Oregon mobile sports betting has a launch date, as the state lottery is hoping to be live by next week. They originally estimated that Scoreboard, its new online sports betting game, would be out before the start of the professional football season, but after the sports betting market began on August 27, when the Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City launched its new sports book operations, a spokesman of the lottery said that the agency would not meet its goal of starting up in time for NFL season opening. Now, it’s slated to launch the second week of October, as…

Indiana mobile sports betting platforms will use geofencing technology to make sure bettors are in the state when placing bets. Bettors will need to provide personal identifying information to create an account. The Indiana Gaming Commission authorized a Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming to conduct mobile sports betting beginning October 3. The firm has “substantially demonstrated” that its mobile sports wagering operation meets Indiana’s requirements, gaming officials said Wednesday, as reported by IndyStar. Bettors must be 21 years or older to participate, and they will need to provide information such as social security, birth date, and credit card information to create…

The goal of New York online sports betting just got farther away, as there will be even less time to get a bill passed during the upcoming legislative session. The last attempt to pass mobile legislation did not end well. Reports out of New York are indicating that the next legislative session is going to be cut short. That’s bad news for people hoping to bet on sports online in the state. Representatives of Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, also a Democrat told the Wall Street Journal, the schedule was still being worked…

An esports player has been banned from the team owned by National Basketball Association in the NBA 2K League for violating its gambling rules. Basil “24K Dropoff” Rose, a power forward for Heat Check Gaming, was found to have violated league rules by providing inside information to an individual involved in betting on NBA 2K League games. However, the league added, the investigation into Rose found no evidence that the player attempted to fix or otherwise improperly participate in any NBA 2K League game. Formed in 2017, its first season took place over 2018, with Rose’s team, Heat Check Gaming,…

Utah Senator and former presidential nominee Mitt Romney has resurrected talk of a federal sports betting bill for America. Romney is working with New York Senator Chuck Schumer on a bill that is expected to be similar to the Sports Wagering Market Integrity Act. That bill was co-sponsored by Schumer and now-retired Utah Senator Orrin Hatch (who has been replaced in the Senate by Romney). It was introduced in December 2018 but was not assigned to a committee. The 2018 bill, S.3793, established a general prohibition on sports wagering, but allowed states to submit applications to the Department of Justice…

Lawmakers are resurrecting a plan to make Michigan sports betting a reality… possibly in time for the upcoming Super Bowl. Even though bills have had widespread support in the Legislature in the past, they were all vetoed by former Governor Rick Snyder who opposed expansion of gambling and feared a loss of revenue for the state lottery. State Representative Brandt Iden is hoping for a different outcome with a new governor in office. “My goal is to have this up and running by the Super Bowl. Casinos are moving forward because they know it’s going to come to fruition at some…