Millions of people across the United States have already legally bet on the NFL and college football seasons, with many sportsbooks indicating September 2019 revenue is expected to surpass figures from this time last year. And it’s not just football season that’s drawing a lot of legal sports betting action. As the 2020 presidential election … Read more
Imagine this, Rhode Islanders: You just won a lot of money after successfully betting on some NFL and college football games, and ponder what to do with your winnings. Do you: Plan a trip to Disney World? Invest in the stock market? Increase the unit size of your account’s bankroll at an online sportsbook? Well, … Read more
“We’ll be back.” Those were the words from former East Providence mayor and attorney Joseph Larisa Jr. as he and his client exited the courtroom Monday after the lawsuit targeting legal sports betting in Rhode Island was thrown out by a Superior Court judge. “We just need to find a sports bettor who lost and … Read more
After surviving the annual 7-month pro football drought, sports fans and handicappers from all over the country got to wet their whistle Thursday night and wager on NFL action. The 2019 season for college football and NFL has officially kicked off, and with it, the betting season for America’s most popular sport is also underway. … Read more
There’s better than late, and there’s better than never. But for Rhode Island mobile sports betting—it’s arrived just in time for bettors to wager on the 2019 NFL season. Legalized sports betting first came to Rhode Island back in November, but yesterday at 3 pm ET, the Sports Book Rhode Island mobile app finally went … Read more
We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! Louisiana starts the week out with two hearings. This first one is on sports betting and – if passed – would give voters in each parish a choice to vote on whether they want to allow sports betting in their parish. The other bill is regarding … Read more
The Governor of Rhode Island just signed into law S-37, a bill adding mobile sports betting to the state-run lottery system. Last year Rhode Island passed domestic sports betting legislation to allow the two casinos (Twin River, Tiverton) located within the state lines to offer sports betting. Twin Rivers was able to start accepting bets … Read more
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
Rhode Island (RI) could be the next state to launch mobile sports betting as the RI state legislature is set to vote on a mobile sports betting bill that would allow mobile sports gambling within state lines. Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 the Rhode Island Senate committee unanimously approved the proposed mobile sports betting bill. … Read more
The US sports betting movement is growing more with each day. More states are cozying up to the idea of legal sports betting and several have already passed legislation on it. Each state has their own protocols in place regarding revenue share, tax percentages, etc. Tax, in particular, is pivotal for the rollout of more … Read more