Sure, you can bet on sports in the Empire State… but only in person at a brick & mortar casinos. Now New York mobile sports betting has the support of the Governor’s office… if only that were enough. Casino gambling was passed many years ago after it was determined that the activity is allowed under the New York Constitution. Some would argue that since sports betting takes place at state casinos, it would be a simple matter to allow online or mobile betting. But it’s not that simple. You see, the gambling is permissible under the constitution at “…no more…

Sports betting at land based casinos has been legal for a while now. But Michigan online gambling, along with mobile sports betting, could be up and running before the end of the year. Internet casinos, along with online poker and other online games, have to wait until commercial and tribal casinos receive licenses. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will effectively green light the new regulations to allow for online sports betting and casino games at a meeting on Tuesday.their next meeting. “Everybody wants to get this thing going,” Lucido, of Macomb County’s Shelby Township, told The Associated Press. “This…

After disagreement over the possibility of remote gambling, mobile Indiana sports betting is looking more and more like a real possibility. The state conference committee is reinserting provisions for the apps into the bill as it approaches the finish line. Disagreements across chambers primarily involved non-sports aspects of the bill concerning adjustments to casino licenses and location. As expected, most of Monday’s hearing orbited around those provisions. Mobile was one of the few sticking points within the sports betting language. The Senate bill authorized statewide mobile wagering as passed, but narrow opposition in the House nearly killed the bill entirely….

New York sports betting plans do not include mobile bets for the state’s 2020 budget. However, legislators have included a number of reforms and initiatives for other forms of gambling. Agreed upon by Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders in the state, the budget sets out spending plans for $175.5bn (£134.6bn/€156.7bn) for the next 12 months. However, the approved budget does not include any language related to mobile sports betting, despite Senator Joseph Addabbo’s efforts to have it included in the final document. New York sports betting plans will still move forward with regulate in-person wagering, with preliminary talks on…

Less than a year after launching two retail sports books, Rhode Island mobile sports betting is ready to launch. Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law S 37, a bill adding mobile Rhode Island sports betting to the state’s lottery-run operation. Raimondo also spurred the start of Rhode Island’s sports book operations last year by including sports betting revenue in her budget. Rhode Island sports betting is legal at the state’s two casinos: Twin River Lincoln and Twin River Tiverton. Those casinos both opened their sports gambling operations in 2018 and plan to expand into permanent space this year. Twin River…

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0px 0″][/one_half]It’s been a big week for MGM Resorts as they prepare to launch mobile sports betting in New Jersey! They’ve also struck a deal with the National Basketball Association to become the leagues “official sponsor”, which is in stark contrast to the NBA’s years of opposition. Plus, MGM has successfully taken the first ever legal sports bets in the state of Mississippi! This week’s sponsor is from the BetRally Casino!

This week is turning out to belong to MGM. First, it announces a big joint venture with GVC. Then it announced a deal with old partner Boyd Gaming. What followed this morning was news of its deal to be the NBA official gaming partner. Now MGM is bringing mobile sports betting to New Jersey. The imminent arrival of sports betting at playMGM has been signaled by a page on its website saying that mobile sports betting would be available on the playMGM.com Sports betting app. MGM CEO Jim Murren, speaking after the NBA announcement in New York, let the cat…

The impact of mobile sports betting is being considered by many states.Betting on smartphones could increase total U.S. sports gambling revenue by an estimated $9 billion, but some worry about impact on casinos. Now that states are free to craft laws legalizing sports betting, the latest question is whether to enter the potential $9 billion mobile-betting market. Americans legally gambling on this weekend’s World Cup final and other athletic competitions primarily are doing so in person at a limited number of casinos. Increasingly, though, gamblers in other countries are placing wagers from their smartphones. In the U.K., the world’s largest…