Sara Slane, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for the American Gaming Association, has been invited to speak before a Congressional Committee on Sports Betting. Ms. Slane will provide testimony on behalf of the gaming industry, highlighting the AGA’s core principles for legalized sports betting. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations announced earlier that they will be holding a hearing titled “Post-PASPA: An Examination of Sports Betting in America” on Thursday, September 27th at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Information on additional witnesses for the Committee on Sports Betting hearing has not yet been finalized, but it…

A constitutional amendment that would authorize Arkansas sports betting at four casinos is being considered in the state, but it looks as if New York will miss regulating sports wagering until next year. The Secretary of State of Arkansas has confirmed that the initiative will feature on the November 6 general election ballot, despite Governor Asa Hutchinson having declared his opposition to the effort. Should the motion pass, the state Racing Commission would be able to issue casino licenses for Arkansas sports betting to applicants in Jefferson County and Pope County, as well as Southland Racing Corp. in West Memphis and Oaklawn…

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…