Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul believes his state will legalize online casino gaming. It's just a question of when.

Raoul, who was elected in 2018 after 15 years in the state Senate, made the remarks during an appearance last week at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States.

Raoul cannot vote on legislation from his current position, but he can help push any potential efforts.

Illinois has a pair of bills, Senate Bill 1963 and House Bill 3080, that were introduced earlier this year and would legalize online casinos.

DraftKings will return a little over $3 million to more than 7,000 Connecticut customers following a settlement.

According to an announcement last week, DraftKings settled after the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) found the company failed to clearly disclose the terms of an online casino promotion. An investigation revealed that the misleading deposit and bonus offers were available from October 2021 through January 2023.

Legislation that legalizes online casinos in Maine will not become law until at least 2026 following Gov. Janet Mills’ (D) decision this week.

Mills’ office on Tuesday released a list of 60 bills on which she won’t act on until the next Legislature reconvenes in January. Included on her list was Legislative Document 1164 (LD 1164), which would make Maine the eighth state in the US with a legal online casino market.

The New Jersey Legislature has approved tax rate increases on online casinos, sports betting, and daily fantasy sports.

A bill containing the updated standards passed both chambers on Monday. The Assembly voted 45-33 in favor of the bill, followed by the Senate’s 25-14 vote.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is expected to sign the bill into law following his support for increased gambling taxes during budget discussions.

Massachusetts lawmakers are discussing the merits of legalizing online casinos in the Bay State.

According to Legal Sports Report, The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure on Monday convened to discuss online casino legislation, specifically Senate Bill 235 and House Bill 332. Each measure would legalize online games such as slot machines, roulette, craps, and table games.

Massachusetts lawmakers will open discussions next week on legalizing online casinos.

Legal Sports Report reported that the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure will examine House Bill 332 and Senate Bill 235 during a June 23 meeting. 

The New York Attorney General's Office banned more than two dozen sweepstakes casinos last week, another positive sign for those waiting for online casinos to arrive in the state.

Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine is not too keen on adding online casinos to the state’s growing gambling market. He shared his concerns with Cleveland.com last week.

“Just so everybody understands, this would be 24-7. Anybody who’s got an iPhone could basically have a casino there. And the potential for addiction is just massive.”

Ohio is pushing toward being the eighth state to legalize online casinos. Earlier this month, lawmakers introduced two bills that would bring iGaming to the state.

The first, Senate Bill 197, was introduced on May 13 and currently resides in the Senate Select Committee on Gaming.

The other legislation, House Bill 298, was introduced in that body on May 20 and was referred to the House Finance Committee.