This Week in Gambling

With dozens of states rushing to capitalize on the U.S. Supreme Court lifting a federal ban on sports gambling, will game fixing scenarios become more common? The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA think so, and have argued for years that expanding legal betting will lead to more game fixing. The pro leagues have sought, unsuccessfully so far, a cut of state gambling revenues to increase monitoring. Meanwhile, architects of New Jersey’s successful legal challenge to the sports gambling ban say those fears are overstated and that bringing sports betting out of the shadows will make it easier…

The recent Senate appointment of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States was carried out in the midst of many important questions. Despite serious scrutiny surrounding allegations of sexual assault, he was confirmed. So now that he’s the newest high court justice, it’s time we look at Judge Kavanaugh sports betting and gambling. There are some questions answered by Kavanaugh that might also provide important lessons for protecting sports betting integrity, although would hardly be the first Supreme Court justice to enjoy an occasional indulgence in gambling.Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s reputation was that of a “notorious…

Who needs at sports betting ban in America? The idea of people placing illegal bets on sports doesn’t keep most of us up at night. In fact, many of us likely have family and friends who make illegal wagers, further normalizing the activity. But, we also know that unsavory characters run elaborate illegal sports betting operations to help fund more sinister criminal activity. That’s why we’ve been part of the American Sports Betting Coalition and working with other invested stakeholders on the issue of illegal sports betting for the past few years. The startling truth the coalition uncovered was that…

Several members of the House Judiciary Committee suggested Thursday that they would support new federal sports betting regulation, though the specifics remained murky. Four months after the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling paving the way for legal sports betting nationwide, Congress held its first hearing on the matter. Over 90 minutes, members of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations pressed a group of witnesses about various potential legal safeguards in the wake of the Supreme Court sports betting decision to overturn a decades-old federal law that limited most sports gambling to Nevada. The day’s biggest question:…

The state regulation of sports betting is a better option for America. That is what Sara Slane, senior vice president of public affairs at the American Gaming Association (AGA), stated in testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, “Post-PASPA: An Examination of Sports Betting in America,”. She emphasized that federal oversight of sports betting is unnecessary in ongoing efforts to create effective legal sports betting markets in the United States. Highlights of Slane’s opening remarks include: “Because of the active, robust state and regulatory tribal gaming oversight, gaming is one of the most strictly…

Mississippi sports betting took a total of $6.3 million during the first full month of regulation, but this figure is set to increase considerably as more companies launch in the US state. This handle corresponds to $644,000 in revenue for casinos and $77,000 in tax income for the state. Baseball proved to be the most popular sport, attracting $3.3m in bets in August, while punters wagered $1.4m on parlay betting and $1.3m on American football. Mississippi sports betting went live on August 1 and the first month of regulation in the state saw a number of companies roll out sports…