LSR understands the Texas Governor’s office has reached out to lobbyists and regulators in states like New Jersey for advice on the best way to legalize sports betting. Read More
A Texas state representative appears determined to legalize daily fantasy sports, which are already being played in the state. Rep. Joe Moody filed HB 393, which would define daily fantasy sports as a game of skill and make it legal to win prizes in DFS contests. The bill doesn’t offer a pathway for potential sports […] Read More
Rep. Eddie Lucio III filed a Texas sports betting bill that includes mobile and online wagering. The passage of likelihood seems low in the short term. Read More
Texas DFS players can once again access FanDuel after the fantasy sports site reversed course and re-entered the Texas DFS market following a two-year absence. Read More
The biggest prize on the daily fantasy sports legislative map is Texas, and it appears former Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo will get in the mix. Read More
The daily fantasy sports industry used to always revolve around the sports calendar. Now, the legislative calendar is just as important, if not more so. Read More
The daily fantasy sports industry is continuing to take its best shot at gaining legal clarity in Texas, as a state senator introduced a new bill. Read More
The efforts to legalize daily fantasy sports are continuing to gain traction around the US. There are bills involving paid-entry fantasy sports in more than two-fifths of the states. But the stakes are highest in one state in particular: Texas. And the outcome of legislation there is not at all certain, after a recent report from the […] Read More