Eric Ramsey, Author at Legal Sports Report

Eric is a reporter and writer covering regulated US gambling, sports betting, and DFS. He comes from a poker background, formerly on staff at PokerNews and the World Poker Tour.

New Documents Show WV Sports Betting Outage Traced To Fight Between Miomni, Entergaming
By Eric Ramsey on March 26, 2019
Sports bettors in WV sports betting have been without a mobile option for three weeks, and LSR obtained details about the bizarre fight at the...
Sports Betting Legislative Lasso: Major-Market Movement In New York, Illinois
By Eric Ramsey on March 25, 2019
This week's tour of sports betting bills starts with a standoff in New York, moves through the progress in New England, and finishes around some...
Wire Act Opinion Crippling Potential Growth Of Mobile WV Sports Betting
By Eric Ramsey on March 20, 2019
As frustrations mount over the BetLucky interruption in West Virginia, the state's top regulator sought to explain why it remains the only online sportsbook in...
Almost Halfway Home For New Hampshire Sports Betting As It Passes House
By Eric Ramsey on March 19, 2019
A bill that would legalize sports betting in New Hampshire — including online betting — is halfway through the state legislature after a lopsided House vote on...
Sports Betting Legislative Lasso: I Spy With My Little Eye, A Buckeye!
By Eric Ramsey on March 15, 2019
Ohio is the only new addition to our legislative watch list for sports betting, but relevant bills were on the move in a number of...
Long Shot Still Alive As Senate Pitches Governor On Mobile NY Sports Betting
By Eric Ramsey on March 14, 2019
The state legislature continues to press Gov. Andrew Cuomo to authorize mobile NY sports betting. Amid budget negotiations, Senate lawmakers are prepared to include enabling...
Rhode Island Online Sports Betting Is One Step From Reality
By Eric Ramsey on March 12, 2019
Rhode Islanders will soon be able to gamble on sports from anywhere inside of state lines under a new RI sports betting bill that passed...
Sports Betting Legislative Lasso: Meet Me In The Midwest
By Eric Ramsey on March 11, 2019
Nearly every state in the midwest is considering sports betting legislation, but which one will be the first to pass a law? Last week's movement...
Sports Betting Legislative Lasso: Southern States Saddling Up
By Eric Ramsey on March 4, 2019
More than 100 individual sports betting bills are filed across 31 US states, including two new additions in the South this past week.
DraftKings Sportsbook, Caesars Entertainment Ink Deal For Online Sports Betting, Casino
By Eric Ramsey on February 25, 2019
DraftKings Sportsbook has found its primary partner for sports betting, entering into a broad market-access deal with casino giant Caesars.