Since the surprise passage of online gaming and poker legislation in the state of Michigan to close 2019, there has been a great deal of talk regarding who might be next to broach the expansion of gaming. There are some usual suspects in the mix, including California (for the umpteenth year in a row) and… Read more »
As the decade comes to an end, on era in New Hampshire has just been born. On Monday, legal sports betting went live in the Granite State. Governor Chris Sununu was the first to place a wager, using the DraftKings mobile app. Naturally, considering his constituency, he bet $82 on the New England Patriots to… Read more »
I am a terrible sports bettor. I’ve probably mentioned that before. Fortunately, I live in a state in which there is no sports betting available and I haven’t felt the desire to jump through the hoops required to bet with an offshore book. Thus, I can safely say that I did not contribute to the… Read more »
We are approaching seven years since online poker first went live in Nevada. Since then, just three other states – New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania – have sprouted online poker rooms.* It’s sad, really. At least a fifth state will soon be added to that list, as Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday… Read more »
The National Football League announced on Friday that Arizona Cardinals cornerback Josh Shaw has been suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games. The suspension will go through at least next season. On Monday, ESPN reported that not only had Shaw bet on NFL games, but he actually bet on his own team’s games, as well.… Read more »
The legal, regulated sports betting industry in New Jersey has been great for Atlantic City casinos and the state, but Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. is not satisfied. His city does not receive direct tax dollars from sports betting and he wants that to change. The Press of Atlantic City reported on Tuesday that… Read more »
Over the past few years, there have been several states that have teased people with the potential to pass online gaming regulations. Pennsylvania did it for some time before pushing it through in 2017, now they’ve opened full online casino gaming and online poker with PokerStars. There isn’t another state on the horizon at this… Read more »
Despite making a living in the gambling industry for nearly a decade and a half, I am not much of a gambler. I covered the World Series of Poker in person for a couple years and rarely actually played poker. I played some video poker on occasion when I took a break and would go… Read more »
The Major League Baseball World Series starts tonight, with the Houston Astros as the favorites against the Washington Nationals. On Sunday, the line for the Series at the Caesars sportsbook opened with Houston at -235 to win it all, making the Astros the biggest favorite at the outset of the World Series since the Boston… Read more »
There are many things that hinge on the future in the 2020 elections, both nationally and for each state. In Kentucky, a state that has embraced thoroughbred racing and betting on those races, there are thoughts about expanding the state’s offering beyond betting the ponies. Those future plans, however, will hinge on the 2019 vote… Read more »
The Stars Group, parent company of PokerStars, reported its second quarter results this week. In what the poker world is wondering if it is a sign to come, the percentage of poker as a portion of revenue compared to the rest of the company sharply decreased. Sports betting took over as the top vertical in… Read more »
After a slow start to the year, sports betting legislation continues to build momentum as another state is about to legalize the industry. This time it is Maine, as both branches of the state legislature recently approved LD 553, which would authorize sports betting within state borders. The bill was introduced at the end of… Read more »
While Pennsylvanians continue to wait – patiently – for online poker sites to flip their switches, they can now bet on sports from the comfort of their own homes, as live testing of sports betting sites commenced this week. Sugarhouse Leads Off There is just one casino that has launched its online sportsbook so far:… Read more »
Long at the forefront of casino gaming, especially when it comes to the Native American population, the Seminole Indians of Florida have traditionally been hard core negotiators. With both the federal and Florida governments, the Seminoles have more often than not come out on the winning side when it comes to negotiations over their sovereign… Read more »
It’s been a long time coming. But on July 15, the fourth state in the States of America will go live with online casino gaming and poker. On that date, Pennsylvania will complete the long, traveled road to join Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey as states that offer online casino gaming activities. Regulators Announce Opening… Read more »
The molasses-like rate of passage of sports betting, DFS and online gaming and poker regulations in the States of America has been the norm in the industry rather than the exception. Since it was sparked to life in 2011, only four states have passed any type of regulations regarding online gaming and/or poker, with more… Read more »
On Tuesday, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and The Stars Group announced that they have entered into a multi-year partnership that will have Stars become an “authorized gaming operator” of the NBA. “The Stars Group is an accomplished global online gaming leader and we are excited to work with them on their first U.S. sports… Read more »
Any football fan (American football, that is) knows that the University of Alabama is a juggernaut. Going into the season the Crimson Tide were listed as about 2-to-1 favorites to win the national championship and from the pre-season through November, bettors wagered on them to win it all, risking money on a relatively poor payout… Read more »
Two giants of the gaming industry, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment, have teamed up to create the non-profit Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA), which is just as it sounds: a watchdog organization with the aim of maintaining the integrity of the growing U.S. sports betting industry. According to a press release, SWIMA is… Read more »
The Stars Group and Eldorado Resorts, Inc. have agreed to a 20-year deal in which The Stars Group – parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt – will be able to operate sports betting sites in the United States under Eldorado’s gaming license. The agreement applies to thirteen states in which Eldorado operates: Colorado, Florida,… Read more »
Following the defeat of a bill that he ushered through the Congress in the 1990s, senior Utah Senator Orrin Hatch has indicated that he will soon put forth a new sports betting bill that would once again attempt federal regulation of the sports betting industry. Hatch: “Improvements in Monitoring and Enforcement” Hatch indicated that his… Read more »
Reacting to the decision by the United States Supreme Court, the state of New Jersey – the state the brought the lawsuit that pushed the decision by the SCOTUS – has been quick to bring to life their sports betting industry. Casinos are having to make some moves also, such as the decision by the… Read more »
When Pennsylvania became the fourth state to pass online gaming and poker regulation, it was expected that there would be a flood of activity fighting for those licenses. Instead, it appears that there has been a bit of a slow start to the licensing procedures, perhaps jeopardizing the opening of the Pennsylvania industry later this… Read more »
The summer of 2018 has seen several states step up to offer sports betting – both live and online – to their constituents. But one thing that some thought would be swept up in the passage of sports betting regulations – the regulation of online casino gaming and poker – has failed to materialize. Rhode… Read more »
While they were expected to be the first “newcomer” to the sports betting world after court decisions, New Jersey instead became the second (after Delaware) with their actions on Thursday. The Garden State became the third state to officially open their borders for sports betting bright and early on a sunny Thursday on both ends… Read more »
