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Apr 9, 2026

Kalshi faces criminal charges in Arizona as judge denies injunction

Key Points: Federal judge allows Arizona to prosecute online gambling site Kalshi Kalshi claims its activities are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Kalshi faces 20 criminal charges, including […]

Mar 17, 2026

Arizona Attorney General mounts legal challenge against Kalshi over illegal gambling

Key Points: Arizona Attorney General charges KalshiEX LLC with multiple state gaming law violations Kalshi allegedly allowed people in Arizona to wager on various events, including sports and politics The […]

Oct 27, 2025

Dealt in the desert: Operation Royal Flush and Arizona’s gambling past

Key Points: FBI agents seized illegal gambling machines from Native American casinos in Arizona in 1992 The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation blocked the agents, leading to a three-week standoff Arizona’s […]

horse racing, Turf Paradise, gambling
Oct 5, 2023

Turf Paradise to resume racing, extend off-track betting

Hold your horses – Turf Paradise is back in the saddle. Ten days after announcing that live racing would cease at Turf Paradise, and therefore off-track betting sites would shut down as well, the track said recently that live racing would resume in January. 

bingo, Borrelli, gambling
Oct 2, 2023

Bingo players resist regulation by state agencies

A state senator is pushing back against various state agencies over what they say is illegal gaming and he says is protected bingo. 

gambling, Arizona Department of Gaming, sportsbooks, Chase Field
Sep 8, 2023

2-year anniversary: Growth of sports gambling blows Arizona’s doors wide open

The seismic shift in Arizona’s gambling landscape occurred swiftly, and its impact continues to reverberate.

Super Bowl, sports betting, Mayes, FanDuel, Arizona, New Jersey
Feb 7, 2023

Super Bowl betting projected to reach $16 billion this year

A record 50.4 million American adults plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl, which will be held in Glendale on Sunday, wagering a total of $16 billion, while Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes urges football fans to use only legal sports betting websites and apps.

Mar 30, 2022

Coyotes seek gambling law change

The Arizona Coyotes want to change a new state law that legalizes sports betting to allow them to keep running their mobile sports gambling operation when they move from Glendale to Arizona State University's hockey arena next season. 

Sep 7, 2021

Judge allows gaming expansion, sports betting to continue

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith late Monday denied a claim by the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe that the law approving off-reservation gambling was illegally enacted.

Aug 2, 2021

Fund helps tribes without sports-betting licenses

The legalization of sports betting means the Arizona’s Indian tribes will lose their monopoly on the state’s gambling industry, but they still stand to gain considerable benefits from the new legislation.

May 24, 2021

Feds OK new Arizona tribal casino and sports betting deal

Gambling on sporting events and online fantasy sports betting became legal in Arizona on Monday, along with a host of new gambling options at tribal casinos, after the U.S. Department of the Interior approved an updated tribal gaming compact with the state.

Apr 15, 2021

New compacts bring more than sports wagering

Arizona tribes are going to get at least four new casinos – and possibly more – along with more slot machines, more games of chance and the right to take wagers on a whole new category of sporting events.

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