SPORTS BETTING
Temple University has a long, proud basketball history so it seems unlikely their loss against the University of Alabama at Birmingham is an anomaly. Still, the NCAA will look...
Georgia Sports Betting a Longshot but Still in Play
Georgia ends its legislative session March 28. The House has just begun talking about the Senate sports betting bill. No vote is planned as of March 15. Do the...
North Carolina Launches Sports Betting in time for March Madness
If it’s one thing North Carolina knows it’s college basketball. Call it serendipity that the state launched online sports betting in time for college basketball’s premiere event.
FanDuel to Take Over D.C. Lottery Betting Platform
Only folks who live or work in D.C. have to live in a cave to be unaware of the massive problems GambetDC has wrought. Help is on the way...
Florida Parimutuels Ask Courts to Stop Online Sports Betting
For Florida and the Seminoles, online sports betting has been a huge success. You’d never know the two parimutuel companies are still suing. They await decisions as to whether...
Minnesota Senate Committee Doubles Tax Rate in Bill
Minnesota lawmakers want to double the proposed wagering tax rate after previously eliminating in-game wagers.
Sportradar: North America Draws Fewest Suspicions
Sportradar published its annual “Betting Corruption and Match Fixing Report” for 2023. The report catalogs everything you need to know about suspicious scandals. Good news: North America has few...
PGA Tour Joins Response Betting Advertising Group
The PGA Tour joined the Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising, a voluntary association of sports leagues and media founded in 2023, and renewed its participation in the National...
Maryland Joins Ohio as Latest To Ban College Player Prop Bets
Following on the heels of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, Maryland Lottery and Gaming has put an end to college player prop bets. The decision in both cases...
Missouri Sports Betting Effort Moves Closer to Ballot
If you want some muscle to get a job done, call on your pro teams. In Missouri’s case, the pro teams took the initiative to launch a signature campaign...
North Carolina Disperses Seven Sports Betting Licenses
It was more than symbolism that the first sports wagers will be bet on March 11 in time for the coveted Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. And to get the...
Fed Agency Wants Extension In Florida Sports Betting Case
West Flagler and Associates is on the verge of having its day before the highest court in the land. The defendant, the Department of the Interior, wants to delay...
Minnesota Legislators Move Unfinished Bill Forward
At least one state senator in Minnesota thinks his colleagues have the wrong idea about the sports betting bill. Zach Duckworth wants to settle the outstanding issues before moving...
888 Cuts Ties With Sports Illustrated, Reviews U.S. Asset Sale
888 had the right idea—Partner with the iconic Sports Illustrated to develop a sportsbook in the U.S., among other betting businesses. But they found out the cost of such...
Iowa State Athletes File Motions to Dismiss Charges
Not all the athletes in Iowa took a plea bargain over sports betting last year. Three former players and one suspended player hired lawyers and charged misconduct on the...
Strapped by Shortfalls, Illinois to Raise Sports Betting Tax
Go with the so-called sin tax. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (l.) has an ambitious plan for the upcoming budget and doesn’t have the money. Pritzker will go for the...
Seminole Sports Betting Could Bring Florida $4.4 billion
A five-year spurt sounds so much more powerful from sports betting taxes than just reporting a single year. And with that in mind, the state now expects the taxes...
Betr, WynnBET Depart Massachusetts Sports Betting Market
The exit of Betr and WynnBET from the Massachusetts sports betting market leaves only six online sportsbooks for bettors.
Georgia Sports Betting Bill Ready to Repeat History
Georgia really wants to approve sports betting. Heck, they have so many sports teams, as well as the Masters. But unrelated yet critical issues seem to drag it down....
Ohio Gaming Commission Prohibits Collegiate Prop Bets
At the request of the NCAA, the Ohio Casino Control Commission put an end to proposition bets on collegiate games in-state. The primary reason is to avert harassment or...