Sorry New Jersey, but tiny Delaware has won the race to be the first state to offer regulated sports betting since the US Supreme Court left that decision in the hands of the states. Starting next week, residents of and visitors to, Delaware will have the opportunity to engage in legal sports betting of all…
When the US Supreme Court released its landmark decision on sports betting earlier this week, it opened the gates for US States to make the decision regarding this lucrative gaming sector themselves. While this is, ostensibly, good news for the gambling industry there are still a few questions about exactly what happens next? Here are…
In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court has overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and opened the gates for regulated sports betting in the United States. The ruling also puts aside decades of wrong-headed, puritanical thought that pushed a huge sector of the gaming industry into the arms of the black…
Lawmakers across the United States are scrambling to get their ducks in a row so that they can offer regulated sports betting to their constituents, should the US Supreme Court overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PAPSA). But lawmakers in Connecticut and West Virginia are finding the devil is in the…
When the citizens of New Jersey approved a measure allowing sports betting in Atlantic City casinos, if sports betting were actually legalized, they knew they were in for a fight. Now, nearly eight years later, the bill for that fight is coming in and it's clocking in at around $8.5 million in legal fees. State…
On any given year the Kentucky Derby draws gamblers out of the woodwork as casual punters try their luck at wagering while partying at Derby celebrations across the country. This year, however, those once-a-year bettors took their wagering to new heights as Churchill Downs reported record wagering on the 144-year-old event. According to published reports,…
Are daily fantasy sports (DFSS) contests games of skill, or games of chance? That's a multi-million, possibly multi-billion, dollar question that's kept the DFS market spinning its wheels in a number of countries. Fortunately, for DFS operators, a recent study by researchers at Kansas State University found that DFS is definitely a game of skill…
Professional tennis is facing a "tsunami" of integrity problems that could undermine the credibility of the entire sport. That's the finding from a recent report by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) that was commissioned in the hope of cleaning up some of professional tennis' dirtier corners. The report, which was commissioned after a report on…
When it comes to regulated sports betting, Americans want to start wagering right away and they don't seem to care much about what it does to the integrity of the games they're wagering on. That's one of the major takeaways from a recent survey conducted by the Seton Hall Sport Poll. They survey, which was…
The potential for legal, regulated sports betting in the United States is putting the US-facing gaming in a frenzy. Entities from big name casinos to the sports leagues (who once opposed sports betting) are all looking to get a piece of the sports betting pie. That group also includes tribal gaming interests. During the 2018…
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