As sports betting continues its meteoric rise across the nation, content options for consumers will continue to grow as well. We’re not just talking about online betting. A plethora of television programs targeted to the sports betting industry have already been unveiled, and there’s no sign the momentum will be slowing any time soon.
The PGA Tour is set to take its relationship with gambling to the next step. On Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced changes to its policies that will allow players and tournaments to reach sponsorship agreements with casinos and other gambling companies.
DraftKings has secured its position as a major player in the developing online sports betting and gambling market in the US through a multi-year deal reached with Caesars Entertainment yesterday that will grant DraftKings access to states where Caesars operates and sports betting is legal.
High-profile gambling affiliate website OddsShark has fallen afoul of New Jersey regulations related to the promotion of unlicensed and illegal offshore betting sites to US visitors.
The Department of Justice decision to reverse its 2011 interpretation of the Federal Wire Act has, not surprisingly, proven quite unpopular among key lawmakers in states with legal online gambling, sports betting and lotteries.
The US Department of Justice has reversed its stance on whether or not the Wire Act applies to forms of gambling other than sports betting. In an opinion issued this afternoon, the DOJ stated it now believes the Wire Act does apply to other forms of gambling beyond sports betting.
Santa Anita Park is set to roll out a brand-new type of wager for the Winter Meet on Wednesday, December 26th. “Horse racing roulette” will be introduced for all ten of the day’s races and provide customers with a simple, but interesting twist on horse racing that should be especially appealing to casual fans.
A second sportsbook is now up and running in Rhode Island. The sportsbook at Tiverton Casino Hotel accepted its first sports bets on Monday afternoon to complete the Rhode Island sports betting picture until (and if) the state expands to online betting.
Sports betting operators in the United States are joining forces with state and tribal regulators, law enforcement and other stakeholders to form the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA).
DraftKings is heading to Mississippi next as it prepares to open its first ever retail sportsbook at the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville near the Gulf Coast on Friday. DraftKings has made moves of this sort in other states, but DraftKings Sportsbook in Mississippi will be its first retail location to actually go live.
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