US sports betting is a race between tortoises and hares
It’s been nearly four years since the Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and opened the door for legal sports betting. The US has become a focal point for the sports betting world, with every legislative advancement, operator launch, and revenue report scrutinized like the Zapruder film. That (over)analysis has […]
Read MoreKansas sports betting compromise and what comes next
As far as states go, Kansas doesn’t get much attention. But, at the tail end of last week, the entire sports betting universe was fixated on the Sunflower State as the legislature attempted to push a sports betting bill across the finish line before the unofficial end of the legislative session. The effort came up […]
Read MoreIs the US online gambling market pricing some companies out?
The U.S. sports betting market is proving to be a costly and potentially unsustainable vertical for many gambling companies. And the burdens are coming from all directions. First, operators must deal with the unavoidable lobbying, compliance, market access, and infrastructure costs that are byproducts of the fractured (50-state) U.S. market. Then there are the licensing and […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Michigan’s impact on multi-state online poker
A significant development for U.S. online poker came to light last week, as the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) issued operator guidance for interstate online poker pooling. The MGCB guidance points to the Wolverine State closing in on an official announcement that it has entered into an interstate online poker agreement with one or more […]
Read MoreMaking sense of the illogical resistance to legal online gambling
It’s been just a few short years since the fall of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), and sports betting is legal in more than half the country. Compare that to online casino and poker, which are below the Mendoza line when it comes to legalization, with just seven out of 50 states […]
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