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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
Governor Roy Cooper has signed HB 347, known as the sports wagering bill, into law. His signature will usher in legal sports betting in North Carolina at some point during 2024. The bill will allow for gambling on professional and college sports, as well as some amateur contests. During a signing ceremony that occurred yesterday, … Read more
Vermont Governor Phil Scott will likely sign H.127, a domestic sports betting bill, into law after the general assembly recently passed a law allowing sportsbooks to operate within state lines. Last month the state senate agreed to several revisions in the bill that will authorize two to six apps to operate online within the state. If … Read more
The National Football League has softened its stance on sports betting since the repeal of PASPA by the US Supreme Court in 2018. Since that time, numerous states have opted-in on legal sports betting, taking advantage of the tax revenue collections that come with it. This has created a scenario where several NFL teams and … Read more
The expansion of legal sports betting in the United States is now moving in on the Southeast region of the country, putting pressure on the remaining bible-belt states that have yet to authorize sportsbooks of any kind. North Carolina already has sports betting that can take place at three tribal casinos located on Native American … Read more
The Texas House of Representatives passed a sports betting bill yesterday, garnering 101 votes, one more yea than it needed to move on to the Senate for consideration. The bill passed just before today’s deadline for the House. Both a sports betting and a casino bill were reviewed somewhat favorably but failed to reach the … Read more
The Bluegrass State was one of the few remaining US territories that had yet to approve some form of domestic sports betting. That all ended during the 2023 legislative session when legal sports betting in Kentucky was given the green light by local lawmakers. Horse race betting has been allowed in KY for years, but … Read more
Vermont House Bill 127, a piece of legislation that will permit domestic sports betting in VT, has received the approval of both the Senate and the House and is on Governor Phil Scott’s desk awaiting signature. HB 127 will allow for legal sports betting in Vermont for residents and visitors that are aged 21 and over. … Read more
Lincoln, Nebraska’s Warhorse Casino is preparing to open an in-person sports betting venue for 21 and older players. This development comes years after legal sports betting in Nebraska was approved, as the regulatory process has taken longer than in other states. Once sports betting is given the go-ahead, it typically takes between four and twelve … Read more