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Game Day Predictions and Protection with Zac Cohen

Joan Mantini
by Joan Mantini
Last year, Super Bowl LII shattered its betting record handling $158.6 million and now with legalized sports betting, 2019 could double with more states on board – more than $300 million, which is just a fraction of the amount of money that could be wagered on the Super Bowl worldwide and......
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AGA Releases New Survey Results Stating Americans Will Wager $6 Billion on Super Bowl LIII

Joan Mantini
by Joan Mantini
Image credit : Mike Lawrie/Getty Images Nearly 1-in-10 American adults plan to bet on Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, according to a new survey released by the American Gaming Association (AGA). Key findings from the survey, conducted by Morning Consult, include: 22.7 million American adults......
Regulation

AGA Urges District of Columbia Policymakers to Reevaluate

Joan Mantini
by Joan Mantini
Although sports betting enthusiasts can’t rush off to place legal sports bets just yet in Washington, D.C., the District of Columbia Council has approved legislation that will allow for the lottery to be able to administer sports betting legally within federal jurisdiction boundaries.   The lottery can now begin developing regulations......
Regulation

Legalized Sports Betting Talk For Kansas

Joan Mantini
by Joan Mantini
All eyes are on Kansas as talk begins for the state in its sports betting regulation legalization. Kansas lawmakers recently received a crash course in sports gambling as they consider how to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May that lifted a federal ban on it. Democratic Gov.-elect......
Casino Sports Betting

SugarHouse Casino Makes Philly History

Joan Mantini
by Joan Mantini
SugarHouse Casino recently announced that its new SugarHouse Casino Sportsbook has completed a two-day operational test period and received approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to officially open for business. “We’re thrilled to make Philly history as the city’s first licensed sportsbook,” said Cheryl Duhon, general manager of SugarHouse......
Sports Betting

New Jersey sports betting wagers continue to climb

Joan Mantini
by Joan Mantini
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released its November sports betting numbers Wednesday, finding that bettors wagered $330.7 million – a $70 million increase from October’s total. Consumers in New Jersey have reportedly wagered almost $1 billion since the first bet was placed in June. The legal sports betting market......
Regulation

Gaming Law Masterclasses being offered in New Orleans

Joan Mantini
by Joan Mantini
The legal and regulatory issues of sports-betting expansion and emerging payment technologies are planned to be the focus of two IMGL Masterclasses at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Winter Meeting, January 4-6 in New Orleans. Registration for the three-day NCLGS Winter Meeting is now open to......