Time Running Out for N.Y. Sports Betting

With separate Senate and Assembly bills to consider, and only days remaining before the legislature adjourns for the year, the odds are long that legal sports betting will become...

Published June 18, 2018

Leagues Continue to Pursue Integrity Fees

While initial states such as New Jersey outright refused to include so-called “integrity fees” to sports leagues in recognition of legal wagering on their games, New York has included...

Published June 18, 2018

West Virginia Preps For Sports Betting

West Virginia's five casinos hope to offer sports betting on-site and through their mobile apps by football season. Officials are working on rules, and operators are building sportsbook areas,...

Published June 18, 2018

Canada Expected To Allow Sports Betting

Canadian gaming industry journalist Harley Redlick said Canada will follow the U.S. and allow sports betting within two years. He said Canada's views on sport wagering are "old fashioned"...

Published June 18, 2018

Sports Betting Coming To Mississippi Choctaw Casinos

Following unanimous approval from its tribal council, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians soon will offer sports betting on professional and college sports at its three Mississippi casinos, including...

Published June 18, 2018

Oklahoma Sports Betting On Hold

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the ban on sports betting, Oklahoma lawmakers can move forward with legislation that wasn't considered a priority. Oklahoma House Majority Floor...

Published June 11, 2018

SEC Ponders Ramifications of Sports Betting

What the Supreme Court has wrought with its monumental decision lifting of the federal ban on sports betting, and how that will change college sports was a big topic...

Published June 11, 2018

Illinois Sports Betting At A Standstill

Five sports betting bills were introduced in the Illinois legislature during the recently ended session, and not one passed out of committee. State Senator Napoleon Harris' (l.) bill included...

Published June 11, 2018

Massachusetts Sports Betting Must Wait for 2019

The Massachusetts lawmaker tasked with crafting a bill that would legalize and regulate sports betting in the Bay State says not to expect anything from his committee until 2019....

Published June 11, 2018

Pennsylvania Opens Petitions for Sports Betting

Pennsylvania regulators are officially accepting petitions for sport betting licenses, and is in the middle of a 90-day window for online gaming applications, but the state’s law may stymie...

Published June 11, 2018

N.Y. Poised for Sports Betting? Not So Fast

Finally, the Assembly has a regulatory bill to go with one introduced earlier in the Senate. It’s a big step forward. But nothing is easy in the Empire State...

Published June 11, 2018

Moody’s: Sports Betting Revenue will be Modest

Moody’s Investors Service predicted in a report last week that states will only get a small revenue boost from legalized sports betting even under the most generous scenarios.

Published June 11, 2018

Mississippi Expects Fall Sports Betting Launch

Sports betting will launch this fall, in time for professional and collegiate football, only at Mississippi's 28 casinos. Last year, anticipating the U.S. Supreme Court lifting the federal ban,...

Published June 11, 2018

Delaware Takes First Sports Bets

Delaware was the first state to begin sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban and beating New Jersey, which had actually made the challenge...

Published June 11, 2018

Tunica Ready, Willing and Eager

The ailing Delta market is looking to sports books to revive its appeal for players across the region. It’s expected that all eight casinos will be in the game...

Published June 4, 2018

Supremes Ruling Could Open Ohio to Sports Betting

The wording of the 2009 constitutional amendment to the Ohio constitution that made casino gaming possible could lead to sports betting automatically being added to the mix. That’s the...

Published June 4, 2018

Colorado OTBs Seek Sports Betting Legalization

Off track Betting facilities in Colorado are hoping that the state will legalize sports wagering. They hope to be able to add this amenity at their facilities all over...

Published June 4, 2018

Arizona Governor Open to Sports Betting

Doug Ducey (l.), governor of Arizona, is open to making sports betting a negotiating point with the state’s gaming tribes. The 20-year state tribal compacts are coming up for...

Published June 4, 2018

Texas Could Consider Sports Betting

Although not known for its gambling, Texas might relax its stance in light of the possibility of making millions of dollars by allow sports betting to happen in the...

Published June 4, 2018

SEC Might Discuss Gambling

The Southeastern Conference, which oversees collegiate sports in a large part of the U.S. is likely to discuss the impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court lifting of the...

Published June 4, 2018