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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is quickly assembling the state’s new Gaming Control Commission despite the recent overturning of the Seminole Gaming Compact. DeSantis Shapes New Gaming Commission On Wednesday, the Governor announced that he would be appointing Professional Regulation Secretary Julie Brown as head of the 5-member panel. Other appointees included Michael Yaworsky and Charles …
It seems that Massachusetts sports bettors and mobile gamblers will have to go another year without state-licensed online sportsbook or casino options. Massachusetts Passes on State-Licensed Gaming In a recent interview with Massachusetts Senate leader Karen Spilka, the lawmaker revealed that she had no intentions of trying to push such legislation this session. Spilka said …
In major news for sports bettors of North Carolina, the state’s Senate just voted in favor of domestic sports betting. Republican leaders in the Senate put the bill to a vote this week, despite waning popularity across the party. Domestic NC Sports Betting to Become a Reality Because sports betting is a bi-partisan issue, both …
Since the US Supreme Court overturned 1992’s Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in 2018, over 20 states have legalized domestic sports betting within their borders. And with 10-15 more states considering fresh betting legislation, the picture of sports gambling in America is really coming into focus. Within three to five years, market analysts …
It seems that every facet of Donald Trump’s presidential function falls under scrutiny by media critics and citizens alike. This time, that function is clemency. In the United States, presidents hold an absolute power to pardon individuals indicted under federal charges. Most presidents have exercised this authority during the final months of their presidency. Before …
Online gambling and sports betting with international operators has long been legal in the United States. However, with the PASPA overturn in 2018, the landscape started to change domestically. As of Q3 2020, over a third of all US states have passed local sports betting laws to allow the pastime within their borders. Some states …
The future of domestic casino gaming is online, which is clear to anyone even cursorily involved with the US gambling industry. This has been especially highlighted during the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States. During the months-long lockdowns – and even now with limited-capacity reopenings – states with physical brick-and-mortar gambling venues have been …
If you’re an avid brick-and-mortar poker player, chances are you’re now an avid online poker player instead. And if you aren’t, you’re probably strongly considering it. That, of course, is thanks to the widespread card room and casino shutdowns brought on by they 2020 coronavirus outbreak in America, which took away most poker players’ legitimate …
Usually, our coverage involves the launch of new US-based sportsbooks and how they stack up to their more refined competitors overseas. After all, offshore betting sites have been taking US customers for almost 30 years, long before the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was overturned by the Supreme Court in May 2018. But one …
One of America’s most well-known sports broadcast networks has officially partnered with one of the world’s premier sportsbook operators. And the two giants are now pushing their chips into the center of the table and going all-in on the future legalization of online sports gambling in the United States. CBS Sports and William Hill announced …