81 stories by Nick Juliano
Kentucky Sports Betting Options Released: NFL and eSports are In, Slap Fighting is Out, Pickleball is Under Review
Kentucky regulators Thursday outlined the dozens of professional and collegiate competitions that will be eligible for wagers when newly legal sports betting goes into effect next week. The events catalog released by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission includes all major US professional...
PredictIt Adds New Markets Following Legal Wins
Political betting market PredictIt has added several new markets in recent weeks following a recent legal win in its ongoing showdown with federal regulators. In late July, a federal court allowed PredictIt to remain online while the site appealed a move by...
Iowa Takes Aim at Account-Sharing in Wake of Student Betting Scandals
Iowa college athletes who are under investigation for betting on games allegedly did so using other people’s accounts. Now, state regulators are taking steps to crack down on the practice. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) is considering proposed rule changes...
Kentucky Approves Sportsbook Operators with Betting Weeks Away
Kentucky regulators on Tuesday approved temporary licenses for racetracks and mobile sportsbooks to begin accepting wagers next month. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission granted 12 licenses for in-person sportsbooks at racetracks and satellite facilities around the state and eight mobile sportsbook licenses....
Kentucky Sports Betting Sign-Ups Begin This Month
Online sportsbooks in Kentucky won’t be open until the end of September. But officials said Thursday that residents will be able to register for accounts by the end of this month. “The countdown is on. We are just three weeks away from...
Richmond, Virginia Casino Vote On Hold As Judge Hits Pause
A Richmond, Va., nonprofit will get its day in court against a local casino referendum. Richmond Circuit Court Judge William R. Marchant on Tuesday stepped back from his earlier approval of plans for a casino referendum this year. The judge suspended his...
Seminole Sports Betting Ruling May Be Revisited by Federal Court
A Florida cardroom operator is asking a federal appeals court to reverse its decision to uphold an agreement that gives the Seminole tribe exclusive rights to sports betting in the Sunshine State. West Flagler Associates, which has spent nearly two years fighting...
Richmond, Virginia Nonprofit Seeks to Block Casino Vote
A nonprofit in Richmond, Va., is going to court in an effort to block a new casino referendum, arguing that the city illegally handed a no-bid contract to an out-of-state developer. Lodge No. 1 of the Good Lions filed a motion late...
Seven Mobile Sportsbooks Apply for Kentucky Licenses
Kentucky regulators are considering applications from seven online sportsbook operators, as well as applications for in-person wagering from the state’s seven horse racetracks. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will decide on the license applications later this month, and residents should be able...
Massachusetts Regulators Adopt New Data Privacy Rules
Sportsbooks in Massachusetts will have to take additional steps to protect users’ privacy, state gaming regulators said Tuesday. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission adopted new regulations requiring sportsbooks to limit the ways they collect, use, and share confidential or personally identifying information collected...
