Latest News from OSGA

Coast casinos have best year since recession, best December ever with sports betting
- Jan 17, 2019
The 12 casinos had a combined $106.4 million in gross casino revenue in December, a 7.5 percent increase over December 2017.
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Europeans unravel massive tennis match-fixing ring
- Jan 17, 2019
The crooked tennis players knew him as “Maestro.” To European investigators, the Armenian based in Belgium is emerging as the suspected ringleader of an organized gambling syndicate suspected of fixing hundreds of matches and paying off more than 100 players from around Europe.
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William Hill US, Iowa racetrack casino sign sports betting ahead of state legalizing the activity
- Jan 17, 2019
In a statement Wednesday, the companies said they’ve entered into a tentative partnership provided the state moves forward with sports gambling legalization. The deal would also be subject to Iowa gaming regulatory authorities.
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Seneca Nation and New York State gaming dispute illustrates problems with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
- Jan 16, 2019
Court ruling against the Seneca Indian Nation is just one more example of the failings of the IGRA.
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No Doubt. The Lakers Have Dried-up Without LeBron In the Line-up
- Jan 16, 2019
Glenn examines the impact of LeBron James on the betting line for the Lakers in this preview of their match-up against the Thunder on Thursday night.
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Online gambling illegal again? Sure, whatever
- Jan 16, 2019
The new interpretation is based on a clause in the Act that prohibits use of a “wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest…” The question is, does the phrase “on any sporting event or contest” circumscribe the application of the phrase “bets or wagers” or is it an addition on top of the general prohibition of all bets and wagers?
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Golf on TV: Commissioner Jay Monahan understands opportunity with gambling
- Jan 16, 2019
It's no surprise that PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sees sports gambling as a way to help accomplish his single greatest challenge entering 2019: expanding viewership and bringing more fans to golf.
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Bet on gambling bills resurfacing at the State Capitol
- Jan 16, 2019
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder may have rejected a bi-partisan effort to greatly expand all kinds of online and charitable gambling in Michigan with a lame duck veto as he was headed out the door, but there is too much money at stake for it to go away.
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Suspected Kidnappers Arrested in ‘5Dimes Tony’ Case, But Sportsbook Owner Still Missing
- Jan 16, 2019
Police in Spain and Costa Rica have arrested 12 people they believe to be responsible for the kidnapping last September of 5Dimes sports book owner William Sean Creighton, better known to his customers as “5Dimes Tony.”
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NFC Championship Free Pick - Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints
- Jan 15, 2019
Dave looks at one of the featured Playoff matchups this Sunday, the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints. . .
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