Three days after the Supreme Court’s decision overturning PASPA, the NCAA has completely changed its tune regarding sports betting in the USA. On Thursday morning, the NCAA posted a statement on its website reversing two longstanding policies.
The Supreme Court has ruled the federal ban on sports betting unconstitutional, freeing the way for states to legalize sports betting.
International online gaming giant Paddy Power Betfair Plc says it is ready to strike if and when sports betting is legalized in the United States. Paddy Power CEO of US operations Kip Levin confirmed in an interview with Bloomberg this week that the company is ready to launch a TV channel dedicated to sports betting…
DraftKings long ago gave up any pretense that the company isn’t strongly interested in sports betting. Just last month, DraftKings issued a statement on its website confirming the company is “perfectly positioned to succeed in a legal sports betting market.” Long gone are the days of DraftKings doing everything it can to put distance between…
The unions representing players in the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL have officially acknowledged sports betting. The NFL Players Association posted a notice on Twitter yesterday morning containing a joint statement from the four unions:
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has made his first public comments confirming the Tour’s position on sports betting in the USA. Jay Monahan spoke with USA Today on Wednesday and explained that the Tour supports legalization and wishes to influence legislation in such a way to benefit the professional major sports leagues, the players and…
Casual poker players in Washington State woke up to a rude surprise earlier this month when they found out PokerStars has disabled all play-money games for users based in Washington. The basis for this decision and the court case that led to it serves as a reminder that the expansion of online poker and sports…
DraftKings has made no secret about its intentions to move in on the sports betting market as soon as legally possible. Last month, DraftKings hired a “head of sportsbook” to lead the company in its pursuit of legal sports betting in the United States. DraftKings has also recently opened an office in Hoboken, New Jersey…
The NFL has long maintained an official stance of being opposed to sports betting, but hasn’t had too much to say on the issue beyond being against legalization. While the MLB and NBA have been issuing statements and mixing it up with state legislatures over the last few months, the NFL has taken a more…
An interesting report from the Washington Post published over the weekend reveals the extent to which the nation’s major professional sports leagues are preparing for legal sports betting. The outcome from a pending Supreme Court case pitting New Jersey against the national sports betting prohibition is far from guaranteed, but the sports leagues have made…
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