Primary sources
The Receipts.
A primary-source repository. First up: every federal lobbying dollar the casino and sportsbook industry has reported spending to keep the status quo — straight from Senate LDA filings.
Federal Lobbying Spent by Casinos and Sportsbooks
Over the last 5 years, the Casino Industrial Complex has spent over $100 million lobbying the government to keep the status quo.
YearReported Lobbying Spend
2026 *↗$17,385,0002025↗$27,448,5002024↗$22,016,6132023↗$20,767,8272022↗$20,216,4202021↗$22,311,940Total, 2021–2025$112,761,300
* 2026 reflects filings through Q2 only (partial year). Source: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) LD-2 Quarterly Activity Reports ↗
Where the money came from
2026 (partial)$17,385,000 · 16 filers›
American Gaming Association$1,770,000
FanDuel Inc.$1,500,000
MGM Resorts International$840,000
DraftKings Inc.$820,000
SidePrize LLC d/b/a PrizePicks$472,000
Sports Betting Alliance$470,000
Bally's Corporation$390,000
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC$360,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians$250,000
Boyd Gaming Corporation$240,000
Intralot Inc.$240,000
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians$195,000
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians$185,000
Forest County Potawatomi Community$180,000
Las Vegas Sands Corporation$160,000
Chickasaw Nation$160,000
2025$27,448,500 · 18 filers›
American Gaming Association$2,870,000
Sports Betting Alliance$1,537,500
MGM Resorts International$1,330,000
FanDuel$1,030,000
DraftKings Inc.$850,000
Bally's Corporation$710,000
Las Vegas Sands Corporation$520,000
Boyd Gaming Corporation$500,000
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians$495,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians$480,000
Intralot Inc.$420,000
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe$416,000
Forest County Potawatomi Community$370,000
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC$360,000
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas$360,000
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians$360,000
Chickasaw Nation$320,000
Churchill Downs Incorporated$240,000
2024$22,016,613 · 17 filers›
American Gaming Association$2,600,000
MGM Resorts International$1,130,000
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC$1,120,613
Boyd Gaming Corporation$480,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians$470,000
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe$456,000
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians$445,000
Las Vegas Sands Corporation$440,000
Pace-O-Matic, Inc.$440,000
Bally's Corporation$360,000
Forest County Potawatomi Community$360,000
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas$360,000
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians$360,000
Chickasaw Nation$320,000
Hard Rock Japan K.K.$240,000
Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC$240,000
MGM Public Policy, LLC$240,000
2023$20,767,827 · 35 filers›
American Gaming Association$2,480,000
MGM Resorts International$1,310,000
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC$1,114,827
Las Vegas Sands Corporation$550,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians$500,000
Boyd Gaming Corporation$480,000
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas$480,000
Pace-O-Matic, Inc.$390,000
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe$368,000
Forest County Potawatomi Community$360,000
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians$360,000
Chickasaw Nation$320,000
Intralot USA$290,000
Delaware North$280,000
Churchill Downs Incorporated$240,000
Hard Rock Japan K.K.$240,000
Wynn Resorts, Limited$220,000
American Gaming Association$2,310,000
MGM Resorts International$1,390,000
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC$1,122,743
Boyd Gaming Corporation$480,000
Las Vegas Sands Corporation$480,000
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas$480,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians$470,000
Forest County Potawatomi Community$370,000
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe$360,000
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians$360,000
Intralot USA$320,000
Delaware North$309,000
Chickasaw Nation$300,000
Churchill Downs Incorporated$270,000
Hard Rock Japan K.K.$240,000
Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC$240,000
MGM Public Policy, LLC$240,000
Wynn Resorts, Limited$240,000
2021$22,311,940 · 16 filers›
American Gaming Association$2,140,000
MGM Resorts International$1,340,000
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC$1,124,940
Oneida Indian Nation$700,000
Las Vegas Sands Corporation$640,000
Boyd Gaming Corporation$480,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians$460,000
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas$390,000
Forest County Potawatomi Community$360,000
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians$360,000
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe$360,000
Intralot USA$320,000
Wynn Resorts, Limited$320,000
Chickasaw Nation$280,000
MGM Public Policy, LLC$240,000
DraftKings Inc.$200,000