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Rhode Island is the smallest state in the nation, but it’s still inconvenient to have to drive to one of its two casinos to bet on sports. The state Senate took a step toward enhancing the Rhode Island sports betting industry Wednesday by voting to allow mobile wagering within the state through the Twin Rivers […]

In modern sports, there is a problem that we never really saw much of in the days before salaries made players multi-millionaires overnight. We are, of course, talking about the issues that make the headlines off the field or court. Modern players have made a habit of making headlines for all the wrong reasons, creating […]

Sports betting legalization in the US could be possible through a new Congressional bill. The Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act, or GAME Act, made its Congressional debut through the Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill calls for the repeal of PASPA, or the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, the federal ban on sports […]

We are well past the midway point of the season at this point, but the NBA All-Star Break is the unofficial sign of midseason. Given that every team in the league has now played over 50 games, we have a pretty solid idea of those that are likely to make a deep run when the […]

To the surprise of online gambling operators and prominent legal experts in the field, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review the court ruling that blocks New Jersey based sports gambling. It was the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled against the law initially because they considered it to be in […]

Even with the federal sports betting ban removed offshore sportsbooks and other offshore wagering services are in no imminent danger of going away. On May 22nd, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was unconstitutional. The PASPA act was first enacted in 1992 and was […]

Howdy, y’all! Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of all the sports betting goings-on in statehouses across the country. And there have been plenty of goings-on over the last week, including the addition of two more states to our map. Here are the vitals for US sports betting right this instant: States with regulated […]

A new Minnesota sports betting bill takes a unique approach to handling the tax rate for the industry. Rather than tax the gross gaming revenue for operators, legislation announced Wednesday by Rep. Pat Garofalo is the first in the nation to calculate tax obligations based on the total amount wagered. Garofalo spoke to Legal Sports Report about […]

Learn who the current champions are in all the UFC weight classes. When are they next scheduled to fight; who is their no. 1 challenger? Will the champions remain champions come 2020? Below, find the current champions in every UFC weight class, from flyweight to heavyweight and all three women’s divisions. Our MMA experts have […]

New Mexico is a state known for its conspiracy theories, but an author of a bill prohibiting the state lottery from offering sports betting tells Legal Sports Report that the legislation is as simple as it seems. The legislature wants to rein in the New Mexico Lottery Authority from plans for a new game that […]