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Opinion: Tribal Gaming Issues Loom Over Mobile NY Sports Betting Deal

Editor’s note: Legal Sports Report consulted with multiple gaming industry and legal experts to produce this editorial article about NY sports betting. If pressure makes diamonds, maybe the Governor of New York and the Legislature should put the sports betting deal back because it is far from pretty. The “deal,” is an apparent compromise from […] Read More

Posted on: April 27, 2021 | | Staff

Opinion: So Where Exactly Is A Mobile Sports Bet Made?

Editor’s note: Legal Sports Report consulted multiple sources including attorneys and industry experts to compile the following summary about where mobile sports betting takes place. If a bettor is in her house and sitting down on her couch as she places a bet to an in-state sportsbook, where does that bet occur? This sounds like […] Read More

Posted on: March 17, 2021 | | Staff

Study: NBA Scorekeepers Pose Potential Integrity Risk In Official Data

A recent academic study flags official NBA scorekeepers as a potential integrity risk in the burgeoning legal sports betting market nationwide. The study, published last month in the Journal of Prediction Markets, found that that some official scorekeepers are “skewing the statistics” in various venues around the league. “[I]naccurate official statistics may trigger series ramifications […] Read More

Posted on: October 12, 2020 | | Staff