With lawmakers set to soon depart Harrisburg for a summer of campaigning leading up to the November elections — and Joe Scarnati set to retire from the Senate — the rush is on to expand VGTs. The maneuvering offers a window into the raw intersection of politics and policy-making in Pennsylvania, and how campaign dollars can drive the legislative agenda.
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If it weren’t for the fact that this is a serious breach of public trust, the continued – and exasperating – situation regarding the restart of MLB in the U.S. would be laughable
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For nearly three months — a time period normally marked by March Madness, the debut of Major League Baseball and professional hockey and basketball playoffs — all was quiet in Nevada’s sportsbooks. Now, the familiar hum of activity inside these sports-viewing meccas is returning despite a coronavirus-altered athletic landscape.
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Mark Robson, co-founder of Champions Sports, says operators need to be smart if the current online poker boom is to continue once sport returns.
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It’s bottom of the ninth with two outs, and it’s not looking good for MLB baseball. Players and owners simply cannot come to an agreement on how a return to action should proceed, with each proposal presented to date rejected by the other side. The league’s most recent suggestion was for 60 games, which was rejected by the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) as it countered with 70.
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DFS and sports betting operator FanDuel Group and Sportradar, the global provider of sports data and content, have announced this week that their current partnership has been extended.
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MyBookie.com is offering lines on nine great whites that have been geotagged, according to Forbes. The sportsbook is working in conjunction with OCEARCH, a non-profit that offers the tracking tool for the tags, and allows shark fans, or gambling fans, to follow the sharks’ travel escapades in real-time. For gamblers, MyBookie has set up a number of straight and prop bets to keep them interested.
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It's not looking good, folks. Major League Baseball, led by Rob Manfred, and players' union chief, Tony Clark, have been unable to agree on much of anything. And with days for even as much as a 70-game season dwindling down to a precious few, no sit-down sessions are planned. Compromise is a dirty word, apparently.
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Las Vegas became the destination for at least two of the National Football League’s key post-season events Tuesday when the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium was named as the site for the 2021 Pro Bowl in January.
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Mark Robson, co-founder of Champions Sports, says operators need to be smart if the current online poker boom is to continue once sport returns.
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In a league that once disdained gambling, the Denver Broncos announced a historic partnership with FanDuel sportsbook on Monday that makes the company the official sports betting partner of the team.
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After three years away from the league, it’s possible that Kaepernick could finally make a return to the field, and he is apparently gaining support from an unlikely place – the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell.
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