The future of regulated daily fantasy sports is very much in jeopardy in New York. The NY Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a decision from Acting Justice Gerald W. Connolly, who previously ruled DFS is unconstitutional in the state. In his 2018 decision, Connolly held that the state unlawfully expanded gambling in 2016 by classifying […] Read More
Citing trade secrets, SBTech is taking multiple parties to court to prevent the public from seeing its sports betting contract with the Oregon Lottery. Read More
Rhode Island has been slow to hit its stride with legal sports betting, despite its head start. The state which saw a $22.2 million handle in September has not seen that translate into significant revenue via the 51 percent tax that was imposed. While the small state may still eliminate potential hurdles to profit maximization […] Read More
Casino operator Delaware North is suing the company that was providing its sports betting platform in West Virginia, after it was forced to shut down all wagering last month. Read More
This week's tour of sports betting legislation stays in the central US, where bills were up for discussion from North Dakota all the way down through the Midwest and into the South. Read More
The new Wire Act decision is wrong, as has been discussed extensively by me and many others. But simply because the 23-page opinion written by Assistant Attorney General Steven A. Engel is wrong, it does not mean a court is going to simply overrule the Justice Department’s interpretation. Read More
Shockwaves reverberated through the gaming industry on Wednesday with the revelation that the online gaming business in the US could be turned on its head by the Department of Justice. Lawyers weigh in on the potential impact. Read More