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Ohio prepares for live sports betting: Will it be a success?
December 31, 2022
As of the 1st of January, one of the bellwether states of America will become the newest market to offer legal sports betting. There has been a lot of anticipation about how Ohio will adapt to betting, not least because in the minds of many people, it is about as close as you can get to the average US state. New York, or California? They’re alm
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Arizona closes first full year of sports betting with big September increase
December 29, 2022 When evaluating sports betting handle in states, one of the most important numbers to look at is the year-on-year or month-on-month data. It allows a comparison which can tell analysts at a glance whether a state has seen an increase in betting or a decrease, which is fundamental to acknowledging whether the legalization of betting has been a success. So it is a good time to evaluate sports betting in Arizona, given that the state has recently ce
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Could the Super Bowl force states’ hands on sports betting legislation?
December 27, 2022
There are now more states in the USA that allow sports betting than do not, and the numerical disparity is growing. Nonetheless, there are still significant holdouts among the states that have not given the green light to wagering, including some of the biggest states in terms of population. In those states that have yet to extend the opportunity of betting to their public, there is perhaps a greater level of antipathy among either a majority of
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Vermont Sports Betting bill on way in 2023, recommendations agreed
December 22, 2022 Although it has been a long-running joke that Vermont will eventually become the final New England state to legalize sports betting - when it gets around to it - the state’s lawmakers have been making significant moves in recent months to bring that about. A draft bill is now on its way to the floor of the state legislature in the New Year, and there has been method to the slow operation of the commission looking into it. In the past week, the
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State legislation primer for 2023: Where will we see new sports betting next year?
December 20, 2022
In the early years after PASPA’s repeal, a lot of states legalized sports betting without much controversy or resistance. Year by year, more have been added to the list of states with legal betting, to the point where some people could legitimately question whether critical mass has been reached (except, of course, for the states still in the process of legalizing betting). At some stage, we will reach a point where all of the markets that are
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Sportsbooks and teams renew push to legalize gambling in Texas
December 15, 2022 There is a concept in business and investment which refers to certain people and companies as “whales”. These individuals and bodies are, as the term implies, so huge and influential that when they speak, it is impossible not to hear them. So the potential for sports betting in Texas - which has often been considered to be minimal due to the general conservatism of political decision-making in the state - has taken a step forward with a renew
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Missouri sports betting push gathers pace as state falls behind Kansas
December 13, 2022 It’s noticeable when you look at a map of the US highlighting states which have legalized gambling, that those states which have already taken the plunge are often clustered together. New York and New Jersey are twinned by legal sports betting, as is the majority of New England - with Vermont, the lone holdout, expected to make its move within the next year. Colorado and New Mexico are joined by the Raton Pass and also by their enjoyment of leg
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Sports betting companies asked to revisit question of campus advertising
December 8, 2022 A major investigation by the New York Times has had significant fallout for sports betting providers in the states that have legalized sports betting this week. The investigation, which looked into the effects of lobbying in the legislative process and at the potential impacts of legalized betting, took a particular look at the impacts that legal changes could have on college and university campuses throughout America, with particular repercussio
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Penn license decision delayed by Massachusetts over Barstool controversy
December 6, 2022 As Massachusetts prepares to become the next state to open up sports betting platforms, there is considerable excitement and speculation over how the process will unfold. It is, at present, expected that there will be provision for betting on sports in the state by the time of Super Bowl LVII in early February, and the state is in the process of
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Differences of opinion over reopening sports betting discussion in Kansas
December 1, 2022 Among the flow of states that have begun permitting online betting in 2022, Kansas was one of the most surprising adopters, and has turned out to be one of the most enthusiastic. There have been a lot of bets placed in the state since betting was adopted at the end of the summer, and their liberalized gambling laws have turned out to be a signifi
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