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A lawsuit that could decide the future of Washington DC sports betting is officially going down in two weeks. And the civil case could be ruled on right then and there by Superior Court Judge John Campbell! Campbell! Campbell! On Tuesday, Judge Campbell extended the temporary restraining order to block the city’s initial $30 million … Read more
It’s safe to say that Oregon could have used Sacagawea’s expertise when undertaking the mobile sports betting app expedition. Nevertheless, after a long journey—full of both good news and bad news along the way—it looks like the Northwest’s first online and mobile wagering option is ready for action. The Oregon Lottery completed testing on Scoreboard, … Read more
Tomorrow is the first day of October and marks the beginning of the busiest sports betting season each year in the United States And sportsbooks will surely have their hands full of wagers all month long. The NFL and college football are already in full swing. The MLB postseason starts tomorrow. The first puck of … Read more
Hold up, Washington DC! You can’t launch a mobile sports betting app quite yet! DC Superior Court Judge Joan Zeldon sided with Dylan Carragher, a local mobile app developer, on Thursday and issued a temporary restraining order to stop a $30 million payment to Intralot due on Tuesday, October 1. The DC Council awarded a … Read more
Indiana sportsbooks, start your mobile apps! Indiana will get its first mobile sports betting app on Thursday, October 3 when Rush Street Interactive, a Chicago-based gambling provider, launches the online mobile sportsbook platform for French Lick Casino. The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) approved Rush Street’s application to offer statewide Internet-based sports wagering on Wednesday. Rush … Read more
Washington DC sports betting is getting blitzed by the same team for the second time in two weeks. And so far, officials in the nation’s capital haven’t responded to the legal pressure. Dylan Carragher—a DC resident and mobile sports betting app developer—has asked a Superior Court judge for a temporary restraining order to halt the … Read more
“Skol, sportsbooks!” Minnesotans would love the chance to chant those very words one day, but a myriad of Vikings fans will have to continue invading Iowa sportsbooks every weekend of the NFL season for the foreseeable future. “I think 35W is going to be an awfully busy road,” Hall of Fame Vikings defensive tackle John … Read more
The dog days of summer sports betting are officially over with today—Monday, September 23—marking the first day of Autumn in the United States. As trees change from green to a bevy of Fall colors, the first month of wagering on NFL and college football draws to a close all too soon. But with change coursing … Read more
Michigan supporters of legalized sports betting should buckle up for this one because it could be a bumpy ride. Lawmakers have reportedly pumped the brakes on Michigan sports betting for the moment while the Republican-controlled legislature and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer remain deadlocked over disagreements with the state’s budget. If both sides fail to agree … Read more
You don’t need to be Mr. Krabs to see that New Hampshire is preparing to dig for sports betting clams in Massachusetts. And by “clams,” I mean cold, hard cash. Back in July, New Hampshire became the sixth state of 2019 to legalize sports betting when Gov. Chris Sununu signed HB 480 into law. According … Read more
Michigan may have only just begun the drive toward legalizing sports betting, but lawmakers in the Wolverine State have already shown they’re more than capable of moving the chains. Legal sports betting in Michigan got the first down Tuesday, September 17, when a package of three bills easily advanced out of the House Committee on … Read more
Under the Big Sky, Montana lawmakers and Lottery officials glacially trek across a frozen pond and in the distance they see the launch of legalized sports betting in their state. But with each step too sudden, the thin ice beneath begins to break, causing the group to proceed with extreme caution—further delaying when they’ll reach … Read more