Lawyers argued for and against sports betting in a hearing in United States District Court on Thursday in what has become a perennial bid by New Jersey racetracks to legalize sports betting.
Read More . . .The federal judge hearing the challenge to the state's latest bid to allow sports betting said Thursday that he will issue a ruling in the case "by the close of business tomorrow."
Read More . . .Harltey examines what it would take for the pro leagues to embrace sports betting.
Read More . . .The House Judiciary Committee will not hold a lame duck hearing for online gambling in general or The Restoration of America's Wire Act, according to a source
Read More . . .Betfair is about to land with its third different Atlantic City casino online gaming dance partner in less than a year.
Read More . . .For years, the professional sports leagues in the United States, as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), have lived a life of hypocrisy, opposing legalized sports betting at every turn, despite the fact that sports betting has clearly increased interest in their games
Read More . . .Daily fantasy sports, an offshoot of the huge fantasy-sports industry, is still in its relative infancy and if it sounds a lot like gambling to you, you are not alone.
Read More . . .Prospects for repealing or modifying federal sports-betting legislation remain dim when the new Congress convenes in January.
Read More . . .Many supporters of an Internet gambling ban sincerely believe that gambling is an immoral and destructive activity that should be outlawed. However, the proposed legislation is not at all about the morality of gambling.
Read More . . .Jimmy Vaccaro never had to go far to find some action in the Pennsylvania town where he grew up. Even as a teenager he knew the bookie in the backroom of the local candy store, where the cigar smoke was thick and bets could be made on any game in the country.
Read More . . .Online poker in the United States is nowhere near as robust in years past, but the game has made as strong a comeback as could be hoped for since three states began regulating it.
Read More . . .The Commissioner of the NBA Adam Silver has expressed his support for legalized sports betting in the US. Speaking with Bleacher Report's Howard Beck, Silver said that the NBA's best interests are to embrace land-based and online sports gambling rather than work against it, and that he would like to help the government in establishing regulatory frameworks for sports betting, something which can be learned from European regulated markets.
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