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A draft of a federal sports betting bill has appeared in Congress in which the federal government would have to approve state laws legalizing sports gambling. Here's a copy of the draft bill: Sports Betting Discussion Draft Legal Sports Report is not aware of who authored the draft, or who had a hand in its creation. After promises from more than one senator to…
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Pro and college sports leagues lost the war, but recently won a battle by holding back Monmouth Park and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA) in a lawsuit. On Friday, US District Judge Michael Shipp issued a decision denying the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA) a $3.4 million injunction bond plus “interest and damages,” stemming from a lawsuit originating in 2014. Small victory…
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Politicians and union leaders are the latest to make a push to finally legalize single-game sports betting in Canada. Member of Parliament Tracey Ramsey is among those who want to see changes to Canadian sports betting regulations. (Image: Blackburn News) David Cassidy, the president of the Unifor Local 444 union, confronted Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on the topic during a meeting this…
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The National Basketball Association is taking its gambling partnerships overseas. On Tuesday, the league struck a multi-year partnership with Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), making it the NBA's first-ever European gaming partner. The past few weeks have been filled with similar partnerships between major casino gaming operators and the NBA and National Hockey League (NHL). But the NBA partnering with France’s national lottery shows how far…
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The Canadian Gaming Association CGA wants single-game sports betting to be legal in Canada and it wants the NHL’s help to make it happen. The Canadian Gaming Association estimates some $14 billion in Canadian bets are handled by the offshore markets. Legalizing single-game wagering is key to breaking the black market and the NHL can help. (Image: NHL.com) President and CEO of the CGA…
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The push to legalize sports betting is sweeping through state capitols as legislatures gear up for next year. Now it has made its way to Virginia where a state lawmaker plans on introducing a sports betting bill next year. “I think there is an appetite for this,” Delegate Marcus Simon told FOX 5 DC. “I think there is certainly a revenue opportunity in Virginia.”…
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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…
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