Mobile sports betting was beginning to look like a lost cause in the Empire State, but as is so often the case, an eleventh-hour deal to finalize the New York state budget included mobile sports betting, an issue that has been on the legislative agenda for several years. With the Senate approving the budget last…
An overlooked aspect when Massachusetts legalized casino gambling was the requirement for numerous studies written into the law. These studies cover everything from the local economic impacts of casinos to problem gambling trends in the Commonwealth.
The US sports betting industry has created many rising stars, but few companies have grabbed hold of the US opportunity quite like Kambi. The Sweden-based company is the sports betting supplier to the stars, with a Kambi sportsbook client list that includes DraftKings, Rush Street Interactive, and Penn National-Barstool.
FOX Sports isn’t just dipping its toes in the US online gambling space. Instead, the media company has decided to dive in headfirst and can now boast positions in online poker, online casino, online sports betting, daily fantasy sports, and online horse racing betting.
The legalization of NCAA sports betting has created some strange bedfellows as anyone or thing with the thinnest tendril connected to sports wants a piece of the pie. One of the more concerning developments on this front is the increasingly common partnerships between sports betting operators and colleges and universities.
After recording some eye-popping online gambling numbers over the final ten days of January, Michigan kept the momentum going in February. The Wolverine State’s debut has been nothing short of remarkable, easily surpassing its peers’ debuts.
For sports betting advocates, Massachusetts is a coveted state. Unfortunately, the Bay State, which looks like the perfect candidate on paper, has somehow resisted the siren song of legalization. That call will be harder to resist in 2021, as backchannel chatter points to heightened interest in Boston to get sports betting done this year.
It’s time for lawmakers to open their eyes. For whatever reason, states continue to tout legal sports betting as the best way to generate new gambling revenue, even though every shred of evidence points to legal online casinos as the real opportunity.
From online lotteries to mobile sports apps, legal online gambling is becoming widely available in the US. But one critical part of the structure hasn’t kept pace with legalization: online gambling payment processing.
Sports betting and casino gambling are going to be Herculean-sized lifts in Texas, but supporters appear undaunted. New, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the House (HJR 133) by Rep. John Kuempel, R-Seguin. In the Senate (SJR 49) was introduced by Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston. Both bills seek to legalize casino gambling and sports betting in the Lone Star…
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