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More Montana Sports Betting Retailers Could Be Coming After Ruling

A rule that limited where Montana sports betting could be offered was overturned this month in district court, but it’s unclear if that will stick. The Lewis and Clark County District Court ruled the requirement that sports betting can only be offered by establishments with an alcoholic beverage license was not the intent of the […] Read More

Posted on: November 18, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Intralot

Bettors Rejecting Awful Intralot Prices Throughout US Sports Betting Market

Even the pent-up demand to bet on US sports isn’t enough for bettors in Montana and Washington DC to consider Intralot‘s offensive lines. Handle from both operations combined since launch earlier this year through mid-August was less than $6 million. Of course, major sports started to shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March, […] Read More

Posted on: August 31, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Montana sports betting

How Do You Geofence Thousands Of Locations To Make Montana Sports Betting Work?

GeoComply's PinPoint geolocation technology is live in 140 Montana taverns, with plans to roll out to 2,000 venues this year Read More

Posted on: May 12, 2020 | | Brad Allen

Montana sports betting

Montana Sports Betting Launch Marred By Awful Pricing Of Wagers From Intralot

Montana sports betting is officially live, becoming the 17th state open for legal sports bets. But whether bettors will actually bet is another question. Read More

Posted on: March 12, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Montana sports betting

Montana Sports Betting Set For March Madness As Lottery Readies Launch

Montana sports betting is finally set to start after the Montana Lottery Commission approved bet types and sports at last week's meeting. Read More

Posted on: February 25, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Sports betting

One Year After PASPA Repeal, Sports Betting Legislation Appears In More Than 75% Of US

US Supreme Court decision to overturn PASPA opened up the floodgates for sports betting legislation, making it one of the key policy issues at state level. Read More

Posted on: May 14, 2019 | | Matthew Kredell

Montana sports betting

Montana Sports Betting Improbably First To The Finish Line In 2019

Montana sports betting officially became legal Friday when Gov. Steve Bullock signed one of two passed bills on the topic. H 725 received Bullock's signature and made Montana the ninth state with a US sports betting operation. Read More

Posted on: May 3, 2019 | | Adam Candee

Montana sports betting

Two Montana Sports Betting Bills Reach Governor’s Desk

Gov. Steve Bullock could find two Montana sports betting bills among the Easter eggs on his desk next week. With the sponsors supporting each other’s bills for passage, S 330 and H 725 are poised to get final legislative approval this week. Read More

Posted on: April 17, 2019 | | Matthew Kredell

Fantasy Sports Freedom: New FSTA Website Pushes for Legalization In All 50 States

The Fantasy Sports Trade Association recently launched a new website pushing for legalization of real-money daily fantasy sports in five states where it is currently illegal. Read More

Posted on: February 10, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

Montana Fantasy Sports Bill

Rep. Mandeville “Optimistic” That Montana Fantasy Sports Bill Will Pass

Sponsor of legislation to relax Montana's restrictions against online real-money fantasy sports industry offers bullish outlook on bill's potential. Read More

Posted on: January 15, 2015 | | Chris Grove