Category: Legal Sports Betting

The NHL has entered into a league-level sports betting partnership with industry giant William Hill. News of the new deal came to light in a press release issued Thursday morning. “This new partnership is yet another example of the innovative yet practical approach our League is taking with the emerging sports gaming industry,” said Commissioner Gary Bettman. “We continue to work directly with stakeholders to…

A late amendment before Thursday’s subcommittee hearing on Illinois sports betting brought a bad-actor clause aimed at keeping out DraftKings and FanDuel. Last week, House Revenue and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Zalewski told Legal Sports Report about four amendments that would be discussed as options to fill out his sports betting bill — H 3308. Rep. Bob Rita, who chairs the Subcommittee on Sales, Amusement and Other Taxes in which the…

The expanding US legal sports betting industry is largely based in the East, but Oregon sports betting could add to the western profile sooner than later. Grandfathered in during the PASPA era, Oregon took a step last week to relaunching regulated sports betting. During a monthly meeting of the Oregon Lottery Commission last week, the lottery recommended selection of SBTech as its provider. OR sports betting on the way? Near…

The recently passed daily fantasy sports bill will serve as the model for a new Louisiana sports betting effort. Alaska aside, the appetite for legal sports betting has touched every corner of the US map, including gambling states in the Deep South. This week, a sports betting bill in Louisiana appeared on the legislative tracker for the second year in a row. The bill is…

The nascent US sports betting industry has mostly been a civil affair in public among gambling operators over the first year of its expansion outside of Nevada. But a little bit of the tension that exists as everyone competes for a slice of an ever-growing pie was on display Thursday at the American Gaming Association's Sports Betting Executive Summit. DraftKings CEO Jason Robins and…

Sports bettors in West Virginia have been without a mobile option for three weeks, and LSR obtained details about the bizarre fight at the heart of it. BetLucky WV went offline in early March, and retail betting remains indefinitely suspended at Mardi Gras and Wheeling Island amid a third-party contract dispute. As the outage has dragged on, it's become evident that the disagreement lies between the platform provider…

Last year’s NBA Finals caught the attention of casual fans and bettors alike when injury news surfaced following the Cleveland Cavaliers loss to the Golden State Warriors. We learned later that LeBron James’ hand was more injured than the Cavaliers and the NBA were reporting via the league’s injury report. The NBA’s Dan Spillane stated that he did not envision the league providing detailed information…

As March Madness descends upon the US, it's handy to remember the federal Supreme Court lifted the ban on sports gambling outside of Nevada about a year ago. What the Supreme Court did not do, however, is legalize sports betting nationwide. Nor did it suddenly open up the market to the wide variety of illegal offshore sportsbook operators that have been serving the US for…

The ongoing outage for WV sports betting will cost sportsbooks one of the year's most popular sports wagering events. The West Virginia Lottery issued a statement on the contract dispute affecting Mardi Gras and Wheeling Island casinos Wednesday. In it, WV Lottery Director John Myers made clear the problems involving operator Delaware North and platform provider Miomni are far from over, and will affect March…

America has seen a boom in legalized sports betting over the past year, and March Madness betting will highlight that. Nevada certainly remains the top dog, but New Jersey has come on strong. The Pennsylvania industry is still in its infancy but has plenty of room to grow, especially after it eventually launches online wagering. Yet illegal offshore sportsbooks continue to thrive. The American Gaming Association (AGA) set out to…