Gambling regulators have approved regulations to allow sports betting in New York. The new rules will allow wagers on sporting events at Rivers Casino, Resorts World Catskills, Tioga Downs and Del Lago Casino. Now that regulations are finally in place, each gaming property can apply for licenses this summer, and hopefully be up and running in time for the NFL season this fall. State lawmakers continue to debate whether or not to allow sports bets to be placed residence mobile devices, with doubts that will be resolved before the end of the current legislative session. You can find more about…

The Oregon sports betting fight has begun in earnest, as the state lottery has contracted SBTech  to power mobile and retail sports betting. The state lottery wants to launch by September ahead of the NFL season. However, not everyone is pleased with the idea of mobile gambling. State Senator Mark Hass proposed an amendment to sports betting legislation late last week… an amendment to prohibit sports betting on mobile devices. The amendment reads, in part that ‘The Oregon State Lottery Commission may not offer a sports betting game unless tickets or shares for the game maybe purchased solely via equipment…

Online poker was the biggest winner in this week’s Wire Act decision. The judge in the U.S. District Court case of New Hampshire vs. the Department of Justice ruled that the Interstate Wire Act applies only to “activities associated with sports gambling” and not to the interstate sale of online lottery tickets. This decision seems to kill the DOJ’s recent re-interpretation that the act somehow applies to all online gambling. Here is a closer look at how Monday’s federal court decision affects online poker, sports gambling and fantasy sports. For online poker, the court decision represents just about the greatest…

The possibility of Louisiana sports betting appears to be lost for the year after the state’s House of Representatives rejected amendments bill that would have legalized wagering. That original House bill primarily focused on regulating daily fantasy sports in the state, but was amended by the Senate to include betting on sports. Had it been approved by the House (and secured a majority of votes in a state election of Louisiana citizens) it would have enabled to establishment of regulatory framework for sports betting. However, the House rejected the bill quickly in a 97-0 vote. The current legislative session ends…

Hoosiers may have wait a little longer than expected for the Indiana sports betting launch. Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Gonso Tait said last week that state regulators might not be ready by September 1st to allow sports betting, even though a law approved earlier this year makes it legal beginning on that date. Tait said commission members are aiming to have everything in place to start on time but can make no promises. Indiana residents will be able to place bets by using their smartphones or at a casino, horse racing casino or an off-track betting facility, such as…

Illinois sports betting legislation was passed over the weekend and will most likely bring legal sports betting to the state. The bill will allow sports betting online and at the state’s casinos, racetracks and at larger sports facility. According to ESPN, sports betting licenses will cost the operators $10 million and are valid for four years. Operators will be taxed at 15 percent of their total revenue. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is likely to sign the bill later this month. “Today is the culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work, determination…