Tennessee has ended months of work setting up its rules for an online-only sports betting law that passed last year and has yet to see its first wager. The Tennessee Lottery board’s vote Wednesday via teleconference due to the coronavirus pandemic highlights a bigger question: Will there be any games to bet on once sportsbooks are ready to go?
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Many will forever debate gambling is not essential. But thousands of out of work Coronavirus casino victims prove the “business of gambling” is indeed essential. Will the federal government take note?
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has amended and returned gambling expansion bills to the General Assembly. With Gov. Northam having a deadline of midnight on April 11 to act on the legislation, he did not sign the bills into law and he did not let the deadline pass
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While the COVID-19 health crisis has frozen the sports and sports betting worlds, in Tennessee there remains a tug-of-war over one key, controversial provision in the yet-to-be-finalized legal sports betting regulations
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According to the new Colorado law, the state — in the form of the Limited Gaming Control Commission — must have rules and regulations ready for operators to go live with sports wagering on May 1. The LGCC has every intention of being ready.
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FanDuel briefly posted 2020 election odds, but took them down while lottery officials work out details
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Michigan’s regulated sports betting market only opened on March 11, but was forced to close days later on March 16 after all casinos in the state were ordered to temporarily shut as part of measures to combat the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).
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Australian gambling operator PointsBet recently received a sports betting license in Colorado. The brand was given online sports betting license by the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission (CLGCC) on March 19.
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New York lawmakers have been feverishly trying to reconcile a new state budget, but are falling short and didn’t come to an agreement ahead of Tuesday night’s midnight deadline
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GAN has announced that it will provide retail sports betting and internet gaming technology for the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan.
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With COVID-19 sweeping the globe and U.S. major professional sports on hold since March 12, the world is anything but normal. And the D.C. Lottery, despite its preparations, won’t launch sports betting today.
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The 3,500-square-foot, $1.5 million sportsbook, located in a renovated former stage area adjacent to the main gaming floor, had its grand opening in late January. The casino partnered with the English sports gambling operator Betfred, with Betfred in charge of the sportsbook's day-to-day operations.
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