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Not every week is dense enough with sports betting news to warrant a full-sized recap. But frankly, last week was not one of those weeks. The story that broke Wednesday was the largest in some time. We’ll start with the basics for now, though, available in both visual and audio form. The crew of the […]

This is the second in a periodic series for Legal Sports Report looking at famous sports betting cases, how the cases came together and how they eventually concluded. Read Part I about Legendz Sportsbook here. Part II on Legendz Sportsbook looks at the trial and sentencing of the founders. The prosecution alleged this was one […]

This is an installment in a periodic series for Legal Sports Report looking at famous sports betting cases, how the cases came together and how they eventually concluded. This article looks at the indictment of the founders of Legendz Sportsbook. The prosecution alleged that this was one of the largest illegal sports betting operations in […]

Legal Sports Report sat down with Mike Raffensperger, FanDuel Group‘s chief marketing officer, to discuss the launch of the FanDuel Sportsbook PA mobile app. Here’s a transcript of the talk, edited for length: LSR: What goes into launch when you have a market that’s as large and diverse as a place like Pennsylvania? MR: We couldn’t be […]

The state Senate likely will not concur with a bill to establish a North Carolina Gaming Commission and task it with studying sports betting. Sen. Jim Davis expects the NC sports betting bill to go to conference, where he thinks it will need to undergo “significant modification” in order to pass. After withdrawing S 574 […]

William Hill has emerged as a leading player in the expansion of legal sports betting in the US. But in its home market of the United Kingdom, the company is being buffeted by fierce regulatory headwinds that underscore its need to succeed stateside. William Hill announced earlier this month plans to shut around 700 of its betting […]

Now that the DC sports betting contract is approved, preparations for launch can begin in earnest in the District of Columbia. DC sports betting is gearing up to go live, and facilities that serve alcohol are allowed to get in on the action. First, however, they must go through the DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration […]

Greetings, fellow humans, and welcome to another rundown of the recent sports betting news. We actually have a lot to cover this time around, so let’s get after it. This week’s recap begins in the Northeast, on the home turf of your lowly scribe. New York has legal sports betting! Almost six years after the […]

New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. is looking for evidence to prove that there is a large market for sports betting across the state, And he might just get it from the New York State Gaming Commission. The agency recently issued a request for proposals, seeking a research firm to conduct a new gaming study. […]

What a difference having online sports betting makes. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that more than 40% of money wagered in the state in June came via sportsbook apps and websites. And that happened with just one sportsbook app open all month — SugarHouse Sportsbook in PA — and two others (Parx and BetRivers) […]