What sdgyl.org covers
sdgyl.org publishes news and explainers about the gambling industry. The news side follows the things that change week to week: bills moving through state legislatures, regulatory decisions and rule changes, licence applications and approvals, market launches and exits, operator results and partnerships, and the advertising and responsible gambling requirements that come with each of them.
The explainers sit alongside the news and answer the questions the headlines assume you already know. How does a state actually go from passing a bill to taking its first legal wager? What is the difference between commercial, tribal and charitable gaming in a given state? What do terms like hold, handle, gross gaming revenue and promotional deduction mean when they appear in a monthly revenue report? Why do the rules for online casino games, sports betting, poker, lotteries and daily fantasy sports so often diverge within the same state?
Our focus on the US market
Gambling in the United States is regulated state by state, not nationally, so the practical answer to almost any question begins with “it depends where you are.” That structure shapes what we write. We track developments at the state level, including the states where online casino play remains unavailable while sports betting is live, the states where tribal compacts set the terms of the market, and the states where nothing has been legalised at all. Federal matters, tax questions and court rulings are covered where they affect what operators and players can do.
Who this is for, and what it is not
The audience is anyone who needs to follow this industry without working inside it: readers trying to understand a new law in their own state, people who follow the business of gaming, students and writers looking for plain-language background, and bettors who want context rather than tips.
sdgyl.org is an independent site and is not a gambling operator; you cannot place a bet here. There are no accounts, no odds and no wagering of any kind on these pages.
sdgyl.org may earn a commission from links to operators. This never changes what is written. Coverage of a company, a product or a state market is not affected by whether a commercial link exists, and unfavourable news is reported the same way as favourable news.
Nothing on this site is financial, legal or gambling advice. Laws differ by state and change over time, and the articles here describe how things work rather than telling you what to do.