College sports' governing body, the NCAA, is backing off of its long-held policy of banning championship games in states that offer regulated sports betting. This unusual tip of the hat to the reality of modern life opens the door to NCAA basketball tournaments and football playoffs in scary sports betting-friendly locations like Nevada, West Virginia…
Lawmakers in Indiana have approved an amended sports betting bill that allows for regulated wagering on professional and college sporting events. House Bill 1015 (HB 1015) opens the door for both in-person and mobile wagering at or through the state's casinos and horse race tracks. The bill is now headed to the desk of Indiana…
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would leave the decision as to whether not to legalize sports betting to the voters. It's an ambitious bill that must be debated and put to the General Assembly before their session closes on May 3. The bill was introduced by Democratic House Majority Leader Alec Garnett and…
Lawmakers in Illinois are adding language to a sports betting bill that bars "bad actors" from participating in their marketplace. It's a move that's aimed at keeping daily fantasy sports and sports betting giants, FanDuel and DraftKings, out of the state's gaming market. Late last week, an amendment was added to HB3308 stating, "No sports…
When it comes to online gambling in the United States, New Jersey is the leader of the pack. The Garden State led the fight for regulation and is enforcing those regulations with real vigor. To wit, earlier this month several New Jersey online licensees were hit with fines for a series of infractions involving self-excluded…
Sports betting's march through the United States of America continues this week as the Ohio State Senate introduced SB111, which would legalize the activity throughout the state. It's a bill that, if passed, would give the Buckeye State a very effective and progressive version of US sports betting. SB111 was introduced by Senators John Eklund…
New Jersey's experiment with regulated online gambling has been going so well recently that it's actually a newsworthy event when the state's operators fail to post record monthly revenue. That's what happened in February when Garden State operators not only failed to beat their own records for the month, they also failed to post an…
When the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reinterpreted the Wire Act of 1961 to expand its scope (and shut down many forms of regulated online gambling), a legal backlash was all but guaranteed. That backlash has arrived in the form of a lawsuit that was originally filed by the State of New Hampshire, via the…
Online and mobile sports betting is currently not available to West Virginia players as the state's wagering platform provider works out a dispute with a third-party vendor. It's a kink in the system that operators definitely don't need, and it comes as the state's lawmakers decide whether or not to expand online gambling options for…
A California man is forfeiting $90,000 from funds in his New Jersey online gambling accounts on account of the fact that he doesn't live in New Jersey but has been gambling online there from his home in California anyways. The gambler in question, Vinh Dao, somehow managed to bypass some of the most sophisticated geo-tracking…
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