In The News: International Center for Gaming Regulation
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It’s suppertime, two days before Easter, and the Sportsbook, a two-level lounge on the second floor of Twin River Casino in Lincoln, is slowly filling. A ragged line of men bend over their sheets or scan the odds displayed on monitors as they inch to the tills. The walls flash with color and movement from 103 flat screens wrapping the room, like the facets of a fly’s compound eye. At least twenty professional athletic contests are being waged in hockey, basketball and baseball, and everybody hopes it will be a good Friday.
California has become the latest state to open debates about the legalization of sports betting. Following up on last year’s PASPA ruling, state legislators proposed a ballot on Thursday, looking to create a legal framework for the Golden State.
Lawmakers in California introduced legislation that could bring legalized sports betting to the Golden State after the 2020 election cycle.
Joining a national wave, California lawmakers on Thursday proposed a ballot measure that would legalize sports betting in the state in response to last year’s Supreme Court ruling allowing states to permit wagering.
Sports betting legislation has once again been proposed in the country's most populous state as two California politicians presented a new bill for consideration Thursday.
Nevada has lost its long held crown.
Two lawmakers in California have introduced legislation that would bring sports betting to one of America’s largest states.
In the casino business, the minnow is swallowing the whale.
Nevada-based casinos and slot machine manufacturers have been preparing for new markets in places like Massachusetts and Japan. Now, there’s an opportunity for growth nestled in the heart of the Midwest: Illinois.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals could be a watershed moment in the development of legal sports betting in the United States.
A $17.3 billion megadeal is slated to create the largest casino company in the world by gaming assets.