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Get a Grip: The Week in Sports Betting & Sports: SVP, G2E & New Mexico’s a ‘Go’

Jill R. Dorson by Jill R. Dorson
October 12, 2018
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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 the weekend Sports Handle item, “Get a Grip,” recapping the week’s top stories, and rounding up key stories in sports betting, gaming, and the world of sports at large. You may have missed them, and they are worth reading.


SVP: Legal Sports Betting Just ‘Common Sense’


ESPN personality Scott Van Pelt didn’t pussyfoot around his thoughts on sports betting at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas earlier this week. Nope, the sometimes irreverent, always hip late-night sports jock just said it like it is on why sports betting should be legal.

“Because I have common sense,” he said in answer to a question from the American Gaming Association’s Sara Slane, per CDC Gaming Reports. “I live in a state (Connecticut) where I can buy lottery tickets at a gas station, go to a casino and play blackjack, but I can’t bet on the Red Sox or the Yankees? People bet. They are adults. I’m in favor of adults doing adult things.”

Van Pelt shared his thoughts on how fast states across the nation would legalize sports betting — “Maybe six months, a year, we’ll get to a point where everyone, even grandma, is out on the dance floor.” And if that would compromise the integrity of games — “You have to be vigilant. You have to be concerned, but you just can’t listen to the conspiracy theorists and the idiots on Twitter.”

In addition, SVP plainly and he called out the pro leagues in their quest for an “integrity fee.” Here are some highlights and sparks on that front, which came during a panel involving Van Pelt, Slane and MLB’s Kenny Gersh, baseball’s Vice President of Gaming and New Business Ventures.

MLB exec says “it blows my mind” that casinos figure “yeah, we can get our data from some guy in a garage watching the game on TV” rather than buy official league data #G2E2018 #SportsBiz

— John Brennan (@BergenBrennan) October 10, 2018

.@notthefakeSVP on pro leagues wanting to sell official data: "They want to sell you what? Information I can get with my eyes? What somebody's ERA is? What I can see with my eyes? … For 1 percent, huh? Good luck with that." @G2Eshows #G2E2018

— Legal Sports Report (@LSPReport) October 10, 2018

My favorite @notthefakeSVP quote so far is addressing sports data and rights:

"I don't get it. You're gonna put a Fitbit on Tom Brady and then you have to buy that info? Which helps you do what?"

— Jessica Welman (@jesswelman) October 10, 2018

MLB exec turns to moderator Scott Van Pelt re AGA’s Sara Slane “what do I have to do to get her to stop calling it an integrity fee?”
They could take this show on the road #G2E2018

— John Brennan (@BergenBrennan) October 10, 2018

Spoiler alert: show wraps up w Kenny and Sara mostly agreeing that whatever the fee is called, maybe a deal can be worked out somehow #G2E2018

— John Brennan (@BergenBrennan) October 10, 2018

Don’t bet on any such deal on an “integrity fee.”

Read John Brennan’s full story about that panel here at US Bets.


MGM-GVC, California Tribe Announce First of Its Kind Agreement 

Sports betting isn’t legal in California yet, and it may take a constitutional amendment to make it so, but MGM isn’t waiting for that pesky little detail to start preparing. MGM-GVC Interactive, a joint venture owned by MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings, announced on Tuesday that it will partner with the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) for a future sports betting venture. The tribe owns the Thunder Valley Casino in Placerville, between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe.

 

California has more than 50 tribal-owned casinos around the state.

 

“It is not yet clear if California will authorize sports betting or interactive games generally, but with the overturn of PASPA possibly opening the door for sports betting, our Tribe wants to be well-situated, and this agreement with the national leader in the field does just that,” Gene Whitehouse, Chairman of UAIC said in a press release.

 

The agreement would allow the UAIC to use the MGM-GVC brands and proprietary technology to offer retail and mobile sports betting and online casino and poker should any be legalized.

 

ICYMI at Sports Handle This Week:

 

New York Sports Betting Andrew Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
CAST YOUR VOTE: A Look at Where Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Sports Betting 
TAX HIKE: Beginning in December, NJ Sportsbooks Will Pay 1.25 More in Taxes
BACK TO SCHOOL: OH Lawmakers Gather Info Ahead of Crafting Legislation
NEW PARTNERSHIP: Scientific Games Announced Its Acquisition of Don Best Sports
SPORTS BETTING COMING TO NEW MEXICO: USBookmaking Says It Will Offer Sports Betting at a Tribal Casino in NM as Early as Oct. 16

More of the Most Important Stories in Sports Betting and Gaming:

Santa Ana Star Casino and Hotel

HOWEVER: New Mexico Is A Go, But: No Bets On UNM and New Mexico State [ABQ]

SENSORY OVERLOAD: All About G2E: The Las Vegas Insider Meetup Where Casinos Find The Future [Forbes]

SHARK TANK: Sharks Sway Vote as Doorstop business wins G2E’s first Innovation Incubator [CDC]

GAME ON: Employees of Paddy Power Betfair Can Now Place Bets [The Times]

MLB SHUT OUT: Baseball Is Angry Because IRS Says No to Tax Break [WSJ]
NJ NO ‘SAFE HAVEN’: DEG Director David Rebuck Owns FanDuel Error, But Warns Sportsbooks  [NJOnlineGambling]
BAD IDEA: Pennsylvania Law Won’t Allow Patrons to Make Bets With Mobile Apps Inside Casinos [MCALL]
HANDSHAKES: Wynn Resorts and BetBull Limited Announce U.S. Sports Betting Partnership [AP]

In the Wider World of Sports:

DON’T HOLD BACK: Anonymous NBA Scouts Unfiltered [SI]

SCORING SURGE: The First Quarter of the NFL Season Has Been a Scoring Bonanza  [WSJ]
IS FOOTBALL AT FAULT? How Come No One Is Asking if Football Is Responsible for Everson Griffen’s Breakdown? [GQ]

EVOLUTION OF BASEBALL: October Baseball Ain’t What It Used to Be [ESPN]

Tweets of Note (That May Have Nothing to Do With Sports):

Off the beat but an absolute joy to see Plinko in person. No Bob Barker however. pic.twitter.com/72yzXtkcBn

— Sports Handle (@sports_handle) October 9, 2018

This is a sports betting cabinet that @IGTNews debuted today in Las Vegas at @G2Eshows that allows casinos and bars to deliver a sports book in a box to betting fans. Fans can make in-play bets while watching the game. pic.twitter.com/x5FCgvJB8I

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 9, 2018

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Jill R. Dorson

Jill R. Dorson

Jill has covered everything from steeplechase to the NFL and then some during a more than 30-year career in sports journalism. The highlight of her career was covering Oakland Raiders during the Charles Woodson/Jon Gruden era, including the infamous “Snow Bowl” and the Raiders’ 2003 trip to Super Bowl XXXVII. Her specialty these days is covering sports betting legislation across the country. You can reach Jill at jill@bettercollective.com

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