The Oregon Lottery unveiled their sports betting app this week, and today was the first Sunday with pro-football. The state said thousands of people have already registered to bet on the app, called "Scoreboard."
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The study would have given legislature valuable information about the future of gambling. Initially the plan was the have it out by the end of the year, giving officials time to read it.
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On Monday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) filed a complaint with the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) against Steve Wynn, who served as CEO and chairman of casino operator Wynn Resorts until his forced resignation in February 2018 following a string of sexual harassment allegations filed by the company’s female staff.
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Oregon will be the eighth state to add a live sports betting app, and one of 12 states offering legal mobile sports betting via an app.
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Proposition DD — the referendum — mentions tax increases and water reclamation projections before anything related to sports betting. Referendum backers, including an unusual coalition of politicians, sports betting advocates and water conservationists, fear the wording could dissuade “yes” voters – even if a majority of them support the initiative.
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Just this week, a state Senate committee discussed the financial implications of legal horse racing and sports betting, while Deputy Legislative Counsel D. Stuart Morelli submits in a legal memorandum that the legalization of sports gambling would require a constitutional amendment
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Ohio is one of many states that is currently bouncing around the idea of legalizing sports gambling. There are a couple of bills in the works, with lawmakers undecided on which has more merit
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The Purdue Board of Trustees could decide on a measure this week that would ban faculty members from betting on the Boilermakers. Sports betting became legal in Indiana earlier this year, including the NCAA. The change caused administrators to wonder if there is danger in betting on Purdue. Could those who give students grades also have money on how they perform on the field?
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According to the Williamette Week news outlet, the initial cap for deposits from bettors is going to be set at $250,000 when it launches next week and, while the cap doesn’t mean that $250,000 wagers have to be made, there will almost certainly be some high-priced bets seen
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Response to the Illinois Gaming Board’s sports betting public-comment period was, to say the least, robust… and fierce. The 35-plus replies represent a who’s who in the sports betting world, and the net result is that operators and the professional sports leagues are preparing for a heavyweight fight over data as the process continues. Or perhaps it’s Round Five.
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With several large online sportsbooks pulling out of U.S. states that have regulated sports betting, players need to be wary of fly-by-night operators.
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