Steven Ruddock, Author at Wagers

Colorado audit underlines the flaws of rushing sports betting

By Steven Ruddock June 15, 2022News

The Colorado Office of the State Auditor recently released a mandated performance audit of the Department of Revenue’s oversight of the Colorado sports betting industry. To say the report was…

Brandt Iden on the challenges facing California sports betting

By Steven Ruddock June 13, 2022News

A tribal initiative that would bring retail sportsbooks to California’s tribal casinos and racetracks has already qualified for the November ballot. A second initiative backed by commercial sports betting operators…

Q&A: Brandt Iden bullish on sports betting in NC, bearish on MA

By Steven Ruddock June 10, 2022News

Sports betting’s legislative blitzkrieg stalled in 2022, with just two states, Kansas and Maine, passing mobile sports betting laws. Two more states, Massachusetts and North Carolina, could still join the…

Analysis: New York’s sports betting success sets a dangerous precedent

By Steven Ruddock June 8, 2022News

Since the January debut of mobile sports betting, New York has posted some impressive handle and revenue numbers. New York is one of the newest mobile betting states in the…

The World Series of Poker is online poker’s key to US success

By Steven Ruddock June 2, 2022News

In 2003, the World Series of Poker captured the imagination of a generation of would-be poker players. Nearly 20 years later, can the WSOP catch lightning in a bottle twice…