This Week in Gambling

State residents hoping to place a wager on the Bears game will be disappointed to hear that betting on sports in Illinois this year is almost certainly not possible. In fact, legal sports bets probably won’t be available until the Super Bowl in February. This according to state Rep. Mike Zalewski, one of the architects of the state gambling expansion signed last week. In the meantime, brick-and-mortar gambling establishments will be partnering up with sports wagering companies to design in-house sports books, Zalewski said. Professional teams with 17,000-plus capacity stadiums — all the city’s major teams — will be eligible…

Puerto Rico online gambling, land casinos, sports betting and fantasy sports legislation has been approved by the Assembly. The bill has effectively legalized all wagering on professional sports, eSports and fantasy sports at approved brick-and-mortar gambling facilities as well as online all around the commonwealth. The bill now heads to Governor Ricardo Rosselló, who has been a major proponent of sports betting throughout the process. He believes that getting out ahead even of some U.S. states in offering wagering will help the island’s economy tremendously and help it improve in several areas at various levels. How much money the new…

The third year of pushing New York online poker legislation was not a charm as the state legislature made no effort at all to push for regulation in 2019. Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow had each reintroduced online poker bills, but neither advanced them out of committee. Now, the legislature has adjourned for the year. “I thought sports betting was kind of a low-hanging fruit,” Addabbo said. “I couldn’t even get the low-hanging fruit, and you want me to get a ladder to go for online poker? Forget about it. That ladder isn’t even for sale in our…

California online poker is still on hold… and it has been for quite some time. In this week’s gambling news video we take look at some of the core issues holding it back. This includes the ongoing legal battles, technical grey areas and disagreements between Tribal gaming interests and state cardrooms. Also, gambling headlines from Illinois and Michigan . Hello players! Happy Independence Day to everyone. Summer is finally here, things are heating up in the gaming industry, and fireworks are going off in California… again. Which is this week’s big story. California online poker has been a point of…

Tribal Gaming in New Mexico will partner with William Hill US through a new agreement with the Mescalero Apache Tribe, operator of the state’s Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino. The tribe has selected William Hill to power the launch of a new sports book within the venue, the operator and supplier’s first partnership in the state, and its first tribal agreement outside of Nevada. “Over the years, our customers have come to expect a high level of service and the best casino offerings possible,” Inn of the Mountain Gods chief operating officer Frizzell Frizzell Jr said. “Our…

Voters may get to decide to legalize Nebraska casinos in an election next year. Supporters of legalized gambling have launched a petition drive to place the issue on the 2020 ballot with financial backing from the economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Neighboring Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota all allow commercial casinos. “Hundreds of millions of dollars go across the border every year,” said Lance Morgan, the CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., the corporation pushing the measure on the tribe’s behalf. “For a Nebraskan to do gaming, you have to go half a mile. It’s…