Must-Play Daily Fantasy Apps If you haven’t noticed, fantasy sports are one of the most popular ways sports fanatics can get their gambling fix. Daily fantasy is especially popular right now because of the climate of sports betting. Not all states are allowed to partake in mobile sports betting, or sports betting in general. Daily...
After a massive push for mobile sports betting legalization, New York may be on the cusp of legalizing it. Senator Addabbo is the primary figure to thank for that. New Jersey siphons millions of dollars in sports betting revenue from New York. It remains one of the biggest reasons Senator Addabbo tried tackling mobile sports...
Since states began legalizing sports betting, some states have taken the extra step of legalizing online casinos. Some bettors may think that the law that allowed states to legalize sports betting also prohibited online casinos. But that’s not true. States had legal room to legalize online casinos before 2018. New Jersey legalized online casinos in...
A while back, we wrote about gaming laws in different states. We mapped out where sports betting, online casinos, and other forms of gaming were legal. And we noticed a few interesting things. States with strict gambling laws only allow state lotteries and charitable gaming – if that. Others loosen up by allowing retail casinos,...
Montana sports betting is confined to its bars and taverns. Montana’s population is small for its size, and it won’t steal bettors from surrounding states when Nevada is nearby. Bars and taverns benefit the most from sports betting legalization. Those businesses can get their patrons to stay a little longer and spend a little more...
Rhode Island is a small but mighty sports betting state. It was the first state in the Northeast to legalize sports betting. However, the way Rhode Island legalized it caused a stir within the legislature. (Although, the slam dunk judicial victories suggest the controversy was more political posturing than a serious concern.) Rhode Island also...
New Hampshire is one of a handful of states whose sports betting industry is a monopoly. While most other states are designed to have one sportsbook operator, New Hampshire had the option to allow up to five mobile sportsbook brands to operate in-state. However, it signed an agreement with DraftKings that made it the only...
Delaware has a long history of sports betting. It’s one of the four states with exemptions from PASPA, the law preventing states from legalizing sports betting. Delaware had a partial exemption, which allowed Delaware to offer NFL parlay bets. But thanks to a law it passed in 2009, Delaware got sports betting up and running...
After nine months of waiting and six months of incorrectly predicting its launch date, online sports betting launched in Michigan. It would’ve been exciting during normal times. But after the pandemic ravaged retail sportsbooks, online sports betting became more critical to Michigan’s sports betting industry. Online sports betting – and sports betting in general –...
Sports betting in Washington is a reality on paper. Governor Jay Inslee signed sports betting into law in March 2020. However, Washington has no sportsbooks open. Since sports betting remains limited to tribal casinos, Washington must renegotiate its tribal gaming compacts to allow sports betting. However, those negotiations are still in progress. And until those...
