North Carolina Developing New Rules for Sports Betting

North Carolina officials hope for the best as they prepare to launch sports betting next year. These days, they work on the rules that are an integral part of...

Published November 13, 2023

Arizona is Latest State to Say No to Daily Fantasy Pick’Ems

Arizona and Mississippi joined a growing list of states that want Daily Fantasy Sports pick’em contests to stop. The games resemble prop-bets which puts them into the sports betting...

Published November 13, 2023

PENN to Debut ESPN Bet in 17 States November 14

ESPN Bet replaced Barstool Sports as the operator for PENN Entertainment. PENN will pay big bucks to ESPN to use their very popular name. The ESPN Bet sportsbook will...

Published November 13, 2023

Betway Quits as Illinois’ Only Bidder for Standalone License

Betway had a license ready and waiting in the sports-rich Illinois. They were the lone bidder for a supplemental standalone license. Then the sportsbook pulled up stakes, no reason...

Published November 6, 2023

Iowa Governor Supports Sports Betting Criminal Investigation

Governor Kim Reynolds (l.) called a news conference about deployment of the Iowa National Guard. But the conference attracted questions about the investigation into Illegal sports betting among student...

Published November 6, 2023

Colorado Agency Considers Ban on Fantasy Pick’Em Contests

Colorado’s Division of Gaming is developing rules for the latest in fantasy sports competition. From where Josh Kirschner of PrizePicks sits, it isn’t pretty.

Published November 6, 2023

Questions Remain After NHL Player Suspended for Gambling

Shane Pinto (l.), a player with the Ottawa Senators, has become the first person in the NHL suspended for gambling, but several questions have arisen regarding the 41-game ban....

Published November 6, 2023

Professional Golfer Suspended Three Months for Betting on Sport

Jake Staiano (l.), who plays on the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour, was suspended for three months for betting on golf.

Published November 6, 2023

MS Lawmakers Debate Mobile Sports Betting, iGaming

Mississippi already has sports betting in casinos but a task force is hearing arguments to legalize the online version, as well as online casinos.

Published November 6, 2023

A Pair of Related Sports Betting Proposals Filed in California

Tribal leaders wanted no part in another run at sports betting so close to the 2022 defeat of their propositions. Then two related proposals pop up with exclusivity for...

Published November 6, 2023

As NBA Season Tips Off, FanDuel Partners with League

The NBA kicked off their season just in time for FanDuel to announce a new partnership. The exclusive collaboration offers fans access to an NBA League Pass and other...

Published October 30, 2023

In Six Weeks, Kentucky Bettors Wagered $250 Million

Rather good figures for just six weeks work. Equally impressive $232 million came through mobile sources in under a month. Governor Andy Beshear (l.) is pleased as punch.

Published October 30, 2023

Questions Still Abound for TN Sports Betting Tax Structure

When Tennessee bucked every other state and included a 10 percent hold tax on sports betting, people howled it wouldn’t work. It didn’t so the state went to a...

Published October 30, 2023

Record Promos Propel Pennsylvania Sports Betting Numbers

Pennsylvania sportsbook operators went crazy in September, offering a record $29.5 million in free bets, the highest amount in the state’s history.

Published October 30, 2023

NV Regulators to Allow Esports Betting

The Nevada Gaming Commission recently announced it was changing its stance on esports and allowing sportsbooks to post lines for bettors.

Published October 30, 2023

Regulators Around the U.S. Seek to Clarify Fantasy Sports

Daily Fantasy Sports is one of those pastimes that have been hard to pin down. But various state agencies are trying to understand why it is or is not...

Published October 30, 2023

Florida Supreme Court Gives DeSantis 30 Days More in Suit

The battle between the Seminole Tribe vs West Flagler Associates continues to drag on. The Administration has 30 more days before it responds to the parimutuels. Chief Justice John...

Published October 30, 2023

ESPN Bet Debuts in November, Barstool Goes Back to Portnoy

Penn Entertainment signed a 10-year, $2 billion deal with ESPN to create ESPN Bet with network owner Disney onboard. While ESPN only lends its name, it’s a major deal...

Published October 23, 2023

Kentucky in Need of Problem Gambling Therapists, Treatment

In just a month since debuting sports betting, Kentucky has been faced with a rise in problem gaming calls. Truth is, the commonwealth has had a council on problem...

Published October 23, 2023

NCAA Module to Educate Students About Problem Gambling

The NCAA put together a sports betting e-learning publication aimed at teaching more than 500,000 existing and prospective student athletes the potential harm of gambling. The mission evolved after...

Published October 23, 2023