American Gaming Association claims that $4.2 billion will be wagered...most of it illegally The nonsensical nature of US laws restricting sports betting to just four states was again illustrated this week when the American Gaming Association trotted out its predictions on Super Bowl betting, estimating that $4.2 billion will be wagered... almost all of it illegally. Betting on Super Bowl...
House Commerce and Gaming Committee considered HB 2370 A public hearing on the position of daily and traditional fantasy sports - both banned in the real-money sense in Washington state - took place yesterday (Monday) before the state House Commerce and Gaming Committee chaired by Rep. Chris Hurst. The committee heard testimony and discussed Hurst's HB2370 proposal, which effectively seeks...
Wynn planning launch of a mobile sports book in Las Vegas Steve Wynn, the high profile head of the Wynn Resorts land gambling group, has in the past seemed interested in online poker business possibilities, only to reverse course and oppose the online gambling industry's legalisation in the United States in more recent times (see previous InfoPowa reports). However, it...
Latest on the legality issue from Maryland, Vermont and Virginia The legality issue on daily fantasy sports continues to occupy the thoughts of US lawmakers at state level, judging by reports from the United States Friday. In Maryland the state's financial Comptroller has announced that an enquiry into the legality of DFS is to be conducted. The announcement follows the...
Three different approaches Making bets on daily fantasy sports is regarded as illegal in the state of Washington, but three lawmakers are working to liberalise the strict laws that could affect over a million players in the state. Sen. Pam Roach is concerned that harmless "water cooler fantasy-football" leagues - widespread in offices and factories - could make punters into...
Will Texas declare daily fantasy sports gambling? Daily fantasy sports operators are anxiously awaiting the opinion of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on the legality of daily fantasy sports under state law... and market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel have been urging players to appeal to lawmakers not to ban their pastime, according to a weekend report on local television news...
If the house takes a cut, its unlawful Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has published his opinion on the legality of daily fantasy sports under Texan State Law saying as a general rule traditional fantasy sports remain lawful, however daily fantasy sports, where the "house takes a cut", is not. "Paid daily 'fantasy sports' operators claim they can legally operate...
Players can compete with one another across Android and iOS devices Mobile eSports company Skillz has claimed that it is the first to launch a cross-platform multi-player system for mobile punters, enabling players on Android and iOS systems to compete against one another in the 150,000 daily competitions currently available on the Skillz website. Skillz CEO Andrew Paradise says that...
But rival politicians accuse Democrat Jay Nixon of being all talk and no action In his eighth and last gubernatorial State of the State address Wednesday, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon called for the regulation and taxing of online fantasy sports leagues. The governor claimed that lobbyists wanted to keep fantasy sports unregulated, but opined that the vertical constitutes gambling and...
Takes single biggest prize in fantasy sports history Poker pro Aaron Jones has won the single largest prize in fantasy sports history pocketing a staggering $5 million first place award in the DraftKings' World Fantasy Football Championship far outstripping his lifetime poker winnings of $500 000. Jones sealed the deal after trailing in fifth place heading into the final stretch...
