling news, as it is an important neighboring market.

To the extent that we cover international gambling news, it is mostly regulatory developments that we look at. Specifically, we look to European markets for clues as to how things might shape up in the US.