We speak with E. Sequoyah Simermeyer of the National Indian Gaming Commission about California sports betting and the Federal considerations and requirements surrounding the regulation of the activity. The NIGC would be involved with the oversight of sports betting conducted at Tribal Casinos, including technological considerations, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and compact considerations, and helping Tribal Gaming develop partnerships to deliver sports betting to customers. Sports betting in California will go before voters soon, and they will decide what form of wagering (if any) will become regulated. The two dueling propositions on the ballot would either make sports betting…

Politics does make strange bedfellows. Although, it’s not such a stretch to see California sportsbooks uniting with cardrooms. After all, many sports bettors enjoy poker… and many a poker player has been known to make the occasional sports bet. But now, the stakes are high. What’s on the line is the future of  gambling in California. If you are just hearing about this, perhaps a crash course in what’s happening with sports betting in the state is in order. You can read about how the convoluted issue of sports betting began there. Or the recent coalition of mayors in the…

The vote for wagering on sports in California is approaching quickly. And sports betting opposition is on the rise from a coalition of mayors in the state. More specifically, they oppose what they seem to view as gambling expansion in the form of a sports betting proposition which would enable sports betting outside of tribal casinos. The coalition of mayors from various towns and cities in California came out in opposition of Proposition 27. That’s the ballot measure supported by commercial gaming interests that would allow sports wagering across the state on a mobile devices. In fact, the mayor of…

The vote on California Sports Betting is just weeks away, and fear is growing that both ballot propositions on the matter will fail. We speak to James Siva, Chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, about both California sports betting propositions on the ballot. Discussion includes the benefits and detriments of each on the Tribal Gaming business in the state. Mr. Siva is also of the Vice Chairman for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in Cabazon, California. The vote on California sports betting is just weeks away, with two propositions competing to legalize sports betting in the state…

September was an amazing month for sports betting in New York, which was the first month of the NFL season. The kickoff of professional football translated to damn near a $1.3 billion handle for the state, which was almost 45% higher than August. This is the second straight month that sportsbooks there have shown a positive turn around. Prior to this, they had seen a four-month slide. All that betting translated to over $143 million for the state in gaming revenue, which was a record. The numbers blew right past the old record of just  over $124 million , which…

A new NBA app has rolled out, and it’s something that would have never been imagined just a few years ago. Build with their partners at Microsoft, this new app has a similar look, feel, and functionality of TikTok. But that’s not what all the buzz is about. This new app not only follows every game with personalized content, it actually embraces sports betting. Do you need to go back and read that again? It wasn’t all that long ago that professional sports leagues, like the NBA, were using every tool at their disposal to fight the expansion of betting…