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As professional sports leagues continue to try to force the use of official league data, one intellectual property lawyer thinks legislatures that grant this go too far

Lawmaker, stakeholders say eliminating this additional tax will help the gaming industry to thrive in the post-COVID era.

A proposal to reverse duties between the Tennessee Education Lottery and the Sports Wagering Advisory Council took another step forward.

"When sports gambling is prevalent, the games begin to represent a 'quick fix,' the desire to get something for nothing, and even corruption" said former NFL Commish Paul Tagliabue.

Gov. JB Pritzker opted not to renew Executive Order 2020-41, which means Saturday is the last day bettors can remotely register to download mobile sports betting apps.

Sports bettor who became known as 'Parlay Patz' is to receive no more than five years in prison

Expert gives thumbs up to new sports betting laws in Michigan and Virginia that include money earmarked to treat compulsive gambling.

The objective upside of this venture is that it creates two avenues of collection: One as a lender gaining loan interest, and the other as a sportsbook profiting from to the juice (or “vig").

And as has been the case of late, the eyes of the panel were on Texas - traditionally a state very resistant to any form of gambling.

Democrats in South Carolina are again pushing gambling to generate tax revenues, but the legislature is controlled by Republicans.