A $600 million tribal gaming complex in the Golden State recently opened its doors to the public and rivals some of the Las Vegas Strip’s biggest and best properties. The dazzling new gambling palace is California’s Kern County’s first full-service casino. Vegas West There are very few places like Las Vegas, but one area in
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The two mobile sports betting leaders in the U.S. have both renounced their membership in the American Gaming Association, as the trade group’s mission statement does not align with their ambitions to enter the sports event prediction markets. Difference of Opinion The American Gaming Association (AGA) wants prediction market platforms to fall under the same
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Football is underway, and what should have been a reason to celebrate the most lucrative season on the sports betting calendar became a concern. September’s data showed a smaller number of wagers this year in Illinois compared to last, with many blaming the legislature’s per-bet transaction tax on September’s declining wagers. A Taxing Problem The
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine had championed banning micro-betting in the Buckeye State, but Major League Baseball took swift and decisive action after two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were involved in a live player prop betting scandal. DeWine and the Ohio Casino Control Commission are said to be satisfied with the changes imposed by the league. MLB
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Due to the recent MLB scandal involving two Cleveland Guardian pitchers, the league has announced it is coordinating a ban on live betting player props with virtually all the nation’s licensed sportsbooks. However, a New Jersey senator is pushing for a ban on micro-betting in all sports in the Garden State. Establishing Guardrails Assemblyman Dan
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board has been fiercely opposed to prediction markets operating not only in the Silver State but throughout the nation. As a result, DraftKings and FanDuel have withdrawn their inactive sports betting licenses in Nevada after announcing plans to enter the prediction market sector. Time to Choose Neither DraftKings nor FanDuel had
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Major League Baseball has announced it is capping betting limits on micro-betting that rocked the league when Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are alleged to have conspired to fix outcomes in the pitch-by-pitch betting markets. Guardrails in Place Sports betting powerhouses, including BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, and FanDuel, have agreed to cap limits on
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