Legal Sports Betting & Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion

Opinion: Why Florida Sports Betting Deal Still Might Not Happen

Florida sports betting might need to work out some kinks before reaching the market. A landmark deal reached between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida sees the Sunshine State extend the Tribe’s gaming exclusivity deal in exchange for a 30-year agreement to make payments of at least $500 million annually to […] Read More

Posted on: April 26, 2021 | | John Holden

Analysis: Why NY Sports Betting Is A ‘Trap’ For Sportsbook Operators

Sportsbooks are either frozen out of the NY sports betting market for ten years or nearly certain to lose money thanks to onerous tax regime. Read More

Posted on: April 22, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Analysis: DraftKings Migration Issues In NH Show Another Monopoly Downside

DraftKings New Hampshire has suffered several hiccups since moving onto its own technology and consumers have nowhere to go. Read More

Posted on: April 21, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Analysis: Mobile NY Sports Betting Bid Process Could Help These Operators

Even the best-laid plans often go awry, and so it is in NY sports betting. Four companies moved ahead of the game and had first-skin access deals for the market months and even years ago: DraftKings, partnered with Del Lago FanDuel, partnered with Tioga Downs Bet365, partnered with Empire Resorts BetRivers, affiliated with Rush Street‘s […] Read More

Posted on: April 12, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Analysis: Has Barstool Sportsbook Already Hit A Ceiling?

Barstool Sportsbook promised to deliver a podium position in US sports betting with unmatched profitability. New numbers suggest that might not be the case. Read More

Posted on: April 7, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Start Spreading The Blues: NY Sports Betting Bill A Total Mess

The mobile NY sports betting language included in the state budget bill is best consumed with a stiff drink in hand. At best, the cocktail might help to make sense of the most confusing bill in three years of legal US sports betting. At worst, a libation will make it easier to walk away from […] Read More

Posted on: April 7, 2021 | | Adam Candee

Opinion: Another Week, Another Canada Sports Betting Hearing In The Books

The steady progress toward single-game sports betting in Canada appears on track although potential storm clouds can be seen on the horizon. Late last month, a Canadian Parliamentary Committee held additional hearings. These were for the purpose of potentially amending the country’s Criminal Code to allow single game sports betting in Canada. The hearings featured […] Read More

Posted on: April 6, 2021 | | John Holden

Path For Canada Sports Betting Could Become Clear At Hearing Next Week

This is crunch time for single-game wagering in Canada. On March 9, the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights held a hearing on Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code. This is more widely known as the bill that would enable provinces to allow for single-game betting in […] Read More

Posted on: March 19, 2021 | | John Holden

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 | | LSR Staff

Opinion: FanDuel Case Shows Why Customer Lawsuits Face Such An Uphill Battle

At the beginning of March 2021, an Illinois bettor named Andrew Melnick filed a lawsuit in federal court against FanDuel. As reported by Legal Sports Report shortly after the filing became public, the plaintiff faces long odds in being successful in this claim. This is hardly the first consumer lawsuit against a sportsbook or daily […] Read More

Posted on: March 16, 2021 | | John Holden