United States iGaming Report

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iGaming Business is the market leading journal for the global interactive gaming and gambling industry. It is published every two months and is mailed to over 6,000 subscribers worldwide who are the heads of online casinos, sports books, poker rooms, bingo sites, betting exchanges, land based casinos and finance companies. From time to time iGaming Business provides region wise researched reports on the status of Internet gambling in that region. From its head quarters in London, iGaming Business has announced the imminent release of a unique report into the political forces driving regulation of Internet based casino gaming, sports betting, poker and lottery sales in US states. This report is titled The 2010 United States iGaming Report: State by State Analysis of Legislative Progression.

Providing a background to the report, Chris Krafcik said that the report was researched and written between April and June 2010. It is based on over 200 primary sources and over 50 interviews conducted with lawmakers, lobbyists, regulators, trade association heads, lottery officials and others who are involved in some way with Internet gambling in the United States. Krafcik is the author of the report.

The report draws notice to the fact that out of 50 states 48 are facing budget deficits in 2010. It indicates that Internet gambling has been widely targeted as an option for revenue generation in order to bridge those deficits. The states that have been analyzed in detail include California, Florida, Iowa, New Jersey, Nevada, North Dakota and the territory of the Virgin Islands. Accordingly it identifies three specific US states that are likely to go in for early adoption of online gambling legislation. Of these New Jersey is found to be a very likely first state to legalize online gambling. The report also tracks the progress of the Internet gambling ventures of the state lotteries.

Summarizing the content of the report Krafcik says, "It will give the market badly needed perspective on how developments in US states are trending. It caters to all entities with an eye on U.S. developments - from London brokerage houses to Vegas casinos, from venture capital firms to technology suppliers - and offers a level of insight into state-level politics hitherto unavailable in any single report." The 2010 United States iGaming Report: State by State Analysis of Legislative Progression will be formally released on September 7, 2010. It is priced at £1,995 per copy. Those interested can order a free executive summary from the iGaming Business web site.

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