Thanks to a new agreement with Eldorado Resorts, the parent company of PokerStars could eventually have a digital presence in as many as 13 US states.
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Gambling is on the minds of Virginia lawmakers. Among other things, this could translate into slot-like machines in Vinton, the legalization of betting on sports, and a giant casino in Bristol.
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North Carolina lawmakers haven’t officially broached the subject of legal sports betting, but that doesn’t mean ideas and conversations about the topic aren’t circulating around the state.
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It may take a while for the General Assembly to get behind sports gambling, but several state lawmakers are drafting legislation to let Virginians get in on the action.
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Last month, a state Supreme Court justice ruled that New York legislators had exceeded their authority in approving legislation in 2016 that defined DFS as a game of skill rather than attempting to amend the state constitution to add DFS to the other legally acceptable forms of gambling.
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Florida’s gubernatorial and Senate races are not the only ballot items from Election Day that are undergoing re-examination. It turns out that the ballot question on the future of casino gambling in the Sunshine State is likewise the subject of some post-election intrigue.
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A U.S. representative out of Wisconsin, Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin), doesn’t believe the states have the intelligence to make their own sports gambling decisions
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In South Carolina, legalized sports betting is a long shot at best, even though the federal courts checked the issue to the states in May, opening the door for sports betting nationwide.
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Putting a percentage of legal sports bets into league coffers, now, a key lawmaker in Michigan sponsoring a bill that would legalize sports betting and iGaming in the state could give a win to the leagues. According to a report from Reuters, following a U.S. Sports Betting Policy Summit in Washington D.C. this week, Michigan state representative Brandt Iden (R-District 61) changed his mind on the fees after “spending significant time with the leagues.”
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It’s a far cry from Vegas, the humble betting window under construction on the grandstand of the Twin River Casino’s former horse- and dog-racing track. But in New England’s first experiment with sports betting, fans will be able to place legal wagers on their favorite teams here by the end of Thanksgiving week.
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Four years after South Dakota enthusiastically voted to allow Deadwood casino patrons to play keno, craps and roulette, a gambling industry group plans to ask state lawmakers for a 2020 ballot measure to bring legal sports betting to the historic mining town.
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Empire Resorts, Inc., now an affiliate of bet365 Group Limited (bet365) and Resorts World Catskills today revealed a “strategic alliance” to join the rapidly expanding sports wagering business space in the U.S. by creating a physical and online sportsbook in New York State.
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