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 …
For only the second time since the U.S. Supreme Court decision to repeal the Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act in May 2018, a sitting governor has rejected their state’s sports betting legislation. Democrat Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill last week that would’ve made sports betting legal in Maine and included language allowing sportsbooks …
Over the weekend, Fox Sports placed an interesting bet on the future of sports television and online gambling in the United States. And the sports network made their wager in a market that has yet to allow legalized sports betting via online and mobile apps. Despite allowing only brick-and-mortar casinos to operate sportsbooks in New …
Lawmakers in the Great Lakes State are going “all-in” on legalizing online gambling in Michigan. Michigan Legislature passed an iGaming bill package this week, which includes the potential legalization of four types of web-based gambling: online casinos, Internet poker, sports betting, and daily fantasy sports. The state Senate voted 35-3 Wednesday morning, and the House …
Indiana jumped on the sports betting hype train at the beginning of September, becoming the 13th state to offer sportsbooks as a result. Now, Purdue University is looking to derail that train. The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved the adoption of a new “sports wagering policy” on Thursday, October 10th, that “bans faculty, staff …
For the National Football League, late really is better than never. The NFL has taken its first major step into the sports betting world. The richest professional sports league in America has not moved as quickly as the NHL, MLB, or NBA, despite a legal sports betting revenue projection of $2.3 billion. After the slow …
Redskins fans can now bet on their teams preseason games without risking a dollar thanks to the “Predict the game” broadcast app. The betting application will soon be launched by NBC Sports Washington and will allow viewers to win prizes and cash for answering the questions correctly. This offer is rumored to prepare for a …
With legalized sports gambling spreading throughout the United States, the commissioner for the nation’s premier college football conference took the podium Monday during the first SEC media day to present his case on how it could negatively affect the mental health of student-athletes. According to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, mental health is an issue athletes …
Fox Sports will be the first major legacy US media company to launch a sports betting product – called Fox Bet. Fox will be investing $236 million in The Stars Group (TSG), a Canadian company which owns and licenses several big-name gambling brands like PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetEasy, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, BetStars, Full Tilt, …
In the midst of March Madness, Colorado is seriously considering gambling expansion to include sports wagering. Colorado’s legislature is readying legislation and efforts to legalize sports gambling as said by Representative Alec Garnett who is the House Majority leader, “We’ve been working the last couple of months with stakeholders trying to build what a legal …