MGM Grand, Caesars and a slew of slot machine manufacturers and other gambling-related concerns are expressing sudden interest in the Virginia General Assembly, hiring more than a dozen lobbyists over the past several weeks to represent them during the upcoming session.
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The ad blitz is on for Disney-backed Amendment 3, which would put the expansion of casino gambling into the hands of the people.
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Whether Illinois should enter the world of sports and fantasy betting will be on the table for a hearing to be held Wednesday in Springfield.
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had initially called for a special legislative session to be held on sports betting, but negotiations with Connecticut’s two tribes, who want to offer sports betting at their casinos and believe they have exclusive rights to sports gambling, ended when the legislature decided not to move forward on the issue.
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Despite the overwhelming financial advantage supplied by Disney Worldwide Services and the Seminole Tribe, however, polls indicate the proposal may not secure the 60 percent majority necessary to adopt a constitutional amendment.
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Last week's hearing on possible federal legalization of sports betting, held before the US House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, turned out to be every bit the anti-online gambling charade that the subcommittee’s chair, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, and the Judiciary Committee’s chair himself,
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Recent tales of players being banned by sportsbooks in Las Vegas are nothing new and probably have nothing to do with sports bettors 'winning too much'.
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Thursday’s sports betting hearing in the US congress was not unlike The Lord of the Rings, in that the forces of darkness significantly outnumbered the wagering heroes.
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A written statement submitted by NFL Executive V.P. for Communications and Public Affairs Jocelyn Moore includes various requests from the NFL regarding any legislation that Congress may craft.
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House Republicans strongly favor new federal regulations on sports gambling after the Supreme Court allowed states to open sports books. At a hearing of a House Judiciary subcommittee, GOP members Thursday expressed concerns about advertisements and online gambling platforms targeting minors, as well as the potential for match-fixing.
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Declan Hill, a University of New Haven associate professor of investigations and a leading expert on match-fixing, says the value the state puts on high-level amateur sports and its lack of infrastructure for sports betting could prove to be barriers.
Read More . . .As key stakeholders prepare for a sports betting hearing this week in Washington D.C., it is safe to say that the hearing will garner less attention than a more publicized one Thursday morning on Capitol Hill.
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