Brandt Iden on the challenges facing California sports betting
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 that would bring mobile betting to the Golden State is a safe bet to make the ballot. Wagers.com sat down with Brandt Iden, Head of […]
Cardrooms enter California sports betting ballot battle
The fight over control of California sports betting is between tribes and sportsbook operators. But other interested parties, like California’s cardrooms, are putting their thumb on the scale. Both initiativess’ chances of passing are on shaky ground, making the cardrooms’ thumb a potential gamechanger, even if its impact is at the margins. Recommended reading for […]
Sports betting 2022 breakdown: where notable states stand now
More than 30 states offer legal sports betting or have passed laws to do so. Here’s where some notable states that may still pass bills in 2022, or have already done so, stand currently. Sports betting bills signed into law Two states have already signed laws legalizing sports betting: Kansas Kansas is the big winner […]
California tribes shelve mobile sports betting initiative
It’s official, Californians will have no more than two sports betting options when they had to the ballot box in November. According to Matthew Kredell of Play CA, the tribal coalition behind a mobile betting initiative announced it will not try to qualify for the November 2022 ballot, preferring to wait until 2024, when the […]
Competing sports betting initiatives spell trouble for California
California voters will likely have at least two sports betting proposals on the November ballot. An initiative legalizing online sports betting in the Golden State gathered 1.6 million signatures, far more than the number needed. That sets up a showdown with an already-approved initiative to legalize retail sports betting at tribal casinos and select racetracks. […]