The approval of the rules sets the casinos on a path to likely getting the sports-betting licenses sometime this summer — in time for the biggest wagering period of the year when the NFL starts in September.
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As things stand today, no bet would be allowed in New York on any event involving a New York college team, no matter where the game is played. And you couldn’t bet on any collegiate event taking place in the state. Bets would be allowed on non-New York collegiate events and on almost all forms of pro sports.
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In late April, Tennessee legalized sports wagering with a provision requiring to-be licensees to use “official league data” in connection with live wagering, becoming the first state to put the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball in the win column on that point. But will this mandate survive (inevitable) legal challenges?
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The state's Gaming Commission approved regulations Monday that will permit wagers at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady, Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier and Del Lago Resort and Casino in the Finger Lakes.
Read More . . .If everything goes according to plan, Oregon will have sports gambling before this September. To make it happen, the Oregon State Lottery (OSL) has teamed up with SBTech to power the retail and mobile sportsbooks for the entity
Read More . . .A meeting is coming Monday following the expiration of the 60-day public comment period. It’s known as a 60-day “public comment period” – but this recently-concluded time frame by the New York Gaming Commission might as well have been titled “speak now or forever hold your peace,” or “last call!”
Read More . . .While DraftKings’ main server is located within West Virginia, it turned out that a secondary server, which is located outside the state, is causing the delay. West Virginia gambling portal PlayWV explains that this secondary server is responsible for determining if a gambler has enough funds in their account to place bets with DraftKings’ mobile app.
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Hartley examines the New Hampshire court ruling regarding the Wire Act and asks, "What's next"?
Read More . . .More than a handful of West Virginia sports fans are chomping at the bit for DraftKings to get its game together.
Read More . . .The legislation legalizes sports gambling; sanctions six new casinos, including one in Chicago; increases the number of video gambling machines as well as the maximum bet; and transforms the state’s horse racing tracks into “racinos” by permitting casino operations at the state’s three existing tracks while allowing two more to open.
Read More . . .A federal judge ruled Monday that a law prohibiting interstate wagering applies only to sports gambling, setting aside a Justice Department opinion that some states feared would make online lottery activities illegal and put the programs they fund at risk.
Read More . . .The bill more than doubles the amount of so-called gaming positions statewide — and that doesn’t include sports gambling, which the legislation also authorizes. It also finally delivers on a Chicago casino that promises to dwarf all others in the state.
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