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,...
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 –...
Oregon has a lottery-run sports betting industry – only one sportsbook is allowed in the state, and the lottery runs it. The monopoly on sports betting is intended to make more money for the state government. But the odds are so poor and the bonuses so scarce that sports betting revenue is low. In one...
West Virginia’s online sports betting launch was difficult. Unlike subsequent sports betting launches, West Virginia’s sports betting launch wasn’t derailed by the coronavirus. Instead, its only online sportsbook operator went offline shortly after its launch. DraftKings and FanDuel saved the day at the end of August 2019. But that left about five months of lost...
Since June 2018, New Jersey has been a sports betting hotspot. It was so attractive that when New York legalized sports betting in 2019, some New Yorkers still traveled to bet in New Jersey. New Jersey allowed mobile sports betting from the beginning, and New York didn’t. That was a dealbreaker for New York bettors....
Almost a year to the day after the Supreme Court ruled PASPA unconstitutional, Iowa legalized sports betting. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission drafted rules for the new industry at breakneck speed. Sports betting was up and running in the Hawkeye State three months later. Iowans placed their first sports wagers on August 15, 2019....
New Jersey bettors are part of the largest sports betting industry in the country – so far. It’s not only one of the most successful sports betting industries, but it’s also the pioneer for legalization across the United States and has opened the door to legislation in every other state. Bettors have many online sports...
