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The new budget in New York will create congestion charges and a mansion tax, but it won't expand sports betting. Early Sunday morning, the legislature came together on a $175 billion spending package for the upcoming fiscal year. According to the New York Times, the budget Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved largely meets its progressive targets. “This is the best budget that has been produced since I've…

Been a nice season for the Sacramento Kings, but they are playing out the string Friday night at Utah, with the Jazz trying to get into the fourth spot in the Western Conference standings for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Jazz will be solidly favored for this one on the NBA odds. Kings vs Jazz NBA Spread & Prediction…

The Philadelphia 76ers might have secured a playoff spot in the quickly-approaching playoffs, but the Eastern Conference championship hopefuls will be looking to pick up a feel-good win against the conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks when they host their longtime rivals at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. Now, with the Sixers looking to break out of a mini-slump and the Bucks looking to keep…

Mobile wagering in Indiana sports betting ran into one opponent in a high place. House Public Policy Committee Chairman Ben Smaltz explained to Legal Sports Report why he insisted on the online aspect’s removal from S 552 before advancing the bill through his committee last week. “I think having it available everywhere within the four walls of the state is a problem, and I…

The Western Conference is all taken care of in regards the playoff race, as all 8 spots have now officially been filled. That said, there is still a bit of a scramble for positioning going on, which could potentially go all the way down to the final game of the season. The Conference, from top to bottom, has been tighter than most people expected…

We already know which 8 teams will be in the playoffs from the Western Conference, but what we don’t know just yet is who will be playing who in the opening round. While there is a huge gap between the top teams and the rest of the pack over in the Eastern Conference, the same cannot really be said in the West. The Golden…

SAN DIEGO — One of legal sports betting‘s biggest names soon will launch its first operation outside its home state of Nevada. SuperBookUSA is on the verge of closing its initial deal to take its well-known brand beyond Las Vegas. That news came from SuperBookUSA and Westgate Vice President of Sports Operations Jay Kornegay during this week's Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention. Asked about when…

The Iowa Senate sports betting bill is on the move, and it’s getting closer to matching the bill that already is on the House floor. Sen. Roby Smith, sponsor of S 366, tells Legal Sports Report that he expects his legislation to pass through the Ways and Means Committee on Thursday to reach the Senate chamber. The bill advanced in a Ways and Means…

Were the NBA playoffs to start today, the Toronto Raptors would be the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and open the first round against No. 7 Brooklyn Nets. First, though, the teams close out the regular-season series in Brooklyn on Wednesday with the Raptors likely as favorites on the NBA betting lines. How to Bet Raptors vs Nets NBA Odds & Game…

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will look to take care of business when they host Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in an intriguing showdown on Tuesday night that could go a long way toward determining just which team gets home-court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs. With the two-time defending champion Dubs up one game on the blossoming Nuggets, let’s find…