For most of its life, the 1961 Wire Act was an uncontroversial piece of legislation. But in the age of online gambling, the Wire Act, and its applicability to online gambling, has become an enigmatic piece of legislation. So much so that it is winding through the courts as we speak.
This is the second installment of Betting USA’s deep-dive into the companies offering alternative products in the absence of, or alongside, legal online gambling and sports betting.
Sports betting is the talk of the town, but it’s not the only online gambling product states are turning to as they look for new sources of revenue and attempt to modernize their gambling industries.
In 1966 Stephen Stills informed us, “There’s something happening here… but what it is ain’t exactly clear.” The vagueness of the lyrics turned Buffalo Springfield’s For What It’s Worth into a timeless protest song that seems to speak to just about every issue of the last 55 years.
We’re approaching the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court striking down PASPA, and my oh my, how things have changed since May 14, 2018.
Once confined to Nevada, legal sports betting is now a reality in 14 states and counting. However, the rapid spread hasn’t been without complications.
If you’ve spent any time following the coverage of legal sports betting, you know there’s no shortage of debate when it comes to the rollout of sports betting across the country.
It’s January, and that means one thing, a flurry of gaming expansion legislation is being introduced in statehouses across the country. The latest state to add its name to the sports betting and online poker mix is an unlikely one: Nebraska.
Unity was the overarching theme of the keynote address delivered by American Gaming Association (AGA) President and CEO Bill Miller at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Winter Conference produced by Spectrum Gaming.
Next week a couple of hundred lawmakers, regulators, lawyers, and industry types will descend on sunny San Diego for the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS for short) winter meeting.
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