Legal

14th May 2019

Iowa Governor signs sports betting bill into law

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed off on a bill that legalises sports betting in the US state. Senate File 617, which passed the Iowa…

13th May 2019

Regulators, legislators are new referees in sports betting evolution

If state lotteries are permitted to move into the sports betting vertical, there could be significant consequences for the land-based casino sector, writes Spectrum Gaming’s Michael…

13th May 2019

GAN appoints new CFO as it prepares for US expansion

London-listed GAN has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer as the software supplier prepares for an imminent launch in a second, possibly…

9th May 2019

Webinar: New York State of Mind

In this webinar with Sportradar we looked at New York as a case study and how it has adapted to legalized sports betting

9th May 2019

State of the Union: Montana, Wire Act, Colorado and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers Montana becoming the first state to pass sports betting legislation in 2019. In…

9th May 2019

NCAA rescinds ban on events in states with legal betting

The US National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has formally withdrawn a ban on its events being hosted in states that offer legal sports betting. The…

9th May 2019

Webinar: PASPA payments – how different verticals have adapted since the repeal

In the year since PASPA’s repeal, the US market has seen significant change and development from regulators, players and operators. However, the journey has not…

9th May 2019

Washington DC sports betting legislation becomes law

The sports betting legislation enacted by the Washington DC Council in January has now formally passed into law, following a 60-day congressional review. This paves…

9th May 2019

Indiana Governor signs sports betting bill into law

Indiana has become the latest state to legalise sports betting after Governor Eric Holcomb signed off on House Bill 1015. The bill permits wagering both…

8th May 2019

State of independence

The states will do far better out of sports betting if they allow mobile/remote gambling to flourish independent of casino partnerships, writes Whitney Fore

8th May 2019

Interview: Jeff Newman, Vice President of Global Partnerships for Monumental Sports

We asked how Monumental Sports Entertainment was preparing for regulated sports betting in Washington DC, which kind of deals between betting brands and sports teams…

8th May 2019

Walk the line

To ensure the long-term future of the US sports betting market, operators will need to effectively promote their brands without carpet-bombing states with advertising. But…

8th May 2019

Interview: David Foster, Deputy General Counsel, NBA

David Foster, deputy general counsel, NBA, talks to us about how his organization is working with the players in the labor union

8th May 2019

NJ Attorney General files lawsuit claiming DoJ FOIA violation

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has filed a lawsuit accusing the US Department of Justice (DoJ) of violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). …