Legal Sports Betting

Governor Andrew Cuomo simply does not want to approve mobile NY sports betting, according to the lawmaker at the center of the debate. Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. disputes Cuomo’s explanation that the governor holds concern about the constitutionality of mobile sports betting in New York. “They don’t believe it’s unconstitutional in my opinion,” Addabbo said. […]

The following is an op-ed representing the guest author’s opinion. In the waning hours of its legislative session, the Maine legislature passed a comprehensive sports betting bill that should become the model law for post-PASPA sports gambling expansion. It is, frankly, the way US sports betting should be. The bill, LD 553, which is now […]

Gear up, Razorbacks: legalized sports betting appears on its way to Arkansas. Earlier this month, the Arkansas Racing Commission approved Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort to begin accepting wagers July 1, according to several local media reports. Should that timeline hold up, the Hot Springs property will become the first to offer regulated wagering in the state. Messages to Oaklawn confirming its timeline were not […]

Don’t look now, but the country’s most populous state is eying up legal sports betting. For the second year in a row, a pair of California lawmakers introduced a sports betting bill on Thursday. Last year’s bill did not move out of committee, but a recent change in the state’s gambling landscape presents a fresh […]

If you’re wondering why officials in the District of Columbia are so eager to award a nine-figure gaming contract to Intralot, you’re not alone. The DC Council Committee of the Whole held a public roundtable Wednesday to discuss the proposed $215 million deal with the struggling operator based in Greece. Procurement would cover lottery sales and […]

This is a developing story and will be updated Parx Casino in Bensalem enters the PA online sports betting market Monday when its three-day live testing period opens. The Kambi-powered sportsbook began taking bets through its Pennsylvania retail operations in January. Parx Sportsbook joins SugarHouse Sportsbook in Philadelphia as the only casinos offering PA sports betting […]

Ted Olson‘s history with the Wire Act goes back a lot further than you think. Olson played a role advocating in favor of a broad interpretation of the Wire Act long before he stepped to the plate as leader-by-proxy representing Neopollard as part of New Hampshire‘s successful effort to have the new Justice Department opinion on […]

Lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that will legalize Maine sports betting throughout the state. LD 553 stormed through the legislature Tuesday, stopping just short of full approval in each chamber. Members in both houses plan to cast the final votes needed to send the bill to Gov. Janet Mills this week. The legislature will […]

A new NJ sports betting bill would lift an NBA betting ban that stifled the first year of wagers at Golden Nugget in New Jersey. Mirroring bills in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate propose eliminating the restriction on those who own casinos and sports franchises. Golden Nugget owner Tilman Fertitta, who founded Landry’s Restaurants and […]

Bad news, cowboys. With the busy part of the 2019 legislative calendar behind us, that lasso you love is becoming less germane by the week. A few states remain in contention to legalize sports betting this year, but we have a pretty good picture of where things will stand when it’s all done. This should […]