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4 April, 2026

Trump Administration Sues Three States Over Prediction Markets - The three lawsuits filed on Thursday on behalf of the Commodity Future Trading Commission ask federal courts to declare that states have no business regulating these kinds of financial markets. This story has gone viral.

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Regional Gambling News

Half of South Carolina GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Opposed to Gambling Expansion in the State

Saturday April 4, 2026 (11:30 am EDT)

With the South Carolina Women's Gamecocks playing in yet another Championship game on Sunday, we take a look at the GOP gubernatorial candidates positions related to gambling expansion in South Carolina.

The 2026 governor’s race in the state is an open-seat contest, as term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster cannot seek reelection. Given the state’s strong Republican lean, the GOP candidates’ positions on gambling expansion are likely to carry the most weight.

Nancy Mace leads slightly and is open to a voter referendum while her closest challenger, Attorney General Alan Wilson, ain't having any of it.

“When it comes to brick-and-mortar casinos, I’ve traveled this state,” he said. “I’ve talked extensively with law enforcement leaders, I’ve talked extensively with the faith community. They have grave concerns about brick-and-mortar casinos coming here because we have seen in other states that it brings criminal elements.”

“I think it would be detrimental to our state as a whole to have brick-and-mortar casinos here.”

Prediction Markets

Trump Administration Sues Three States to Push Allowance of Prediction Markets

Saturday April 4, 2026 (11 am EDT)

The Trump administration on Thursday filed lawsuits against three states, claiming prediction markets should be permitted under the oversight of the federal government.

Those three states include Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona.

All three have taken action to prevent the likes of Kalshi and Polymarket from conducting business in those states.

That story, featured here on the Gambling911.com website, has since gone viral with 101,440 impressions recorded over the last 24 hours.

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Casino News

Multiple Jackpot Winners on Same Day Last Month at MGM Springfield

Saturday April 4, 2026 (11 am EDT)

Last month, the MGM Springfield Casino reported a single player winning multiple jackpots. That individual $1.50 on a slot machine game called “Dragon Link” when they won the jackpot prize of $10,622 on March 2. On the same day, an MGM Springfield player bet $75 on the game “Triple Play Draw Poker” and won $20,275. And a player on the game “Ultimate Fast Cash” won $19,275.88 after betting $5.

MGM Springfield distributed more than $100 million in jackpot prizes last year with July recording the highest monthly total. The casino paid out more than $12.9 million in jackpots during that month alone.

Overall, the largest slot machine jackpot won in 2025 was worth $136,000. On July 16, a $250 bet on the game “All Star Poker 2″ ended in the jackpot prize.

Overall, there are more than 1,500 slot machines at MGM Springfield.