While New Jersey prepares for its big day in court to determine the fate of its efforts to legalize sports betting, online casinos licensed in the state are already moving to offer real money sports betting of a different type: virtual sports betting.
It seems the NBA is finally going to play its cards all out in the open after going years refusing to take an official stance on sports betting. NBA Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Dan Spillane revealed the decision last week at the Sports Betting USA conference in New York.
In a flurry of activity, lawmakers in Pennsylvania got a massive gambling bill approved first in the Senate yesterday and then in the House earlier this morning. The bill now goes to the desk of Governor Tom Wolf for his signature to turn the bill into law.
A spate of news stories over the past couple of weeks highlights the many preparations being made behind the scenes should sports betting be legalized in the USA. Three stories in particular dating back to last month show how lawmakers, tribes and gaming association groups are preparing themselves for the possibility that the Supreme Court…
Single game sports betting has been illegal in every state except Nevada for so long that it is difficult to imagine that all changing in the not-too-distant future. Even so, a repeal of the federal prohibition of sports betting remains a distinct possibility as momentum builds for New Jersey’s upcoming Supreme Court case.
A federal judge dealt a serious blow to Derby Wars two months ago in its case against the Stronach Group, but Derby Wars will continue operating. The daily fantasy horse racing site reached an agreement with the Stronach Group to settle the lawsuit and bring the matter to an end.
A ruling handed down by a federal judge this week will allow a suit against fantasy horse racing site Derby Wars to continue. Judge James Otero determined in his ruling on May 15th that the fantasy contests run by Derby Wars constitute wagering and the site should be treated as an off-track betting outlet.
Editors update: ESPN is now actively involved in the sports betting industry after partnering with Penn Entertainment to operate ESPNBet.com The idea that fantasy sports betting is opening the door for the expansion of traditional sports betting may not be the most shocking news ever, but David Pardum of ESPN published an excellent and very…
Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday, July 20th, 2017. With the wild ride that was the 2016 election cycle behind us, many have now turned to speculating to the future of a Donald Trump Presidency. Donald Trump said and promised many things on the…
Over the last week, ESPN writers David Purdum and Ryan Rodenberg published an incredibly in-depth and well-researched piece that looks at the future of sports betting in the United States. After conducting dozens of interviews over a span of four months, ESPN has put together an extremely detailed look at the likelihood of legalized sports…
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