NCPG Problem Gambling Symposium: 3 Things I Learned
Last week the National Council on Problem Gambling hosted its annual symposium, but like every other major industry get-together, the 2020 iteration of the NCPG symposium took place virtually.
Last week the National Council on Problem Gambling hosted its annual symposium, but like every other major industry get-together, the 2020 iteration of the NCPG symposium took place virtually.
If you tuned into the live stream of yesterdayโs Senate Judiciary Committee hearing dubbed, โProtecting the Integrity of College Athletics,โ hoping for rational discussion on sports betting policy, you were probably disappointed.
Sports betting, and particularly online sports betting, is the gambling product du jour, but itโs not the only item on the menu. Another fast-spreading product that gets far less attention is online lottery.
New research by the American Gaming Association (AGA) points to legality as one of the core issues on bettorsโ minds when they choose to place bets.
Thereโs a tendency to view sports bettors as a single group, but the reality is gamblers come in all shapes and sizes. A recent report issued by BetGenius, a sports data and software company, shows how much variety there is in the burgeoning legal US sports betting space.
Like virtually every other industry, the legal US gambling industry is attempting to rebound from COVID-19. So far, the road to reopening has been a bumpy ride.
States are scrambling to plug budget holes caused by the novel Coronavirus shutdowns. One revenue opportunity is gambling expansion, which was already a hot topic in state legislatures before COVID-19. But gambling policy isnโt something states should rush into.
From the century-old Black Sox Scandal to Pete Rose and Tim Donaghy, the industry is littered with well-known sports gambling scandals.
This is the second installment of our two-part interview with Matt Holt, founder and CEO of U.S. Integrity. In Part 2, Matt discusses the new sports gambling education course the company has established in conjunction with Ohio University.
The big news in the legal US online gambling market this morning is Golden Nugget is slated to join DraftKings as a publicly traded US online gambling company.
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