{"id":9725,"date":"2025-08-29T09:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/dina-titus-pushes-fair-bet-act-through-defense-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:25:15","slug":"dina-titus-pushes-fair-bet-act-through-defense-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/dina-titus-pushes-fair-bet-act-through-defense-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Dina Titus Pushes FAIR BET Act Through Defense Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Tax rules around gambling losses are once again on the table in Washington. Nevada Rep. Dina Titus is leading a push to restore full wagering loss deductions, and she\u2019s tying her FAIR BET Act to one of Congress\u2019s most critical annual measures \u2014 the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The FAIR BET Act aims to restore 100% wagering loss deductions.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>It counters the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which cut deductions to 90%.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Casino CEOs and industry groups are lobbying lawmakers to back the change.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The tax shift comes from President Donald Trump\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed on July 4, which trims gambling loss deductions from 100% to 90% starting in 2026. For casinos, sportsbooks, and players, that means bettors could be taxed on income they never truly won. Industry leaders call the provision unfair and damaging.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Titus, who co-chairs the Congressional Gaming Caucus, first <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/dina-titus-takes-the-mic-in-vegas-to-back-gamblers-tax-break\/\">introduced<\/a> the FAIR BET Act as a standalone bill on July 7. Her latest move is to attach it as an amendment to the defense budget \u2014 a \u201cmust-pass\u201d bill that often carries extra measures with it.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI strongly encourage the Republicans to make this amendment in order when it goes before the House Rules Committee upon our return to Congress next month,\u201d<\/em> Titus said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/betus\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"BetUS\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BetUS.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/betus\/\" title=\"BetUS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BetUS<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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The Nevada Resorts Association, Governor Joe Lombardo, several tribal governments, and the American Gaming Association (AGA) are backing Titus\u2019s proposal. In a letter to lawmakers, the AGA wrote that taxing \u201cphantom income\u201d penalizes an already heavily regulated industry.<\/p>\n<p>Executives are also making their case in person. MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle, Caesars CEO Tom Reeg, and Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings have all met with members of Congress to stress how the rule change could hurt both operators and players.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome will hinge on whether lawmakers fold the FAIR BET Act into the NDAA \u2014 and if so, gamblers may get their full deductions back before the new tax rules even start.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/dina-titus-pushes-fair-bet-act-through-defense-bill\/\">Dina Titus Pushes FAIR BET Act Through Defense Bill<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tax rules around gambling losses are once again on the table in Washington. Nevada Rep. 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