California Gambling News

Investigation of the gambling ring involving former minor league pitcher Wayne Nix expands as former Dodger Yasiel Puig awaits trial.

Betr Picks has launched in California. Operators contend the real-money DFS prop bet platform is legal because of its entry fee system.

Prop 26 would have legalized California sports betting at racetracks. Had it passed, Golden Gate Fields could have built a sportsbook.

A man in California has sued online sweepstakes company Fliff, alleging illegal gambling practices and seeking $5 million.

Saturday's Kentucky Derby is the 149th renewal of the race, and 20 3-year-olds are set to go 1 1/4 miles in front of more than 100,000 people.

California tribal leaders could put a proposal on the 2024 ballot to allow sports betting only at tribal casinos in the state.

Two mothers in California have filed a lawsuit against online gaming platform Roblox, claiming the company facilitates illegal gambling.

The first anniversary of Sky River Casino in Elk Grove represents Wilton Rancheria tribe's efforts to become self-sustainable.

Here’s a primer on the basics of reporting your California casino winnings so you don’t get blindsided when the tax man cometh.

Graton Resort and Casino is the latest California casino to offer a cashless option for customers playing slot machines.

California cardrooms and the state’s tribal-owned casinos are sworn legal enemies in a battle over house-banked games.

Many of the largest tribal-owned casino resorts in California offer a lot more than slot machines and table games. They are full-fledged award-winning vacation destinations. Case in point: This month, Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula earned a prestigious AAA Four Diamond rating for the 22nd year. It is the longest-running Four Diamond award-winning casino resort […]

Visitors to San Diego enjoy the downtown and Gaslamp Quarter. Both amenities make the downtown area a joy for locals and tourists. San Diego also frequently tops list of best places to live or vacation in the US. But here’s a little-known fact: Many of the great attractions in San Diego wouldn’t exist if it […]

The saying goes that everything is bigger in Texas, a state that takes pride in being bigger and better. But when it comes to Super Bowl champions, California is supreme. Nine California-based teams have won the Super Bowl, the most for any state. The Super Bowl has a tight bond with the Golden State: The […]

Some day when “The Big One” tears California from North America and sends it hurtling into the Pacific Ocean, all that may be left of “The Left Coast” could be a few letters from a famous sign (“HO WOO” everybody!), buoyant surfboards, and a few shiny World Series trophies. Good riddance, high rent districts in […]

California certified its 2022 election results last Friday. So, we’ve known for a long time that the two California sports betting measures, Prop 26 and Prop 27, lost in landslides. Now, we can detail exactly how miserably they lost, and break it down by county. Ready? Let’s dive into the epic election failures of Prop […]

A legislative compromise could be the next incarnation of California’s attempt to legalize sports betting. That does not mean that the gambling tribes and private sportsbook companies will harmoniously come together. Instead, a California legislator — or a group of them — could act as go-betweens to forge a compromise initiative that both groups can […]

The dust is still settling on Tuesday’s $450 million ballot race for sports betting in California. Prop 26 and Prop 27 both lost in landslides. And tribes behind the Prop 26 in-person sports betting measure are generally OK with it.  Tribes see their loss as a win.  “Tribes made clear that defeating Prop 27 was […]