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...

Published March 18, 2024

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...

Published March 18, 2024

Minnesota Senate Committee Doubles Tax Rate in Bill

Minnesota lawmakers want to double the proposed wagering tax rate after previously eliminating in-game wagers.

Published March 18, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 11, 2024

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...

Published March 4, 2024

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...

Published March 4, 2024

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...

Published March 4, 2024

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.

Published March 4, 2024

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....

Published March 4, 2024

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...

Published March 4, 2024

Daily Fantasy Sports Face Different Regulatory Approaches

Daily fantasy sports have faced an uneven regulatory life in recent months, especially those with pick’em elements. Some states want them gone as an imitator of sports betting. Still...

Published March 4, 2024

North Carolina Expects Eight Sportsbooks by March 11 Debut

North Carolina attracted nine applicants to participate in sports betting in the state. Of those nine, eight expect to be functioning when sports betting launches March 11.

Published February 26, 2024

Georgia Sports Betting Bills Roll up Wins in Senate

If the Georgia Senate is any indication, this sports betting thing is on a roll. The lawmakers in the upper chamber approved a flurry of related bills, with and...

Published February 26, 2024