Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
State regulation
Local License:
Example: NJDGE
Слоты по доли рынка
Affiliates receiving traffic
About blocking and liability
High
Legislation:
Fragmented: federal acts (UIGEA) + different states with their own bans/regulations
The activity of the authorities:
High (state AGs and federal agencies increase pressure on offshore sites)
Risk of harassment of non-residents:
Medium
The risk in entering the country:
Medium
Risk of extradition to the country:
High
Precedents (against non-residents):
Yes (mainly actions against operators and payment infrastructure)
Comment on the level of risk:
In the US, regulation is very fragmented, with some states cracking down hard on offshore sites and advertising campaigns. DOJ and local AGs have become coordinated against large-scale illegal networks. Foreign affiliates are usually not the primary target, but financial lawsuits/blocks and requests to payment providers are a real threat. The US has hundreds of bilateral agreements; actively pursue international fraud schemes, financial crimes, cyber-fraud. If you are physically in the country, or in a partner country (many countries), the risk of extradition and prosecution is very real. Especially high if the arbitration is related to financial strikes (card handling, laundering, massive fraud schemes), or if the US considers the activity part of a criminal scheme. There are no treaties with many countries - e.g. China, Russia - which reduces the risk of extradition from them.
Gambling in the country
In the summer of 2024, the National Council of Legislators of Gaming States (NCLGS) proposed to legalize online gambling in all states, as it is the one that brings stable income, unlike sports betting. The corresponding bill has already been created. Its discussion by officials was to begin in August, and the final set of rules was to be determined in December 2024.
As of mid-summer 2024, online betting in the U.S. is legal in 38 states out of 51, as well as the District of Columbia, when online casinos are only available in 7. According to the data, U.S. gambling revenue in Q1 2024 has already reached a record $17.67 billion. The online segment's cumulative GGR reached $5.31 billion and for the first time accounted for 29.3% of the total quarterly GGR.
However, while legalized operators are gaining momentum, offshore operators are already «collecting the cream»: in 2023 gray iGaming brought GGR of $9.5 billion in three key markets: New York (only betting is legal), New Jersey (only online gambling is legal) and Minnesota (iGaming is illegal). Three states continue to host more than 800 unlicensed operators.
Today, the black market of online gambling has full freedom of action in the USA, as the legalization of iGaming in different states requires more time to move through the legislative bodies, which is not the case with sports betting. This is probably due to skepticism on the part of authorities and offline casino operators, who fear that online gambling will completely «strangle» land-based establishments.
But third-party researchers, regardless of the legalization of online gambling, predict that within five years the online industry will experience an even more impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.52% from 2024 to 2029, which is attributed to the entrenched gambling culture and the rapid development of sports betting in the country. But given the potential mass legalization of online casinos, the US iGaming market may «explode» in 2025: in that case, we will be talking about a completely different growth rate and GGR.
Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
State regulation
Local License:
Example: NJDGE
About the population of the country
Official Language:
English
Believers:
56 %
Second Religion:
Basic information about the country
Name of country:
U.S.
Code (2-digit):
US
Continent:
North America
Capital:
Washington, D.C.
Area of the country:
9,522,057 square kilometers.
Phone Code:
'+1 xxx
Currency (currency code):
US dollar (USD)
Geographical features of the country
County: Columbia.
Staff (50): Idaho, Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Wyoming, Washington, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Hawaii, Delaware, Georgia, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Washington, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, Montana, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Dakota, North Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, South Dakota, South Carolina, Utah.
The modern territory of the country was partially or fully occupied by the following states: the Spanish Empire, the British Empire (now Great Britain), the French Empire, the Russian Empire, the Mexican Empire.
The United States is washed by seas: Bering Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea.
The U.S. has access to the lakes: Upper, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Erie, Ontario, Great Salt, Woodland, Iliamna, Okeechobee, Pontchartrain, Beaucharova, Red Lake, Champlain, St. Clair, Selawik, Salton Sea, Rainy Lake, Naknek, Winnebego, Mille Lacs, and others.
There are rivers running through the area: Missouri, Mississippi, Yukon, Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte), Brazos, Arkansas, Colorado, Red River, Ohio, Columbia, Snake, Yellowstone, Tennessee, Caneidian River, St. Lawrence, Milk, Green River, White River, James River, Kuskokwim, and others.
There are straits in the waters of the country: Florida, Shelikhova, Bering.
The U.S. owns the islands: Hawaii Grand, Kadiak, Puerto Rico, Prince of Wales, Chichagova, St. Lawrence, Admiralty, Nunivak, Unimak, Baranova, Long Island, Revilliahihedo, Kupriyanova, Unalashka, Nelson, Kuiu, Maui, Afognak, Umnak, Oahu and others.
Mountains within the country: Denali, St. Elias, Foraker, Bona, Blackburn, Sanford, Peak 15800, Churchill, Fairwater, Hubbard, Bair, Peak 14721, Hunter, Elverstone, Whitney, Aiello, Elbert, Harward, Rainier, Williamson and others.
Volcanoes are present in the area: Rainier, Mauna Loa, Lassen Peak, St. Helens, Katmai, Cleveland, Cowpens, Akutan, Kilauea, Okmok, Anatahan, Adagdag, North Gorda Ridge.
There are deserts on the territory of the country: Arctic, Great Basin, Chihuahua, Sonora (Hila), Mojave, Owyhee.
Famous caves in the country: Mammoth, Jewel, Wind, Lechugia, Fisher Ridge, Fryers Hole, Hellhole, Kazumura, Organ (Greenbrier), Blue Spring Cave, Carlsbad, Cumberland Caverns, Scott Hollow, Sloans-Walley, Xanadu Cave, Hole (Boggsa), Binkleys, Culverson Creek, Butler - Sinking Creek.
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