In the wake of a United States Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on sports betting, state gambling regulators are fighting suggestions by major sports leagues that gambling should be overseen at the federal level.
Read More . . .Top lawmakers are scrambling to put together legislation and the Governor has started talks with the two tribes that operate casinos in Southeastern Connecticut.
Read More . . .The District, though not a state, has at least one lawmaker who thinks it’s an idea worth exploring, in part because of the evolving consensus about gambling.
Read More . . .Ninety-nine years after the Black Sox scandal threatened to destroy Major League Baseball's credibility and almost three decades after Pete Rose ruined his career with his gambling ties, the game is entering a potentially lucrative, exhilarating, mysterious and messy new frontier.
Read More . . .With many states set to legalize betting on sports, a showdown is set over how the pie gets divided—but no group may be happy with the size of the slice they end up with
Read More . . .Last week, prohibitions against sports gambling were removed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Some states are already jumping in. Massachusetts legislative leaders expressed an interest in taking up the issue, but had different time tables for describing when it "would" or "could" come up for debate.
Read More . . .New York's gambling regulators are working on rules that would allow sports betting even if state lawmakers don't act.
Read More . . .After failing to thwart the spread of sports gambling, major-league football, baseball, basketball and hockey could wind up earning billions in additional fees to help protect the integrity of their games and exploit data-licensing opportunities, thanks to a Supreme Court decision this month that's expected to open the floodgates to legalized gambling around the country.
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Harltey examines some reasons why offshore sportsbooks will continue to service U.S. bettors, despite the recent change in U.S. sports betting laws.
Read More . . .A surge in betting caused by the Supreme Court’s lifting of a federal ban on sports wagering is expected to trigger new gaming opportunities and burnish existing sports books in Las Vegas casinos — but also spawn a battle in California among horse-racing tracks, Indian casinos and card clubs as they try to grab a slice of the added action.
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Hartley examanies other U.S. gambling legislation and how it impacts the Supreme Court ruling to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
Read More . . .Monmouth Park's plan to become the first place in New Jersey to offer legalized sports betting on May 28 -- Memorial Day -- has hit a wall, NJ Advance Media has learned.
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