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Just as states were settling into their legislative sessions and introducing new gaming bills, the DOJ drops their biggest legal update. Every domestic and state-licensed online gambling provider’s worst fear has come true, the Department of Justice has released an Opinion on January 14th, 2019 which will implement significant restrictions on the industry. The DOJ’s … Read more
It is still January and Indiana is hot off the press with two introduced legal sports gambling bills. Indiana isn’t going to wait any longer. Just as the 2019 legislative session begun, two sports gambling bills were already ready to be heard. SB 439 and HB 1363 are two bills which hope to become effective … Read more
Michigan will likely wait until 2020 before seeing the benefits of sports betting clearly. The state was one of the most likely in the country to legalize state-licensed sports betting following the U.S. Supreme Court’s lifted the federal ban. In fact, the odds were even better after both the Michigan House (71-35 in favor) and … Read more
Two Northern US states are considering the domestic legalization and regulation of sports gambling. Virginia’s General Assembly is likely to legalize some form of sports betting in the 2019 legislative session, relays Senator Chap Petersen. While some disagree with the allowance of sports gambling like those with strong conservative moral values, others liken the introduction … Read more
The nation’s capital is now in on the sports betting action. On Tuesday, Dec. 18, the D.C. Council voted 11-2 to allow sports betting within the city limits of the nation’s capital, becoming the first U.S. jurisdiction without a casino to authorize a sportsbook. The bill allows patrons inside the city limits of Washington D.C. … Read more
The City of Brotherly Love is the site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the drafting of the United States Constitutionin 1787. And in 2018, for the first time ever, people are now free to place legal bets on sports in Philadelphia. On Thursday, Dec. 13, SugarHouse Casino took the … Read more
As the end of the 2018 NFL season draws near more states are starting to consider domestic sports betting after watching surrounding states rake in the additional revenue. Georgia is a state that has not shown any interest in domestic sports betting, but the brand new Mercedes Benz Stadium is the perfect setting for football’s … Read more
Major League Baseball (MLB) made national headlines this week when current baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the MLB and MGM Resorts formed a gaming operator partnership. The multi-year deal includes access to baseball’s official stat feed and exclusive access to enhanced stats. MGM Resorts will also have permission to use official league and team … Read more
Florida’s ballot issue, Amendment 3 has passed which will prevent the state from passing or altering any gambling legislation without majority voter approval. As of November 6th, Amendment 3 will remove state legislative control over policies concerning gambling and create the need for voter referendums regarding such. Disney and the Seminole Tribe have spent $20 … Read more
One NFL team is tip-toeing down the sideline when it comes to the league’s casino sponsorship rules. The New York Jets recently signed a sponsorship deal with 888 Holdings, an Israel-based gambling company that owns 888.com – an online sports betting website – and now it appears the franchise may have broken NFL rules. On … Read more
Tribal casinos in New Mexico have utilized a legal loophole in their Gaming Compact with the state to begin offering sports wagering. October 16th, the Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, NM began offering single-game sports wagering on all major league, minor league, and amateur sports from the NFL, NBA, and the MLB to even … Read more
Don’t bet on sports betting coming to Florida anytime soon if Amendment 3 passes. The two largest daily fantasy sports organizations, DraftKings and Fan Duel, sent out emails to Florida patrons, telling them why Florida Amendment 3 is misleading and that sports betting likely would never come to Florida as a result if it passes. … Read more