It was supposed to be the first of its kind in New Jersey: a lounge at Monmouth Park racetrack where people could legally bet on sports games — just like they do in Las Vegas. Four years after it was built, not a single bet has been placed. The lounge at the Oceanport track has been operating as a sports bar instead as the state’s effort to legalize sports betting at racetracks and casinos has been held up in a lengthy court battle. But that could soon change. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the…

As technology advances, there have been major innovations in the iGaming industry. Both online casino and online sports betting operators are now turning to look at more creative ways to engage users. Trends are changing, demands are growing and the focus is on a more interactive gaming experience. To give you a bit of insight into what’s happening in the industry, specifically from a sports betting view, we explore the latest trends in 2017. With a focus on eSports, the niche rapidly grew in popularity in 2017 with a boom of new players joining in on the action. The game…

“PASPA is unconstitutional” says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He has described the US federal sports betting ban as such in a statement published by the American Sports Betting Coalition (ASBC). The comments were made in relation to the state of New Jersey and their Supreme Court betting case, in which the state is attempting to partially repeal laws under the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). The full quote by Paxton, published by the ASBC on Twitter, read: “PASPA is unconstitutional and tramples on state sovereignty. By ending PASPA, states can rightfully decide whether they want regulated…

The NBA appears to be ready to lobby Congress to legalize and regulate sports betting in the US, a shift in the pro basketball league’s public stance from just a year ago. The NBA publicly talked about its intent to lobby Congress for the “federal framework” it has long espoused at the Sports Betting USA conference that is taking place in New York City this week. Here’s a synopsis of what NBA Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Dan Spillane said: “We have advisors in DC & legislation we’re pulling together with our commissioner who jump started the conversation…

Sports betting has revolutionized in many aspects over the years. This is primarily due to the introduction of online gambling platforms, whose influence is evident in the development of different types of poker games and online casinos as well. As sports betting reaches a more advanced form, bettors are also in need of improvement. Recognizing this has led sports betting experts to create new and improved ways to place bets, resulting in the most profitable strategies listed below. Bet Everything, Every Time This is one of the simpler ways to distribute your bankroll, and definitely a risky one. What it…

The love of sports is rooted deeply in US history, and the evolution of many major leagues in this department only goes to prove this claim. With the pending court case regarding the legalization of online sports betting on the greater part of the United States, everyone is eager to know which sports are likely to take the first bets. Despite certain changes in ranking, there has been a general consensus for quite some time regarding the top 5 most popular sports in this country. Eventually, you should even be able to place a bet on any of them once…

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about U.S. sports betting in the New Jersey case on December 4th. At issue is the state’s attempt to repeal its own laws in order to legalize sports betting within its borders. So far, the NCAA and the major North American pro sports leagues have turned back those efforts in federal court. They have done so by utilizing the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a federal law that bans single-game sports wagering outside of Nevada. However, the state of New Jersey won the right to appeal the case to the Supreme…

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments on legalized sports betting soon. It’s a case that could upend the country’s sports gambling laws, and for the first time most Americans support making wagering on professional sports legal, according to new poll conducted by The Washington Post and the University of Massachusetts Lowell. A 55-percent majority approve of legalizing betting on pro sporting events, a flip from almost a quarter century ago, when a federal law went into effect banning the practice in most of the country and 56 percent of Americans disapproved of legalization in a Gallup/CNN/USA Today…