Articles by Zach Wolpin (124)
The TGL is a brand-new planned Golf League created by TMRW Sports. With the backing of the PGA, the TGL is set to start their play next January. Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission tabled a vote on allowing sports betting on the TGL. Lawmakers need to review the legal requirements for sports wagering rules […]
On Wednesday, the SBC Summit North America, a major gaming industry conference, met. One of the main concerns was how difficult it has been for operators to expand online gaming in the United States. Online casino gaming is only legal in a handful of states. Despite that, industry executives believe online gaming is the future […]
In 2024, ESPN will have all-access coverage of the 106th PGA Championship. Earlier this week, it was announced that ESPN BET would be the official sports betting partner of the PGA Championship through 2026. Additionally, ESPN BET is going to offer a brand new alternate broadcast of this year's PGA Championship. During rounds one and […]
New York Senator Joe Addabbo has been advocating for the advancement of his bill. Addabbo wants to modernize daily fantasy sports in the Empire State. However, the biggest qualm for his bill is raising the age for Daily Fantasy Sports. That’s where Addabbo has received the most backlash. As the chairman of the Racing, Gaming, […]
A little over a month ago, Fanatics Betting and Gaming completed their buyout of PointsBet. New Jersey was the last PointsBet state that existed. Now, they have rebranded to Fanatics Sportsbook. Fans in New Jersey can now download the Fanatics Sportsbook app on iOS or Android. The Garden State is the 20th that Fanatics has […]
In May 2018, the US Supreme Court struck down a federal law that banned regulated sports gambling. New Jersey was one of the first states to get sports betting fully legalized and operating in their state. On June 14, 2018, New Jersey’s Monmouth Park was home to their legal wager. It was Governor Phill Murphy […]
In 2014, New Jersey was the first state to introduce a legal iGaming market. Since then, six other states including Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island have all opened up online casinos. Nearly 40 US jurisdictions have approved some form of legal sports betting. However, only seven states have a legal online […]
In April, FanDuel gained full access to the mobile sports betting market in Washington D.C., replacing GamebetDC. FanDuel became the new subcontractor for Intralot. Last week, four sports betting operators in D.C. testified in front of a council committee. They spoke in favor of supporting a bill that would allow a competitive sports betting market […]
Major sportsbook operators in the US like BetMGM, DraftKings, Fanatics, and FanDuel have formed the Sports Betting Alliance (SBA). They are encouraging consumers to help fight against a potential tax hike for Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker suggests that the state raise its sports betting tax rate from 15% to 35%. A massive increase. Legal Sports […]
Currently, Missouri is one of 12 states that still doesn’t have sports betting legalized. However, lawmakers have been working diligently to make a change. The Winning For Missouri Education campaign needed to have 170,000 valid signatures turned in by May 5. In total, they got over 340,000 signatures that were delivered by mascots to the […]