If at first you don’t succeed, sweeten the pot. That seems to be the strategy from state Rep. Ron Stephens, the Savannah Republican who has tried repeatedly to legalize casino gambling in Georgia.
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Caesars Entertainment is introducing sports-betting at four of its casinos in the United States this summer, but anyone laying odds on that in Michigan will have to wait for that payoff.
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The casinos are in the process of installing the necessary equipment and hire workers to man the sports betting portion of their facilities.
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Silver indicated this month that the league could explore commercial relationships with a host of Nevada-based gaming establishments, home to some of the largest sports books in the world. Ironically, Silver delivered the comments from a ballroom inside the Wynn Hotel and Casino less than four miles from the site of the 2018 NBA Summer League.
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It's been two months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, clearing the way for legalized sports gambling for states that want to add it. Now Maryland has a decision to make as neighboring states are jumping in. Some states are already taking bets, which ultimately means revenue from Maryland.
Read More . . .Mississippi casinos won’t be ready to roll out sports betting over the weekend, when the state’s month-long waiting period on the newly legal form of gambling expires, Mississippi’s gaming commissioner told Reuters in a recent interview.
Read More . . .According to a report this week by the Sun Herald of Biloxi,, casinos are taking their time setting up their sportsbooks, focusing on having sports wagering in place by the beginning of football season in late August/early September.
Read More . . .For an organization predicated on the ideal of amateurism — choosing to compensate athletes in scholarships and small stipends alone — pursuing profits generated from gambling means entering murky, uncharted waters, with a new revenue stream that runs counter to the image of purity the NCAA projects.
Read More . . .For sports betting to get green-lit, the Ohio House and Senate would need to approve it -- and Ohio voters would need to vote to change the state's Constitution.
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Glenn examines the current policies for online sports bettors in Nevada and looks at what will happen as New Jersey and other states allow sports betting on the Internet.
Read More . . .In order to boost its stagnant economy, Connecticut’s legislature is considering legalization of sports betting and recreational marijuana. This could potentially generate hundreds of millions in revenue, creating jobs and promoting tourism.
Read More . . .Don’t rush! If there is one thing that regulators in states that have legal sports betting want to share, that’s it. “I wouldn’t rush into this,” Delaware Lottery director Vernon Kirk said.
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