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Get A Grip: The Week In Sports Betting: Maine Derailed, Arkansas Launch, More

Arkansas joins the club as Maine's Governor gets cold feet

Brett Smiley by Brett Smiley
July 5, 2019
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We’ve got an abbreviated weekly recap here as most of us are recovering from Fourth of July festivities and/or bracing for more. For our European friends reading this, Fourth of July is when Americans slug beers, devour hot dogs , and narrowly (but not always) escape the launching of fireworks to celebrate the anniversary of our declaring independence from the grip of Great Britain’s power.Β Β 

Governor Janet Mills halts Maine sports betting


Mills, a Democrat and not a proponent of legal and safer sports betting, opted to sit on the bill that was handed to her by the state legislature that would have fostered an open, free legal sports betting market. Her trepidation is owed to politics, of course, and her not wanting to stamp the bill. And probably there was tugging from establishment gaming entities wanting an advantage over the charging mobile/online-based sportsbooks that, under the legislature’s model, would be able to enter the market untethered to any brick-and-mortar outfit.

Read more about it here. Bottom line is that the bill could be reformed a bit or simply pass into law later this summer or early in 2020 if Mills opts not to veto it after three days of a session’s meeting.

Arkansas is a go

The Bear State aka the Wonder State became the ninth to see the launch of legal sports betting. The sportsbook at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, partnered with sports betting supplier SBTech, booked the state’s first legal sports bet on Monday July 1: $5 on the Dallas Cowboys -7.5 against the New York Giants in their season opener at Jerry Land on Sept. 8.Β  Oaklawn is one of four properties allowed to offer brick-and-mortar sports betting, a result of a Nov. 2018 ballot referendum.Β 

Oaklawn GM Wayne Smith places the first sports wager in AR, betting $5 that the Dallas Cowboys will beat the NY Giants in the season opener Sept. 8.
Hours of Operation: 10 am – 10 pm for teller wagering.
Sports wagering kiosks are available from open to close of the casino. pic.twitter.com/EgTxv2JDzc

— Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort (@OaklawnRacing) July 1, 2019

Oaklawn has become the first in Arkansas to offer sports wagering with the opening Monday of its newly remodeled Race & Sports Book in the north end of the casino… https://t.co/46RhHRIwIi pic.twitter.com/FwL1tkFQXF

— Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort (@OaklawnRacing) July 1, 2019

 

Interestingly, this would be a regulatory violation in Nevada.
Key employees and sports book employees not allowed to make sports wager at his/her own establishment. https://t.co/vNHX6dBaGc

— Jennifer Roberts (@JRoVegas) July 1, 2019

More important and interesting (mostly) gaming stories of the week

CONSOLATION PRIZE: Knicks favored to win Vegas Summer League title [Chalk]

SCRAP HEAP: Fight is looming over MGM’s effort to buy AAF appΒ  [PFT]

YOU THINK?: Survey: legalization of sports gambling could lead to increased sports viewing [Variety]

Earthquake hits in Vegas. We pause at the counter. Guy says β€œgive me the Reds for two dimes.”

Hold on a sec, I think we are having an earthquake.

β€œWell, print the ticket before the line changes.”

Just when you think you have seen and heard it all.. https://t.co/JxUYSW4jAq

— Sportsbook Consigliere (@SportsbkConsig) July 4, 2019

MEMORIES: Sports betting at Oaklawn recalls history of Illicit gambling in Hot Springs [America’s Best Racing]

TUG OF WAR: California sports betting bill faces opposition from tribal groups [WSN]

ON THE WAY: Place your bets: Tennessee’s sports gaming act begins July 1 [TN Bar Journal]

POLICY POSITION: In West Springfield, Massachusetts, council passes sports betting resolution [Reminder]

PAIN RELIEF: Medical marijuana and sports betting are top issues for NFL’s CBA talks [Axios]

With Seinfeld making its debut 30 years ago today, here are the 15 best sports moments in the show's history https://t.co/BXGEsicnV5

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 5, 2019

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Indiana Sports Betting Regs Could Allow Gambling on the Oscars

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Brett Smiley is editor-in-chief and co-founder of Sports Handle, which joined forces with the US Bets team in November 2018. He focuses on the sports betting industry and legislation. He's a recreational sports bettor and DFS player himself, focusing on the NFL. In a past life, Smiley practiced commercial litigation in New York City and previously wrote for FOX Sports and SI.com. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

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