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Tag Archives: sports betting
Maine Sports Betting 2.0 Roundup
As Maine attempts again to legalize sports betting following Gov. Janet Mills’ 2020 veto, Steve has been making the media rounds. Below is a round-up of recent coverage of Maine’s second crack at joining the legal sports betting party. Maine … Continue reading
After 2020 Veto Maine Tries To Legalize Sports Betting Again
Last time around in Maine, the powers that be managed to kill a bill to legalize sports wagering that the legislature sent to Gov. Janet Mills. This time around, while time and a pandemic have changed the landscape, pretty much … Continue reading
Did Colorado Open The Floodgates for Sportsbook Partnerships in College Sports?
Despite years of claiming in federal courts that it would suffer irreparable harm from legalized sports betting and after recently telling Congress amateurism would literally die if sports betting expanded, the NCAA shockingly allowed the University of Colorado to partner … Continue reading
Maine: The Way Sports Betting Should Be
Fully mobile wagering, no integrity fees, no data mandates, and low licensing fees. Is this heaven? No it’s Maine. After a rapid and at times secretive legislative process, Maine legalized sports betting last week. Not only did the Pine Tree … Continue reading
ROUND-UP: New Hampshire’s Victory Over the DOJ’s Reinterpretation of the Wire Act
Last summer the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal prohibition of sports betting. This summer, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire smacked down the Department of Justice’s attempt to expand the Wire Act to all … Continue reading
New Hampshire Takes On DOJ In Monumental Wire Act Clash
It was only a matter of time before litigation ensued. There was zero chance that the DOJ could undo decades of law in its sweetheart deal to Sheldon Adelson and not expect to have to defend itself in court. So … Continue reading
DOJ’s Wire Act Reversal Puts Online Gaming Industry In Precarious Position
Last year, Donald Trump’s administration did everything it could to uphold the federal prohibition of sports betting. It obviously didn’t go so well. This year, however, Trump’s bizarre anti-gambling stance is back with a vengeance. Last week, the DOJ dropped … Continue reading
SCOTUS Sports Betting Decision Round Up
After the U.S. Supreme Court dropped a bomb on the sports world on May 14 by declaring the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) unconstitutional, Legal Blitz co-founder Steve Silver went into overdrive to lend his analysis to several … Continue reading
The Truth About Sports Betting Integrity Fees
The anxiously-awaited SCOTUS sports betting decision could arrive as early as March 19, but likely no later than June. If my prior predictions are correct, PASPA is dead and states will be free to join Nevada in offering legal sports … Continue reading
Colorado Defies PASPA With New Daily Fantasy Pari-Mutuel Offerings
Anyone who has ever read this blog or my pieces for Above the Law know that I fully support gaming in all forms. In particular, I routinely advocate for nationally legalized sports gambling through the repeal of the problematic and … Continue reading
