The American Gaming Association has warned Senator Chuck Schumer that his new proposals for a federal sports betting framework in the US are “a non-starter” despite several top sports organizations having come out in support of the US Senate Minority Leader’s efforts. Schumer became the latest member of Congress to submit suggestions for a federal sports betting framework, with states so far having adopted their own legislative approaches to sports betting after PASPA, the federal law banning sports betting, was overturned in May. “With the Supreme Court’s ruling, it’s incumbent on the federal government to take a leadership role and…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) became the latest member of Congress to put forth specific suggestions for Federal sports betting regulations in a memo first provided to ESPN. Schumer’s suggestions include the idea that all sports books only use official league data to determine outcomes and that the sports leagues themselves should be involved in determining what bets would be accepted. Schumer also suggested leagues would have to reasonably step up monitoring, but did not mention so-called “integrity fees,” the idea that leagues should be paid a portion of bets on their sport as compensation for ratcheting up security…

A week after Penn National Gaming submitted the first petition to operate a sports book in Pennsylvania, Parx sports betting moved closer to reality with their own application. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Monday that Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment filed two petitions at the close of business on Friday to offer sports betting at the Parx Casino in Bensalem and at its South Philadelphia Turf Club, an off-track betting parlor in Philadelphia. Penn National filed one on Aug. 17 for Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township. Pennsylvania casino owners can pay $10 million to…

One of the largest fantasy sports operators has some big ambitions! Imagine DraftKings Las Vegas! The company plans to open a new office in Sin City as it seeks to complete its transformation from DFS giant to US gambling leader. The company, which recently became the first operator to launch a mobile sportsbook in New Jersey, has announced a series of new appointments and detailed plans to open a clutch of new offices across the country to support its growth plans, including DraftKings Las Vegas. It has already opened a new office in San Francisco, California, which will house some…

Ohio sports betting appears to be off the table. Fans hoping to bet will likely not be able to do so lawfully this year. Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof said Senate Bill 316, which would legalize sports gambling, will be vetted in a committee after the November election. The bill will probably not hit the Senate floor for a vote in 2018, said Obhof, a Medina Republican. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled states could legalize sports betting. At the time, only Nevada allowed full-scale sports gambling. But other states are now starting to legalize it. SB 316 has…

Last month ended with nine Pennsylvania casinos applying for interactive gaming licenses. At this morning’s meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board three of them were approved to offer interactive gaming. All three will be able to offer online poker. Most significant of these has got to be the Mount Airy Resort Casino which announced a partnership with PokerStars this week. Mt Airy also has a deal with 888 which dates back to 2015. Mount Airy is comparatively small compared to its peers, but it has big ambitions to stake out its place in Pennsylvania online gambling. The state’s new…