The Handle: Lower the Sports Gambling Age to 18
Why is the gambling age 21? The gambling age is 21 because that is what it is for a lot of traditional gaming. Additionally, with the drinking age set at 21, that also closely aligns with gambling as a newly legalized vice. With the nationwide push to also raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21, […]
Read MoreThe Handle: The AGA Letter from a Gen-Z Perspective
The Handle is a regular newsletter dedicated to providing the best insights into gaming news. To get The Handle delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. For those who haven’t been following the industry too closely, the American Gaming Industry (AGA) recently sent a letter to Merrick Garland asking him to crack down on offshore betting. The […]
Read MoreThe Handle: The Fun World of Payments
The Handle is a regular newsletter dedicated to providing the best insights in gaming news. To get The Handle delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. The Pay-Per-Head World of Payments (The Before) Before gambling was legalized, anyone who had a tangential interest in gambling used pay per head books. These were run by a friend’s buddy […]
Read MoreThe Handle: What’s going on in Texas?
The Handle is a regular newsletter dedicated to providing the best insights into gaming news. To get The Handle delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. A state known for limited government has no gambling! Background We’re taking a bit more of a serious policy approach this week, looking at what is going on in Texas. Most […]
Read MoreThe Handle: spring football and gambling
The Handle is a regular newsletter dedicated to providing the best insights in gaming news. To get The Handle delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. This week’s article was inspired by our desire to see success for a professional Spring Football League, both as sports fans and gamblers. We’re partial to all of the leagues that […]
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