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It seems that every facet of Donald Trump’s presidential function falls under scrutiny by media critics and citizens alike. This time, that function is clemency. In the United States, presidents hold an absolute power to pardon individuals indicted under federal charges. Most presidents have exercised this authority during the final months of their presidency. Before …
Online gambling and sports betting with international operators has long been legal in the United States. However, with the PASPA overturn in 2018, the landscape started to change domestically. As of Q3 2020, over a third of all US states have passed local sports betting laws to allow the pastime within their borders. Some states …
The future of domestic casino gaming is online, which is clear to anyone even cursorily involved with the US gambling industry. This has been especially highlighted during the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States. During the months-long lockdowns – and even now with limited-capacity reopenings – states with physical brick-and-mortar gambling venues have been …
If you’re an avid brick-and-mortar poker player, chances are you’re now an avid online poker player instead. And if you aren’t, you’re probably strongly considering it. That, of course, is thanks to the widespread card room and casino shutdowns brought on by they 2020 coronavirus outbreak in America, which took away most poker players’ legitimate …
Usually, our coverage involves the launch of new US-based sportsbooks and how they stack up to their more refined competitors overseas. After all, offshore betting sites have been taking US customers for almost 30 years, long before the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was overturned by the Supreme Court in May 2018. But one …
One of America’s most well-known sports broadcast networks has officially partnered with one of the world’s premier sportsbook operators. And the two giants are now pushing their chips into the center of the table and going all-in on the future legalization of online sports gambling in the United States. CBS Sports and William Hill announced …
For the first time this election cycle, one presidential candidate has spoken out against the Department of Justice’s reversed opinion on the Federal Wire Act. Joe Biden, the former Vice President under Barack Obama, said earlier this week that he opposes adding new restrictions on legal U.S. online gambling and agrees with the Wire Act’s …
Lawmakers in the Great Lakes State are going “all-in” on legalizing online gambling in Michigan. Michigan Legislature passed an iGaming bill package this week, which includes the potential legalization of four types of web-based gambling: online casinos, Internet poker, sports betting, and daily fantasy sports. The state Senate voted 35-3 Wednesday morning, and the House …
On the road again—Georgia lawmakers just can’t wait to get on the road again. The law they want you to love allows legally gambling with your friends, and they can’t wait to get on the road again. But if all goes according to plan, then we may soon see Peach State residents rollin’ down the …
You come at the king, you best not miss. Nevada took back its sports gambling crown just one month after having the handle dethroned by up-and-coming New Jersey back in May. For the month of June, a total of $322 million was bet on sports at the sportsbooks located in Las Vegas and throughout the …