Category: Legal Sports Betting

The chairman of The Walt Disney Company does not see his company — which owns ESPN — getting into ‘facilitating gambling' any time soon. That came from Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger in fielding a question about sports betting in Disney's most recent earnings call. What Disney said on sports betting Here is what Iger said in response to Disney's aspirations on sports…

State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. is concerned that NY sports betting is falling behind as New York City residents become accustomed to wagering in New Jersey. If the state waits three years to go through a constitutional amendment process to offer mobile NY sports betting, it could condition residents to stick with NJ sports betting permanently. Addabbo, who represents Queens, tells Legal Sports Report he received emails…

Meadowlands Racetrack and Tioga Downs owner Jeff Gural lives in an interesting gray area between New Jersey and New York sports betting. When it comes to adding mobile NY sports betting, Gural finds himself squarely in the middle of the debate. Gural told Legal Sports Report this week that he is not pushing for mobile betting to be included in the rules issued by the New York…

The District of Columbia could be the next US jurisdiction to roll out a legal, regulated sports betting industry. During a scheduled legislative meeting on Tuesday, lawmakers voted 7-6 in favor of a proposal to bypass competitive bidding for the DC Lottery contract. A second reading and another vote will be conducted later this month. Passage could help expedite the launch of DC sports betting under…

The attorneys general of New Jersey and Pennsylvania had some choice words for the US Department of Justice for its recent reversal on the interpretation of the federal Wire Act. And one of the AGs wants to know what one of the gaming industry's biggest names had to do with it. The latest on the Wire Act from NJ and PA The two state…

Virginia sports betting legislation is on the move, though its progress might stall like the Rams' offense in the Super Bowl. The Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday authorizing an eventual referendum allowing voters to choose whether to approve the first casino in the state. S 1126 passed 28-12 and could lead to the opening of the first casino in Virginia, which would be located in…

As we finally reach Super Bowl Sunday, we've had legal sports betting for just under a year in the US. Despite a lot of hand-wringing from a lot of people and groups — including the NFL — the world has not come to an end. The integrity of the game has not come to an inglorious end … everything has been just fine. It's also a…

The American Gaming Association (AGA) during this Super Bowl week released a short research report that shows overwhelming support for legal sports betting. The survey posed four questions and response came back in favor of sports betting on all four points: 79 percent want their own states to legalize sports betting, while 21 percent oppose. 63 percent support the Supreme Court decision to strike down PASPA, while only…

Texans love their sports, so it only makes sense that Texas has joined more than half the country in introducing sports betting legislation. Rep. Eddie Lucio III filed H 1275 to authorize sports betting operations, including mobile and online wagering, in the state. The bill would require a referendum amending the state constitution to be approved by voters in November. To that end, Lucio also introduced…

No Super Bowl in history, in terms of sports betting, ever performed like last year's big game. That had its yearlong time in the spotlight. Super Bowl LIII is poised to put it to shame. Industry experts anticipate $325 million to be legally wagered across the country for the big game on Feb. 3. The Garden State expects to account for nearly a third, roughly $100 million, with its rising…