America’s top gambling lobby group says it sees a wider acceptance of expanded gambling across the US, despite overall casino revenues falling in 2009 for the second straight year.

The Puritanical attitude of US voters to corporate ‘boondoggles’ taking place in Las Vegas seems to be moderating, according to a survey from the American Gaming Association (AGA).

On the heels of state intervention to revive the New York Racing Association, the pressure to roll video lottery machines into the Aqueduct racetrack track has escalated. Meanwhile, the expansion of the Seneca's Buffalo casino points to potential growth in New York's tribal gaming market, and the state lottery continues to pursue innovative measures which stretch beyond traditional sales channels.

Tired of being treated as a piggy bank by cash-strapped states, the US gaming industry is pushing back against crushingly high tax rates and licence fees.

Gamblers from across the Northeast, who helped fuel the rise of the giant Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, have dramatically scaled back their spending at the two Connecticut resorts amid the economic downturn, a new report suggests.

Delaware racinos are pushing back against moves to dramatically expand gambling in the state, arguing the move could backfire badly in a market that is already saturated.

The New York State Lottery is subsidising free slot play at two racinos as the Empire State faces rising competition from other gambling venues nearby.

The US gambling industry will have to wait until 2013 to see revenues return to pre-recession levels, as online competition bites, according to a research report by media intelligence group Mintel.

Political debate over whether to expand Delaware’s already sizeable gambling industry is intensifying following the release of a report recommending thousands of additional video slots.

As political objections recede Delaware gambling executives are poised to make a big wager on sports betting in a bid to revive the state’s flagging racino industry. But Delaware’s moves are being closely watched by potential competitors, sparking concerns of a regional sports betting war as other states prepare to take the plunge as well.