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Maine lawmakers kill multiple sports betting bills, keep one alive for further study

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Several sports betting bills were introduced in Maine by lawmakers during the current legislative session, but only one survived on Monday. The Maine Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs committee voted yesterday to table one bill that would make sports betting legal in the state and voted to kill all other bills to further study the … Read more

NCAA officially allows states with legal sports betting to host title games

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The CFP National Championship, Final Four, and all other NCAA title games could soon be heading to Las Vegas, Nevada or any other state that has legalized sports betting. The NCAA announced Thursday in a press release that it has fully rescinded the “NCAA Championships Policy Related to Sports Wagering” — officially lifting the ban … Read more

GOP-led group files lawsuit against Rhode Island legal sports betting

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The first sports bets in Rhode Island were placed back in November, but now, a group led by Republicans are calling the state’s legalization of sports betting “unconstitutional.” Former Providence mayoral candidate Dr. Daniel Harrop filed a lawsuit in Superior Court on Wednesday, stating that land-based and mobile sports betting legislation should have been sent … Read more

Tennessee online sports betting bill passes and will become law without Governor’s signature

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It’s official: sports betting will be coming to your phones, tablets, and computer on ol’ Rocky Top in just a couple of months. The Tennessee General Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of legalizing online and mobile sports betting and despite Governor Bill Lee’s opposition to the bill, his office said he would allow the bill … Read more

Iowa, Indiana, & Tennessee Looking To Pass Domestic Sports Betting

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Several US States including Iowa, Indiana, and Tennessee are trying to pass legal sports betting legislation as state session deadlines loom. It’s no surprise that more states want in on the legal sports betting action now that the Supreme Court of the United States has repealed the Professional and Amature Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of … Read more

Showtime ‘Action’ Episode 4 Review: Series Finale Closes with Super Bowl 53 and the Future of Sports Betting Following Legalization

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As the finale of Showtime’s docu-series Action drew to a close, Timothy Fong, MD, a professor of addiction psychiatry at UCLA, ponders the potential good that could come from legalized sports betting in the United States. Dr. Fong asks rhetorically, “Who built America?” “Risk-tasking immigrants, who were willing to travel really dangers conditions to seek … Read more

Showtime ‘Action’ Episode 3 Review: The Impact from Daily Fantasy Sports Changes the Sports Betting Landscape in the US

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Near the beginning of the penultimate episode of Showtime’s docuseries Action, while discussing the rise of daily fantasy sports in the United States, a reporter asks Hall of Fame Super Bowl-winning NFL quarterback Joe Namath if DFS was gambling because it is “skill-based.” “Do they have to pay anything to play?” asked Namath. “I think … Read more