Posts Tagged ‘Gambling’
Feds eye move to regulate legal sports betting
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A pair of U.S. senators from opposing parties is proposing that the federal government take back control of sports gambling in America, the first formal…
Read MoreSports gambling in Wisconsin? You bet, says candidate for governor
Wisconsin candidates for governor have spent plenty of time talking about roads, taxes and schools. Not much on sports gambling. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year cleared…
Read MoreNBA strikes deal with MGM Resorts to provide data to bettors
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA and WNBA will now share official data with MGM Resorts International, a major win for the leagues as they prepare for the anticipated growth…
Read MorePanel: Sports bets on phones have huge growth promise
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — When a New Jersey racetrack and a casino start taking bets on sporting events Thursday, they will be part of an industry primed for tremendous…
Read MoreDelaware launches sports betting, other states close behind
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Full-scale sports betting is coming to Delaware, barely three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to implement wagering schemes. Gov. John…
Read MoreVegas not worried, but excited on future after sports gambling law overturned
With the fedarl law banning sports gambling overturned, some questions now turn toward Las Vegas. With increased competition, Sin City could lose some of its luster. Or not, according to…
Read MoreWho will referee billion-dollar sports betting industry?
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, the race is on to see who will referee…
Read MoreNFL seeks help from Congress on sports gambling ruling
The NFL wants Congress to enact a framework for legalized sports betting in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that clears the way for more states to allow sports…
Read MoreLegal sports betting coming soon to several states
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision by the Supreme Court means American sports fans will soon have many more places to place legal bets on the results of football, baseball, basketball,…
Read MoreIndustry: $10B will be bet on March Madness, most illegally
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s gambling industry predicts $10 billion will be bet on the March Madness college basketball tournament — nearly all of it illegally or off-the-books. That’s…
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