Nevada officials condemned comments Wednesday by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman after she called for casinos and other nonessential businesses to reopen and suggested the city could serve as a test case to measure the impact during the coronavirus pandemic
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A group of individuals is going after DraftKings and FanDuel in court for their daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, arguing that customers who lost money participating in the competitions should be reimbursed. They assert that the two sports gambling companies were setting them up to lose, knowing that the less proficient players would never be able to compete with the professionals.
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Virginia lawmakers continued their back-and-forth on sports betting Wednesday when the General Assembly and Senate met in separate tents on the state house grounds for a one-day reconvened session, and each accepted gubernatorial amendments to sports betting bills.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday he reached a deal with two Native American tribes to increase the state’s share of revenue from new casinos, but the governor still remains locked in a legal dispute over gambling with 10 other tribes.
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While starved for serious betting action, it would be wise to eat sensibly and be careful of overindulging during the NFL Draft.
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If we are being honest, the 2020 NFL Draft truly begins with the Detroit Lions at the No. 3 overall pick. That’s because LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is a -10000 favorite to go first overall and Ohio State defensive end Chase Young -3000 to go second.
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Gaming groups are calling for the General Assembly to defeat Northam’s proposal to delay a ban on skill games for a year, while taxing the machines and using the money for a new state fund to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 has forced the postponement of the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, with organizers saying Monday that the 51st annual tournament – the country’s single largest live poker event, originally scheduled to run from May 26 to July 15 – will instead take place sometime in the fall.
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This is an NFL Madden 20 story: Sports fans throughout the U.S. are finding new ways to gamble in the absence of competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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As millions of Americans begin receiving stimulus payments amid the coronavirus crisis, an antigambling group is pushing to suspend lottery betting.
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