There is a long history of sports betting in the United Kingdom and with the explosion of sportsbooks on the Internet the gaming possibilities are endless. There are not only many reputable online sportsbooks, but land based betting shops and there are over 1,000 in London alone. When gambling online players can have direct registration without using a broker and they can also use a betting broker and a ton of information on both can be found at releasedbettor.co.uk. There is also much information pertaining to offshore bookmakers and betting on foreign, not based in the United Kingdom, sportsbooks. The…

Could the day come when fans are betting on NFL games while physically at the stadiums? Well, the new Las Vegas Raiders stadium — scheduled for completion in 2020 — sets up an interesting dynamic for gambling and the NFL. Namely, sports betting is legal in Nevada, while daily fantasy sports exists only in a limited fashion via the state’s existing gaming laws. Reporting from ESPN indicates that the state’s casinos and sports books expect mobile Nevada sports betting to be able to take place inside the Raiders’ stadium. That leaves the possibility that you could bet on games while…

No one has fully realized the potential that daily fantasy sports laws have opened up. Is that starting to change? So far, 12 states have passed laws that in some way legalize and/or regulate paid-entry fantasy sports. And more or are likely on the way. At the same time, there are several avenues for sports betting to become legal in the US. Those include: The possibility of the US Supreme Court finding that states can repeal their own sports betting laws, via the New Jersey sports betting case; Another state challenging the federal sports betting ban (PASPA) like New Jersey…

Fanduel has entered into a partnership with the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the sister league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the deal the DFS brand will serve as the official one-day fantasy partner of the WNBA. FanDuel will launch the ‘Official One-Day Fantasy Game of the WNBA’, which will allow fans to compete against each other for daily WNBA prizes. The game, which will launch ahead of the new WNBA season that tips off this weekend, is available via their website, the FanDuel mobile application and the WNBA website. FanDuel will also launch the ‘WNBA Tip-Off Challenge’,…

The Vermont legislature recently approved a bill that would make DFS legal while also regulating it. DFS regulation is just a part of S 136, which also contains consumer protections outside of the fantasy sports industry. Gov. Phil Scott must still sign the bill to become law. He could also veto it, or do nothing and the bill would become law within five days of transmission to his office from the statehouse. (According to the official bill page, it has not yet been sent to the governor.) The legislature has also been delaying its adjournment, which could change the rules…

A new study from the American Gaming Association says that six in 10 Americans don’t realize sports betting is a legal activity in just the state of Nevada. Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research found that just 38 percent of respondents “recognize that it is not legal in most of the nation.” A 1992 federal law limits traditional sports betting to the Silver State (Delaware has limited sports betting in the form of parlays). The AGA is pushing for that antiquated law to be replaced or repealed, as there are now Las Vegas-style casinos in about 80 percent of states. The study…