Dustin Gouker
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A Look Inside The Huge NBC Sports And PointsBet Gambling Deal
Sports betting company PointsBet struck a major deal with NBC Sports that should help its aspirations in the United States. → Read More
In-Person Registration Ends
The roller-coaster of Illinois sports betting continued on Friday, as Gov. Pritzker allowed online sportsbooks to take remote registrations. For several weeks bettors had to finalize their acounts by going to a physical casino. → Read More
A Look At Where People Are Betting Online In US Ahead Of Super Bowl
The legal US online sports betting industry is still in its very early stages. But with the Super Bowl looming, you can legally bet online statewide in nine states. And new data from a company in the online gambling space gives us a better idea of where people are betting. → Read More
Betting Scandal Hits NBA 2K League, Player Tossed For Providing Inside Info
The NBA 2K League announced that one of its players -- Basil “24K Dropoff” Rose -- has been banned from the league for "violating the league's gambling rules." → Read More
NFL Partner Is Asking US Sportsbooks To Pay For Official Data
Data company Sportradar is asking for US sports betting operators to pay for the official NFL feed. → Read More
NJ Is The Leader Of US Sports Betting, Beats Nevada Handle In July
New Jersey is the undisputed king of US sports betting. At least for now. Nevada sports betting numbers revealed that NJ had the most money wagered in July, and by quite a wide margin. → Read More
Why FanDuel Sportsbook PA Will Dominate As It Did In New Jersey
Planning to start a sports betting app in Pennsylvania? You're hoping to avoid history repeating itself. Unless you're FanDuel Sportsbook PA, of course. → Read More
Hoosier Sportsbooks: Governor Signs Indiana Sports Betting Bill
Indiana is getting sports betting.Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a sports betting bill into law on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second state to legalize wagering this year. → Read More
Could Sports Betting Come To Alabama, As New Bill Surfaces?
The list of states that have considered or introduced sports betting bills now stands at 37 after an unlikely state -- Alabama -- joined the party on Tuesday. → Read More
Gloves Off As DraftKings, William Hill US CEOs Engage In Verbal Spat At Sports Betting Conference
The tension that exists was on display Thursday at the American Gaming Association's Sports Betting Executive Summit. DraftKings CEO Jason Robins and William Hill US CEO Joe Asher got into it during what was likely envisioned as a rather calm panel. → Read More
Legal US Sports Betting
Track all of the legislation related to legal sports betting in the United States for 2019. View map of active bills and links to full bill info in each state. → Read More
Disney CEO Talks Sports Betting, Company Won't Be 'Facilitating Gambling'
The chairman of The Walt Disney Company does not see his company -- which owns ESPN -- getting into 'facilitating gambling' any time soon. → Read More
Super Bowl Reminder: Patriots' Owner Also Owns Part Of A Sportsbook
As the Super Bowl arrives, it's a good time to remember that an owner of one of the teams also owns a part of a sportsbook, DraftKings. → Read More
NCAA Head: Sports Betting Is 'Going To Threaten The Integrity Of College Sports In Many Ways'
NCAA President Mark Emmert talked about the advent of legal sports betting in the US at his organization’s annual meeting, and he doesn’t sound happy about it. Here’s what he said, according to The Associated Press. “Sports wagering is going to have a dramatic impact on everything we do in college sports,” Emmert said. “It’s … → Read More
Massachusetts Sports Betting Bill Comes From Gov. Baker, And DraftKings Will Like It
Gov. Charlie Baker is introducing his own sports betting bill today in the Massachusetts legislature and it apparently will not have any tethering necessary to a local casino or other gaming facilities. → Read More
NY Sports Betting By Spring? Countdown On As Regulations May Come This Month
New York regulators are looking to get sports betting started at the state's four commercial casinos under existing state law, with regulations that could be released this month. That means a launch could come within months. → Read More
NFL Gets Into Gambling In A Big Way, Adds Caesars Entertainment As 'Official Casino Sponsor'
The NFL announced today it has selected Caesars Entertainment Corporation as the league's "first ever Official Casino Sponsor." → Read More
WV Online Sports Betting Goes Live, And Two More Sportsbooks Open
Another state now has online sports betting, as West Virginia's first wagering app launched on Thursday. → Read More
The NFL Is Nearing A Gaming Deal With Caesars Entertainment
A source familiar with negotiations tells Legal Sports Report that the NFL and Caesars Entertainment Corporation are close to inking a partnership deal, the league's first overarching deal with a gaming company. → Read More
The Week In Sports Betting: All Eyes On DC, Congress
The nation's capital was the focus of the US sports betting industry this week, via bills both at the federal and city level. → Read More