Silver indicated this month that the league could explore commercial relationships with a host of Nevada-based gaming establishments, home to some of the largest sports books in the world. Ironically, Silver delivered the comments from a ballroom inside the Wynn Hotel and Casino less than four miles from the site of the 2018 NBA Summer League.
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It's been two months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, clearing the way for legalized sports gambling for states that want to add it. Now Maryland has a decision to make as neighboring states are jumping in. Some states are already taking bets, which ultimately means revenue from Maryland.
Read More . . .Mississippi casinos won’t be ready to roll out sports betting over the weekend, when the state’s month-long waiting period on the newly legal form of gambling expires, Mississippi’s gaming commissioner told Reuters in a recent interview.
Read More . . .According to a report this week by the Sun Herald of Biloxi,, casinos are taking their time setting up their sportsbooks, focusing on having sports wagering in place by the beginning of football season in late August/early September.
Read More . . .For an organization predicated on the ideal of amateurism — choosing to compensate athletes in scholarships and small stipends alone — pursuing profits generated from gambling means entering murky, uncharted waters, with a new revenue stream that runs counter to the image of purity the NCAA projects.
Read More . . .For sports betting to get green-lit, the Ohio House and Senate would need to approve it -- and Ohio voters would need to vote to change the state's Constitution.
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Glenn examines the current policies for online sports bettors in Nevada and looks at what will happen as New Jersey and other states allow sports betting on the Internet.
Read More . . .In order to boost its stagnant economy, Connecticut’s legislature is considering legalization of sports betting and recreational marijuana. This could potentially generate hundreds of millions in revenue, creating jobs and promoting tourism.
Read More . . .Don’t rush! If there is one thing that regulators in states that have legal sports betting want to share, that’s it. “I wouldn’t rush into this,” Delaware Lottery director Vernon Kirk said.
Read More . . .Delaware casinos sold more sports wagering tickets in less than three weeks in June than they did in any month in 2017. And it's not even football season.
Read More . . .The Mississippi Gaming Commission has received five applications from commercial casinos interested in introducing sports betting, according to executive director Allen Godfrey. The Magnolia State’s gaming regulations go into effect on July 21 and the state has 28 commercial casinos, including many owned by large gaming corporations.
Read More . . .If the initiative is passed into law, Florida’s politicians will need approval from residents before they can authorise additional casino gambling, defined as electronic and simulated gambling, internet sweepstakes and video lottery devices.
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