Category: Legal Sports Betting

The future of is suddenly in jeopardy in New York daily fantasy sports. The ruling by New York Acting Supreme Court Justice Gerald W. Connolly holds that DFS contests — and their enabling legislation — fall under constitutional prohibitions against gambling. NEW: state judge in New York declares daily fantasy sports contests to be gambling, not games of contest. Cornelius Murray, lawyer who brought the #DFS…

Welp, the Legal Sports Report crew didn't win the Mega Millions jackpot this week. And you better believe we tried. Maybe not as hard as this guy, but we tried. Our loss is your gain, though, as we've retained our day jobs reporting on the sports betting industry. So instead of spending Friday afternoon picking out upholstery for our new private jets, we're here scribbling…

If Louisiana wants to gauge residents’ temperature on sports betting, the state’s top gaming regulator says to use the November vote on daily fantasy sports as a starting point. “The same kind of people that play fantasy sports are the kind, at least a portion, that are going to bet on sports,” Jones told the Senate Judiciary B Committee on Wednesday. The seven-member committee…

Ready or not, legal sports betting is taking root inside US sports venues. William Hill announced Thursday a partnership with the New Jersey Devils that includes a physical presence at Prudential Center. A newly branded sports lounge will open in the main concourse of the arena in the coming weeks. This deal is the second between an NHL team and a sports betting company in the last…

Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City launched its sportsbook Thursday, bringing a ninth operator into New Jersey sports betting. William Hill operates the new sportsbook at Tropicana, and threw open the doors in time for the second half of football season. Bets will be taken in the North Tower Casino for now, while a new 5,000-square-foot sportsbook is built out. The casino also…

William Hill filed a remarkable lawsuit Tuesday against FanDuel, alleging copyright infringement of its New Jersey sports betting marketing materials. The complaint in New Jersey District Court accuses FanDuel of directly copying and pasting William Hill’s “How To Bet Guide” as its own. William Hill also alleges FanDuel ripped off its material for use on multiple websites. William Hill seeks unspecified damages from FanDuel,…

Once again, Indiana is acting as the testing ground for a sports body's effort to influence sports betting legislation. Months after the NBA and MLB debuted their proposed framework there, the NCAA is following suit, but rejecting the so-called integrity fee concept. The governing body of college sports submitted testimony during a sports betting hearing conducted last week: The NCAA — in what appears to be…

The American Gaming Association (AGA) is reporting that the NBA and MLB will get a $1.7 billion revenue increase from legal sports betting. In total, the AGA anticipates legal sports betting will boost profits for the four major pro leagues by $4.2 billion. The AGA bases the forecast on work done by Nielsen Sports. This adds to the figures previously published for the NFL and…

Football wagers took off in September as expected, helping Mississippi sports betting to a robust second month of revenue. The first full month of football betting led to nearly $4 million in revenue for Mississippi casinos, according to information from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. With little football on the calendar in August, this month became the one to watch as gridiron action took off…

We’ll take a look back at the recent Congressional sports betting hearing in this short series. In part three, we take a look at the questions and responses from members of the House Judiciary Committee and examine some of the supplemental statements filed with the committee. Part one: The NFL Part two: The witnesses The illegal sports betting market Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner expressed skepticism that the…