The Arizona Department of Gaming appointed Shannon Nelson as racing division director, while she continues as deputy director of regulation. The regulator said Arizona recorded its lowest equine fatality rate last season since it began tracking the measure.
The appointment places Nelson in charge of the regulator’s racing division while she retains her regulation role.
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Arizona’s Department of Gaming reported more than $33 million in tribal gaming contributions for the third quarter of FY26, up 8.3% from a year earlier. The department said over $3 million went to its running costs, which include legal fees for its case involving Kalshi.
Arizona’s Department of Gaming issued Underdog Fantasy a notice of intent to revoke its daily fantasy sports licence, citing the company’s relationship with Crypto.com and alleged support for illegal conduct in the state. Underdog said it plans to appeal within 30 days of the 5 December notice, arguing that sports prediction markets fall under federal rather than state oversight.
Arizona’s Department of Gaming issued cease-and-desist orders to seven operators it said had illegally targeted residents. The regulator alleged their activities violated state gambling laws and directed them to stop gambling operations in Arizona.
Arizona's Department of Gaming sent cease-and-desist letters to Crypto.com, Kalshi and Robinhood over their sports-event contracts. The department said Kalshi's offering was not meaningfully different from sports betting and alleged violations including access for people under 21 and inadequate safer-gambling tools; Kalshi has rejected similar state orders elsewhere.
Arizona’s Department of Gaming issued cease-and-desist orders against multiple domestic and international gambling operators it said were targeting residents without state licences. The orders cover online casino-style games, sweepstakes, sports wagering, horse-race betting and peer-to-peer exchanges, and direct the operators to stop gambling operations and exclude Arizona users.