US Sports Betting: Federal Regulation vs Oversight

Sports Betting Federal regulation is under consideration, even as the activity explodes across the United States. Legislation has either passed or is currently under consideration in over half the states in America. Sports Betting Federal Regulation is under consideration, even as the activity explodes across the United States. Legislation has either passed or is currently under consideration in over half the states in America. However, there are some in Congress that feel they need to take control of sports betting regulation. A new federal bill has been put forth to take regulation away from the states and give control back…

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State vs Federal Online Gambling Regulation

This Week in Gambling – Our industry has been wondering what the future of online gambling would be in the United States since before the “Black Friday” incidents of 2011. Even before the passage of UIGEA in 2006, we all knew that eventually regulation would come to America. Now, with three states legalizing web betting, we may be closer than ever to the next phase of this business. Recently, we interview the Executive Vice President of MGM Resorts, Alan Feldman, about online gambling regulation in this country. Specifically, whether that regulation will come in the form of a Federal standard…