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After 2020 Veto Maine Tries To Legalize Sports Betting Again

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Administrator

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 →

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Did Colorado Open The Floodgates for Sportsbook Partnerships in College Sports?

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Administrator

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 →

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Maine: The Way Sports Betting Should Be

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Administrator

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 →

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ROUND-UP: New Hampshire’s Victory Over the DOJ’s Reinterpretation of the Wire Act

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Administrator

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 →

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New Hampshire Takes On DOJ In Monumental Wire Act Clash

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Steve

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 →

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DOJ’s Wire Act Reversal Puts Online Gaming Industry In Precarious Position

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Steve

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 →

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SCOTUS Sports Betting Decision Round Up

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Administrator

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 →

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The Truth About Sports Betting Integrity Fees

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Steve

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 →

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Colorado Defies PASPA With New Daily Fantasy Pari-Mutuel Offerings

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Steve

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 →

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Thanks For Nothing Adam Silver

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Steve

Today was supposed to be a good day. Screw good, today was supposed to be an amazing, nailed a 6-team parlay kind of day. I awoke to numerous messages about how NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had penned an Op-Ed in … Continue reading →

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