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Connecticut sports betting has finally made its way to reality and will be operated by the state’s tribe and Lottery. While residents in the state will not be able to place domestic bets until sometime in October, they have plenty to look forward to. What Connecticut Residents Need to Know The Connecticut Lottery Corp will … Read more
Since the approval of HB2772 in April, Arizona lawmakers have worked feverously to implement sports betting across the Copper State. With commercial names such as FanDuel, Caesars Sportsbook, and BetMGM entering the betting arena, AZ can look forward to a successful start. Welcoming College Sports Betting With the expansion of AZ gambling laws came the … Read more
After prior delays, we are finally seeing movement regarding Louisiana sports betting. While regulators have been shy to give any specific start date, bettors in the state can expect to start placing bets at some point during the upcoming NFL season. Plenty of Licenses to Spare Today, Louisiana’s casinos and racetracks may start entering their … Read more
Parimutuel betting operations in Florida are continuing to wage war in the courts. There have been several public criticisms of the state’s most recent Seminole Gaming Compact. Florida was long able to ignore the noise and move forward some of its wealthiest commercial operators armed themselves with legal representation. Attacks on the Compact Monday saw … Read more
At SBL, we tout cryptocurrency pretty hard. We’re gamblers, after all, and crypto is a major draw for folks like us. It’s akin to the stock market, only without the artifice and regulatory hemorrhoids. Nobody wants fees and middlemen bleeding cash from their bottom line. Of course, that doesn’t mean crypto investment doesn’t come without … Read more
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