An economic collapse, a global pandemic, and a contested election all walk into a bar. The bar’s name: 2020. Despite the hardships of the past year, there are places where the US betting industry took a win. Six places to be exact. This year several key pieces of legislation and citizen’s initiatives made their way …
As the dust settles around the 2020 US Presidential election, one of the most concrete, no-doubt outcomes of this cycle is that the gambling industry saw a big mandate play out in favor of expanded gaming. Five states – Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, and South Dakota – all had gambling measures on their ballots, and …
Well, this is it folks. It’s your last chance. Maybe in a lot of ways. But it’s definitely your last chance to get your bets in at any of the best online sportsbooks offering lines on the 2020 Presidential election. The Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden showdown has been the most expensive election in history, …
If you live in the United States and regularly gamble online, most of that gaming naturally takes place at legal international betting sites. However, with the 2018 PASPA overturn, there has been plenty of – ahem – action in various state legislatures to pass new sports betting laws. To date, roughly 20 US states have …
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 …
For the last 25 years or more, the only option for online casino gaming in the United States was to use an international gambling website or sports betting operator. And though this arrangement continues to be the most prevalent with millions of avid gamblers patronizing these legitimate gaming sites every day, there has been a …
Michigan’s saving grace is picking up steam. Back before it became one of the laughing stocks of the political cataclysm that is 2020 America, Michigan – and embattled Governor Gretchen Whitmer (who is now the subject of a recall petition in the state) – passed and signed MI gambling laws legalizing sports betting and online …
Massachusetts. Heaven help them. This week, the MA state senate decided to move forward with its economic development bill, which was passed Monday night. However, before passage, the provisions within the bill for the legalization of Massachusetts sports betting were stripped out. While several senators attempted to get the wagering language reinserted into the bill, …
On Wednesday, FanDuel bet on itself to hit the jackpot in the domestic online gambling space with the launch of the brand’s first standalone casino app in Pennsylvania. The company started life as a daily fantasy sports operator, and while FanDuel always ran a long second to DraftKings in the DFS market, it pivoted to …
As the spread rate of the coronavirus slows, the United States has begun to reopen businesses, but the world of both sports and gambling largely remain in timeout. With brick-and-mortar sportsbooks and casinos shuttered, four of the most accomplished athletes in American history are ready to tee up a charitable return for golf and US …