It’s information overload everywhere, and there’s not time enough to sleep and eat and stay fully apprised of what’s happening on this crazy blue dot of ours (two out of three ain’t bad).
Here’s this week’s “Get a Grip,” rounding up top stories in sports betting and gaming, and the world of sports at large. You may have missed them, and they are worth reading. This is meant to be brief, so that’s it.
Most Interesting, Important Sports Betting, Gaming and Sports Stories of the Week:
Let’s start with the biggest news of the week then dive into the rest:
New Jersey Assembly and Senate pass sports betting bill unanimously – Measure headed to the governor for his signature; note – @goldennuggetac can participatehttps://t.co/6YMITRd1am @sports_handle pic.twitter.com/A7jhyrm4sa
— Howard Stutz (@howardstutz) June 7, 2018
Yet Governor Phil Murphy is taking his time:
On sports betting bill, Murphy says he does not have a time table.
“We’re not sitting on it,” he said, “but we just got it.”
He said the bill needs to be reviewed and wants to be careful and do “the right thing.”
— Dustin Racioppi (@dracioppi) June 8, 2018
Milestones: How it felt to book Delaware’s first sports bet [Forbes]
Handle: Delaware draws $322,135 in bets on Day 1 of full-scale betting Tuesday [Chalk]
Culture: William Hill US CEO: Cultural shift coming with SCOTUS ruling on sports betting [CDC Gaming]
Industry: Betfair expands US betting provisions with Meadowlands and Tioga Downs deals [SBC]
Demographics: Legal sports gambling’s future: younger and less wealthy bettors [Morning Consult]
Death and Taxes: Why haven’t PA casinos filed for sports-betting permission yet? Could be 10 million reasons [Philly.com]
Road Trips: I went to all three Delaware casinos on the first day of legal sports betting and now I have an unbeatable system [Deadspin]
Tribal: Oklahoma tribes, lawmakers eye way toward sports betting [AP]
Schooling: What the U.S. can learn about legalized sports betting from the U.K. [USA Today]
Survey Says: Acceptance of gambling reaches new heights [Gallup]
Compliance: Like the rest of college football, the SEC is still building its game plan for sports betting [SI.com]
Media: The Athletic has over 100K subscribers and needs several times more to survive [TBL]
Tweets and Quotes of the Week:
“You guys aren’t asking for an integrity fee are you?” New Jersey Gaming Chairman Ralph Caputo (D-28th District) asked pro sports leagues representatives at a Monday hearing. “You’re in the wrong room.”
Amazingpic.twitter.com/MywQO4FoAf
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) June 8, 2018
The first lines just appeared on the board at @DoverDowns! pic.twitter.com/YrXF9M12Te
— Eric Ramsey (@Eric_Ramsey) June 5, 2018
Absolutely dead-bolt lock the Leagues are lobbying Murphy to “conditionally veto” the bill so that an integrity fee can be added. Maybe you should start calling the NJ gov’s office to object to that https://t.co/oJgjYQjow1
— Joe Brennan Jr (@joebrennanjr) June 8, 2018
Can't imagine a 1st term NJ gov wants to be remembered as the guy who wanted to hand the Leagues a fat check, only to have his veto overridden by a legislature controlled by his own party, but hey…"New Jersey" https://t.co/567SyPha3G
— Joe Brennan Jr (@joebrennanjr) June 8, 2018
ICYMI at Sports Handle:
New Jersey Assembly And Senate Pass Sports Betting Bill Unanimously
So What the Heck Is Integrity Monitoring, Anyways?
Justify Could Very Well Be Next Triple Crown Winner
