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The latest round in the saga to reinstate sports betting in Florida has been won by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino. An En Banc hearing was requested following the latest defeat by the Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room in federal appellate court. This type of hearing would have required a majority of … Read more
There are over 30 states that regulate domestic sportsbooks in the USA, but none of them accept political bets on election outcomes. Big-time books in Las Vegas may produce election odds for various races, but they are geared to attract attention to their operation as they have no intention of accepting bets on political outcomes. … Read more
Oklahoma is one of the few remaining states in the USA that has yet to legalize some form of locally regulated sports betting. Area lawmakers and Native American gaming associations are interested in the prospect of legal sports betting in Oklahoma, but a senate bill was unable to cross the finish line in 2023. OK … Read more
The ongoing saga of legal sports betting in Florida continues as West Flagler Associates has requested a rehearing from the U.S. Court of Appeals – D.C. Circuit regarding the lawfulness of the Seminole Tribe’s gaming compact with the state. West Flagler is the parent company of Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room, who … Read more
Four current Iowa State athletes and one former football player that’s now in the NFL have been accused of betting on NCAAF games, many of which involved the Cyclones. Game tampering and point shaving has been a major concern of lawmakers across the country when considering the regulation of sports betting. Many US states have … Read more
The popularity of domestic sports betting has been on a steady incline since the overturn of PASPA by the US Supreme Court in 2018. Only a dozen US states now remain without at least some form of locally regulated sportsbook open for business. However, the market has been competitive. Sure, FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM are … Read more
On Tuesday, three casinos in MA received hefty fines for taking illegal sports bets. The crime? offering betting odds on a college basketball game that included teams based in Massachusetts. Legal sports betting in MA began on January 31, 2023, and within days, all three in-person sportsbooks had taken bets on local college teams. For … Read more
Following the US Supreme Court’s repeal of PASPA in 2018, each state was given the chance to control its own destiny in regard to legal sports betting. Some regions moved fast with legislation that was prepared and passed prior to the repeal. Other states were slow to act, legalizing sportsbooks at their own pace over … Read more
The ever-expanding spectrum of entertainment betting has now grown to include verdict odds for YNW Melly’s ongoing double murder trial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jamell “Melly” Demons, aka YNW Melly, is accused of gunning down two associates in cold blood on October 26, 2018. He’s been behind bars awaiting trial since February 2019, and while … Read more
Domestic sports betting is coming to Kentucky on September 7th, 2023, the same day that the 2023-24 NFL season begins. Yesterday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved regulations allowing in-person sportsbooks to accept wagers on the same day as the first Thursday Night Football game of the year. Online and mobile sportsbooks in Kentucky will … Read more
A federal appellate court recently upheld a gaming compact agreed to between the state of Florida and the local Seminole Tribe. Soon, the mobile Hard Rock Sportsbook app will become available for download, and the windows will open at their in-person casino locations once again. Legal sports betting in Florida has been given no timetable … Read more
Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a prior ruling that the gaming compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida was invalid. Legal sports betting in Florida began in November of 2021, but on December 3rd of that same year, all venues were … Read more