New York (NY) gambling regulators will vote today on four gambling licenses that will soon be issued to upstate casinos looking to add domestic sports betting. The Gaming Commission is in charge of issuing sports betting licenses throughout the state. There are currently four NY casinos looking to obtain state-regulated sports betting licenses: Resorts World … Read more
Several introduced pieces of legislation which hoped to authorize domestic sports wagering never made it out of their respective houses. The first introduced sports gambling bill to MD’s 2019 Regular Session was Senate Bill 470 on February 4th, 2019 which expands current gaming offers to include sports gambling options regulated and issued by the State … Read more
This Saturday, June 8th at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York will see ten horses racing in the Belmont Stakes. It seems this Triple Crown season has experienced some odd turns from retracting the winner of the Kentucky Derby 20 minutes after the conclusion of the race stripping Maximum Security of his title due to … Read more
Texas currently has two bills in committee that if enacted, would bring domestic sports betting to the Lonestar state. HB 1275 & HJR61 are two individual sports betting bills that are currently being debated by the local legislature. HB1275 is a bill that lays out the regulation of the sports betting industry. This bill requires … Read more
If the oddsmakers are right, then it looks like Team USA is going to win back-to-back World Cups. The top online sportsbooks have unanimously made the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) the favorites before the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019. Team USA Odds - Women’s World Cup 2019 Team % … Read more
Online sportsbooks have favored the Golden State Warriors for winning the 2019 NBA Finals since last year, but now after the Raptors take game 3 and the lead in the series, the odds are changing. The Golden State Warriors are undoubtedly the closest thing we have seen to a “Dream Team” in the National Basketball … Read more
AZ lawmakers are looking to expand their current gambling offers by allowing wagering in tribal venues. The state of Arizona introduced a new sports gambling bill on January 23rd, 2019. Arizona’s recently submitted Senate Bill 1158 to its fifty-fourth Legislature would permit sports gambling in tribal-run casinos which have existing gaming compacts with the state. … Read more
House Bill 0001 to regulate sports betting in Tennessee has officially gone into effect. The bill was passed on May 6th, 2019 and went into effect on June 1st, 2019. This makes Tennessee the first state in the nation to offer online-only domestic sports betting. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee told the associated press that he … Read more
Hawaii considered one of the most anti-gambling states in the US, is now weighing on domestic wagering opportunities. Hawaii has always had a staunch approach against gambling in the Aloha State, limiting onshore options to social gaming or sending gamblers off into international waters to gamble via casino cruise. However, 2019 has been a strange … Read more
The streak is over. Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer — a sports gambler and Las Vegas native — finally lost on Monday, bringing an end to one of the greatest streaks in the show’s history. Emma Boettcher — a Chicago user-experience librarian — won $46,801 during yesterday afternoon’s broadcast, defeating Holzhauer and ending his historic 32-game … Read more
The Stanley Cup Finals are tied back up, and things on the ice are heating up between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues. Last night the St. Louis Blues hit a hot streak and put up four goals that lead to an impressive win over the Bruins. The St. Louis Blues were dominated … Read more
In 2018, Michigan’s outgoing Governor vetoed the state’s sports betting bill but this year under new Governance MI lawmakers are trying again. Michigan has introduced to its 100th Legislature House Bill 4307 on March 7th, 2019. HB 4307 is sponsored by Republican Representative Brandt Iden who also sponsored the Michigan sports betting bill that reached … Read more