This has been a historic year for legal sports betting in the United States as the long-awaited Supreme Court decision in Murphy v NCAA erased a 26-year-long federal ban on full-fledged sports wagering outside Nevada. A whole heck of a…
OCEANPORT, NEW JERSEY– The excitement is palpable immediately upon stepping foot into Monmouth Park where New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy made the first legal wager at the William Hill Sportsbook, exactly one month after the United States Supreme Court struck…
This is the fifth in a series of stories for Sports Handle discussing various federal statutes that in one way or another remain relevant to the expansion of legalized sports betting after the fall of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act…
As you are probably aware by now, the 1992 federal law banning sports betting outside Nevada is no more. The United States Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision on Monday that the law known as the Professional and Amateur…
The 1992 federal law banning sports betting outside of Nevada is history. The United States Supreme Court on Monday issued a 7-2 decision in Murphy v NCAA, ruling in favor of New Jersey in its battle against the NCAA and major professional…
The prevailing belief is that the United States Supreme Court — sometime before the end of its term in June — will rule in favor of New Jersey and eliminate Congress’ 1992 law banning full-fledged sports wagering outside Nevada. The…
This is one so rich with irony I’m having a difficult time staying seated. Proving that they are beyond shame when it comes to sports betting, the NBA and MLB engaged New Jersey officials in recent months to discuss how…
After New Jersey presented its case, ultimately regarding the constitutionality of the federal ban on sports wagering, to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), most court watchers voiced optimism that SCOTUS would rule the ban unconstitutional and the…
Each circled date has begun the same: two cups of coffee, some pacing, and mood tracks ranging from Tom Petty’s “The Waiting” to Europe’s “The Final Countdown.” After five fire drills, Monday April 2 may really be the day that…
With U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Christie v NCAA in the books as of Monday, we’re taking stock of reactions and predictions on the high court’s ruling and the fate of PASPA, the 1992 federal law effectively banning sports betting outside…
November 15, 2018 The good news for the New Jersey sportsbooks in the newly released revenue report for October is a large jump in handle from $186 million in…
November 7, 2018 Arkansas voters on Tuesday legalized sports betting in the only mid-term election ballot initiative in the country dealing directly with sports betting. The initiative appeared…
November 10, 2018 Kentucky Senator Julian Carroll (D-District 7) refiled an updated version of his sports betting bill on Friday. The bill, which would create the independent Kentucky…