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In light of a newly signed Arizona Gaming Compact, sports bettors of The Copper State can look forward to placing in-person wagers as soon as September. The legislation has provisions for up to 10 licenses delegated towards sports teams and 10 mobile licenses for the state’s tribes. What Is Included in the Legislation? The gaming … Read more
New York sports bettors have been eagerly awaiting the transition into a fully legalized and domestic online platform. Assembly Bill A3009 was signed in April by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo, including sports betting legislation in the state’s 2021-2022 fiscal plan. Legal Questions Post-Cuomo While online options for legal sports betting in New York have been a … Read more
Seminole Gambling Compact With Florida Approved Domestic Sports Betting In Florida Set To Debut In October Mobile Sportsbooks Also Set For October Rollout The US Department of the Interior has approved of the gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Sunshine State which will usher in legal sports betting in Florida this … Read more
A scenario that is becoming commonplace across the USA are states that find themselves surrounded by other regions that allow for legal sports betting. This is the case in Massachusetts. States that share a border with MA are raking in sports betting revenue and are also attracting their residents to visit and place a wager … Read more
If you’re an online bettor – or if you’ve been thinking about signing up with a legal online sportsbook – it’s probably time you made the switch to cryptocurrency. In fact, there’s no “probably” about it. Today, for the first time all year, Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped below $30,000, trading at $29,765 at the time … Read more
Ohio Sports Betting Discussions Will Pick Back Up In September Legal Retail Sportsbooks In Wisconsin Waits On Compact Approval From Feds Washington State Moves On Domestic Casino Sports Betting The tidal wave of legal sports betting continues to wash across the United States as more states each year decide to jump in with both feet … Read more
While most of our focus at SportsBetting.Legal is on sports gambling, one of the chief elements of betting online is funding those bets. And in recent years, there’s been no better way to do that than by using cryptocurrency. The biggest and best sites in the online betting industry have long accepted Bitcoin, and they’ve … Read more
Lately, we’ve seen several of the best online sports betting sites start expanding their crypto portfolios to include various popular altcoins. Bovada now takes Ethereum (which took ages for some reason), and both BetOnline and SportsBetting AG have added USD Coin and Chainlink to their online bet funding menus. You can also finally be paid … Read more
The gaming compact between the State of Florida and The Seminole Tribe of Florida may now be in jeopardy after a legal challenge was issued by a Miami-based casino operator last Friday. Southwest Parimutuels, the parent company of the Bonita Springs Poker Room and Magic City Casino located in Miami, filed a lawsuit last week … Read more
Legal sports betting in Florida is becoming more contentious by the day. In only a few weeks since the Seminole gaming compact was signed, rumblings of even further sports betting expansion in FL have made their way through the state. DraftKings and FanDuel have teamed up with Florida politicians and effectively proposed a constitutional amendment … Read more
Shouts of “Free Britney” are once again reaching full volume as fans and outraged onlookers are expecting a court filing from Britney Spears’ legal team that will begin the process of ending her conservatorship that has been in place for the last 13 years. Details regarding Spears’ constrictive conservatorship became public knowledge upon the airing … Read more
Single Event Sports Betting In Canada Approved By Senate Bill C-218 Requires Royal Ascent To Become Parliamentary Law Conservative MP Kevin Waugh Is Bill Sponsor Legal sports betting in Canada is now closer than ever as yesterday the Senate passed Bill C-218 which will allow for single game wagers to be placed. Estimates of over … Read more