Monthly Gaming Roundup - June

The summer is off to an exciting start for iGaming operators, with Pennsylvania and New Jersey posting record revenues in May.

Lawmakers in Massachusetts and Maine also moved forward with efforts to legalize iGaming.

Retail operations scored wins in May as well, with Mayor Eric Adams announcing his support for Bally’s casino proposal in the Bronx and Atlantic City operators generating a 10.9% increase in revenue from last May.

Here are the latest updates impacting the gaming industry.

Sports Betting

• On June 4th, Rhode Island lawmakers advanced S0748, which would allow up to five sports betting operators in the state. Currently, the state only has one operator, Sportsbook Rhode Island

Taxes & Revenue

• The Pennsylvania gaming industry reached a record high in May, with the state's Gaming Control Board reporting over $600 million in revenue last month

• Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed HB639 into law on June 11th, which raised the state's sports betting tax from 15% to 21.5%

• New Jersey iGaming set a second record in May, reporting $246.8 million in revenue, a 28.5% increase from the previous year. Atlantic City casinos also reclaimed the top revenue spot in the Garden State, generating $265.3 million in May, a 10.9% increase from the previous year

Casinos

• New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his support for Bally’s casino proposal in the Bronx. His support lowered the threshold for passage by the city council to a simple majority, allowing the proposal to advance to Albany

• Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced the Poker and Blackjack Gaming Authorization Act of 2025 as part of the city’s 2026 budget on May 27th. If passed, the proposal would legalize card gambling in the capital city and set a 25% tax on gaming revenues

iGaming

• Connecticut lawmakers passed SB1235 on June 11th, which would ban sweepstakes in the state.

• On June 12th, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry vetoed SB181, which would have banned sweepstakes casinos in the Bayou State

• Massachusetts held its first committee hearing on legalizing online gaming on June 23rd. There are currently two bills lawmakers are considering that would legalize iGaming in the state, H332 and S235

• On June 17th, Maine lawmakers voted to approve iGaming and give exclusive rights to operate the industry to the state's four tribes. However, the bill still has to be approved by the Appropriations Table and overcome a possible veto by Gov. Janet Mills