The Sports Betting Alliance is going all out to prevent Illinois lawmakers from raising taxes on sportsbooks from from 15 percent to 35 percent. The group, which represent operators including BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics Sportsbook, is mobilizing a massive e-mail campaign to its customers while simultaneously applying pressure to individual lawmakers as part of…
Late last week Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wrapped up the 2024 legislative session by vetoing a bill that would have permanently legalized skill games in the state's convenience stores. The move was a massive disappointment for Virginia convenience store owners, who have relied on the games for extra income since the pandemic, but they were…
Legislative efforts to expand regulated gambling in the state of Alabama died earlier this week when House Bill 151 and House Bill 152 failed to reach the 21-vote threshold required to pass into law by the state senate. Though the bills overwhelmingly passed in the state legislature, senators were put off by the amended bills…
Ippei Mizuhara, the former translator for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, plead guilty this week to two charges of bank and tax fraud. Mizuhara faces as many as 30 years behind bars for his role in pilfering millions from Ohtani that he used on black market sports betting. Sometime next week, Mizuhara will formally…
Sports betting-related harassment of college athletes surged during the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, aka March Madness, according to NCAA Managing Director Mark Hicks. Speaking at the recent SBC Summit North America Player Protection Symposium, Hicks said his organization clocked 2,000 reports of players getting harassed by bettors that were serious enough to be…
A North Carolina lawmaker is jumping on the rapidly growing movement to ban player prop bets at the college level. Earlier this week, Representative Marcia Morey (D) introduced House Bill 967, which would eliminate individual player prop bets on college athletics in America's newest regulated sports betting market. The Tar Heel State is one of…
Backlash against the idea of turning children's games like Skee-Ball into skill-based gambling games began this week when an Illinois lawmaker introduced a bill that would outlaw the concept entirely in "family amusement establishments". If passed into law, HB5832 would slam the brakes on Dave and Buster's recent attempt to allow real money wagering on…
Former Resorts World Presidet and CEO Scott Sibella is the target of a complaint made by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) this week related to the scandal surrounding MLB star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. According to the NGCB, Resorts World allowed Wayne Nix to funnel money from the illegal sports betting operation…
One of the main advantages of regulated sports betting is that players can count on reliable operators who are held accountable by the agencies that license them. That means players can count on relatively quick payouts and overall fair play. But despite the advantages offered by regulated play, many players still prefer using black market…
Former Canadian Football League (CFL) star Shawn Lemon is getting the Pete Rose treatment from the sport he played in for 13 seasons. Earlier this week the CFL slapped Lemon with a lifetime ban from the sport for committing the cardinal sin of professional sports, betting on his own games. The ban may not have…
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