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A new proposal in Pennsylvania’s legislature would require any additional gaming revenue heading to the state be used only for property tax relief. Sponsored by State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Senate Bill 269 would give homeowners a break by making up some of the shortfall in the Property Tax Relief Fund that was set up […]

Welcome to the first March Madness with legal sports betting outside Nevada in the United States. March Madness betting is nothing new, of course. Last year alone, bettors put up more than $300 million on the NCAA Tournament through Nevada sports betting alone. The illegal market for March Madness betting claims an even more robust […]

The LA Lakers travel to Canada to take on the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, March 14 with much more at stake than bragging rights. Los Angeles is 31-36, more than 5 ½ games from the eight spot in the Western Conference. L.A., a preseason favorite to win the NBA Championship, could be left out of […]

When you look at the conferences in the NBA, you see two very different scenarios playing out. The Western Conference still looks to be somewhat open in regards playoff places and seedings, while the Eastern Conference is very much taking the shape that we can expect to see when the regular season comes to an […]

Already a long shot to pass in 2019, Maryland sports betting met its demise for this year at the state legislature. Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. declared dead efforts to maneuver around a constitutional requirement to approve MD sports betting at the ballot box. “Sports betting is going to have to wait […]

Happy Friday, cowboys and cowgirls, and welcome back to another edition of our policymaking pull-together. In this recurring piece, we do our best to compile and condense all of the week’s legislative movement around sports betting in one place. Here are the vitals for US sports betting right now: States with regulated sports betting: 8 Jurisdictions […]

The Sacramento Kings conclude a four-game East Coast road trip on Friday night with a very tough second of a back-to-back as they look to complete an unlikely season sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers. However, Philly is a solid favorite on the NBA betting lines at MyBookie Sportsbook. Kings vs 76ers NBA Odds & Expert […]

Friday night is the second of a back-to-back for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team has made some noise about possibly resting LeBron James in the second of a back-to-back. If he sits Friday against the Detroit Pistons, that would hugely affect the Mybookie Sportsbook NBA spread. How to Bet Lakers vs Pistons NBA Spread […]

The state legislature continues to press Gov. Andrew Cuomo to authorize mobile NY sports betting. Amid budget negotiations, Senate lawmakers are prepared to include enabling language in their proposal to Cuomo. Voters previously approved NY sports betting for four upstate casinos, and regulators are now working to create a framework of rules. Legal Sports Report has […]

There is neither a bill nor any proposal, but there is some ray of hope for Florida sports betting to sneak into the state’s short legislative session. A priority of the legislature is negotiating a new gaming compact with the Seminole tribe. Senate President Bill Galvano tells Legal Sports Report he thinks legal sports betting would be […]