Sports Betting: State of the States
January 14, 2021
Almost half the states have some kind of legalized sports betting as 2021 unfolds. A
Almost half the states have some kind of legalized sports betting as 2021 unfolds. A
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced that BetMGM, a leading sports betting and digital gaming company, is
Maverick Gaming will partner with IGT to launch sportsbook at its three Colorado casinos: Grand
Wind Creek Hospitality and Betfred USA Sports launched Pennsylvania’s newest sportsbook at Wind Creek Bethlehem
Mobile-only sports betting went live in Tennessee on November 1 and on that day bettors
Bally’s Corporation has signed a partnership deal to provide mobile sports betting licensed by Elite’s
The Montana Lottery has decided not to appeal a court ruling from last month that
Sports betting in Ohio was the subject of a state Senate hearing, but no vote
Since professional sports leagues resumed play after Covid-19 shutdowns, sports betting handle has soared. Observers
Canadian Federal Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti introduced Bill C-13 November 26 in
Analyst Carlo Santarelli of Deutsche Bank authored another report tempering the expectations of investors who
Home field advantage may be worth something after all. Seems the empty stadiums where games
On July 3, 1966, Atlanta Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger made MLB history by hitting two grand slams in a 17-3 rout of the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. Driving in nine runs—a single-game record for a pitcher—Cloninger remains the only pitcher in major league history to hit two grand slams in a single game, or even an entire career.
On July 3, 2009, John Kane triggered five video poker jackpots in under an hour at Vegas's Silverton Casino. The secret? A hyper-specific software glitch that let him replay winning hands at max stakes just by pressing a precise sequence of buttons. The feds charged Kane and his partner under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, but a judge dismissed the case. The ruling? Simply pushing the buttons a casino provides to the public—even in a glitchy order—isn't hacking. The exploit forced IGT to rush out global firmware patches, cementing it as one of the wilder legal loopholes in modern gaming history.
