With legal sports betting now active in most US states, the legislative focus has shifted from initial authorization to refining existing frameworks. These “Phase 2” updates aim to close regulatory gaps and capture revenue lost to offshore markets. In the Pacific Northwest, Washington is weighing an expansion into in-state collegiate wagering to protect athletes while … Read more
On major football weekends, a quiet stretch of highway outside Council Bluffs, Iowa, transforms into something unexpected. Cars pull onto the shoulder, engines idling, drivers staring at their phones. There are no businesses, no rest stops, no attractions, yet the location draws hundreds of Nebraska residents during the NFL season. The reason has nothing to … Read more
The Nebraska Legislature is gearing up for a potential debate on the legalization of mobile sports betting in the state, following the advancement of a legislative proposal through a committee. Legislative Resolution 20CA, introduced by State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, aims to allow licensed racetracks in Nebraska to offer online sports betting through authorized … 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
Can you imagine a better time for legal sports betting in Nebraska to debut than during the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl? That’s exactly what’s happened, as Nebraska sports betting became legal yesterday, 11 days prior to Super Bowl LVII. The only problem is there are no retail sports betting venues open … Read more
News surrounding the upcoming Nebraska legal sports betting launch has been kept on the quiet side for several months. More than a year has passed since residents voted to authorize a limited form of domestic betting and regulators have yet to announce a timeline for the debut. Discomfort In Patience The lack of information has … Read more
Legal sports betting options are slowly swiping across the Midwest, making for an eventful athletics season in the fall. Kansas and Nebraska are only the latest states to authorize the operation of domestic sportsbooks. Still, it doesn’t seem like they’re too late to join the party. Kansas Betting On Its Way Gov. Laura Kelly anticipates … Read more
It seems that the crest of the sports betting wave has broken and is now crashing down upon the states that have yet to regulate it, as one by one, new territories approve of legislation to allow for in-person, mobile, and online domestic sportsbooks. If any state was struggling prior to the onset of COVID-19, … Read more
It’s that time of year again—time to say goodbye to the dog days of summer and usher in the greatest sports betting season of all: Football season. College football begins on Saturday, August 24 when the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida Gators play in the 2019 Camping World Kickoff game in Orlando. Unfortunately, the state … Read more