Michigan Legislature Passes Four Types Of Online Gambling

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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 …

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Purdue Wants To Ban Employees, Students From Legally Betting On Boilermakers

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Indiana jumped on the sports betting hype train at the beginning of September, becoming the 13th state to offer sportsbooks as a result. Now,  Purdue University is looking to derail that train. The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved the adoption of a new “sports wagering policy” on Thursday, October 10th, that “bans faculty, staff …

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SEC Commissioner Says Legalized Sports Gambling Could Harm Athletes’ Mental Health

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With legalized sports gambling spreading throughout the United States, the commissioner for the nation’s premier college football conference took the podium Monday during the first SEC media day to present his case on how it could negatively affect the mental health of student-athletes. According to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, mental health is an issue athletes …

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Fox Sports Dives Into Betting With The Stars Group

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Fox Sports will be the first major legacy US media company to launch a sports betting product – called Fox Bet. Fox will be investing $236 million in The Stars Group (TSG), a Canadian company which owns and licenses several big-name gambling brands like PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetEasy, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, BetStars, Full Tilt, …

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Colorado Considers Sports Gambling

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In the midst of March Madness, Colorado is seriously considering gambling expansion to include sports wagering. Colorado’s legislature is readying legislation and efforts to legalize sports gambling as said by Representative Alec Garnett who is the House Majority leader, “We’ve been working the last couple of months with stakeholders trying to build what a legal …

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Gambling Is Predicted To Be The Fastest Growing Industry For The Empire State Until 2026

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Yahoo Finance has recently reported that the fastest growing industry for the Empire State will be the gambling industry in 2019. This conclusion is based on statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BSL) and projections from the Projections Managing Partnership (PMP). The PMP is a government-backed combination of business that produces state labor market …

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Massachusetts Rings In New Sports Betting Bills

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Proposes Sports Gambling

Just as the 2019 legislative session deadline reaches Friday the 18th, five sports gambling bills are squeezed in last minute. Governor Charlie Baker and several other MA lawmakers have produced their own sports gambling bills for consideration in this year’s legislative session. The Governor’s bill favors the endeavors of companies like DraftKings and FanDuel, while …

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Indiana Faces Two Sports Gambling Bills

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Which bill will the state choose to implement, both are sound but depending on your values you may prefer one over the other… Indiana’s 2019 legislative session is faced with a difficult decision, choose Rep. Alan Morrison’s House Bill 1363 or Sen. Jon Ford’s Senate Bill 439. Both share the same principles – a 6% …

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