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Florida Online Sports Betting: Hard Rock Bet May Face Another Court Challenge
Florida online sports betting just resumed after a two-year halt. However, the entity responsible for that stoppage is asking the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for more time to file a court request. If SCOTUS grants the requested filing extension, West Flagler Associates may eventually want SCOTUS to end Hard Rock Bet‘s monopoly for good. However, […]
Florida Online Sports Betting: Hard Rock Bet Waitlist Begins Moving Following Court Decision
Florida online sports betting appears to be ramping up on Hard Rock Bet now that the Florida Supreme Court denied West Flagler Associates‘ request to “suspend” wagering. That Nov. 17 denial doesn’t mean that the state or federal lawsuits brought by West Flagler are finished, but Florida bettors seemed to think it’s game on. Some of […]
North Carolina Approves First Set of Sports Betting Rules but Won’t Launch on January 8
The North Carolina Lottery Commission (NCLC) has confirmed that sports betting won’t go live on Jan. 8, 2024, the date it becomes legal under state law. During a Nov. 14 meeting, Commissioner Ripley Rand said that a Jan. 8 launch had become a practical impossibility due to the amount of work needed. Commissioner Cari Boyce […]
ESPN Bet Launch Day Starts Slow, Ends at #1 in the App Store
ESPN Bet, the sportsbook collaboration between Penn Entertainment and Disney-owned ESPN, launched Tuesday in 17 states. Hollywood Casino, billed as a “new casino experience,” is also available within the sportsbook app in four legal online casino states. The launch followed the August announcement of a $2 billion, 10-year deal granting Penn rights to the ESPN […]
Penn Entertainment Expects To Launch ESPN Bet in 17 States on November 14
Penn Entertainment expects ESPN Bet to debut in 17 states on Nov. 14, pending final regulatory approvals. If all goes to plan, the sportsbook will be available in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The new product replaces Barstool Sportsbook after Penn […]
Florida Sports Betting Resumes on Dec. 7, Sans Mobile — For Now
Florida sports betting is scheduled to resume on Dec. 7 at three retail Seminole Casinos. Southern Sunshine State gamblers are slated to be joined by wagerers at the remaining three Seminole Tribe of Florida-managed casinos by Dec. 11. The tribe hasn’t announced when or if Hard Rock Bet will be relaunching online sports betting. Yet […]
Betway Declines Entering Illinois Sports Betting Marketplace
The Illinois sports betting marketplace won’t be Betway’s tenth sportsbook state because the operator bowed out of its online-only license application. On Oct. 26, attendees of the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) meeting learned the bidding process ended without any operators receiving licenses. Betway had been one of two would-be online-only sportsbooks, IGB Executive Director Marcus Fruchter […]
California Sports Betting Ballot Initiatives for Tribes Lack Support From Tribal Gaming’s CNIGA, Boyd
Proposed California sports betting ballot initiatives filed on Oct. 27 with the California Attorney General’s Office (CAG) resulted in two gaming entities denying involvement. On Oct. 27, the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) said it knew nothing about the proposed Sports Wagering Regulation and Tribal Gaming Protection Act and the Tribal Gaming Protection Act. […]
Maverick Gaming Sets the Stage for Oral Arguments in Ninth Circuit IGRA Case
On Oct. 9, Maverick Gaming filed a reply brief with the Ninth Circuit, reiterating the reasons it believes its challenge to Washington sports betting and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) should proceed despite having been thrown out by a lower court. Earlier this year, District Court Judge David Estudillo agreed with the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, which had intervened […]
DOI Responds to West Flagler’s Request for Stay of Lower Court Mandate at SCOTUS
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has submitted its response to the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) regarding West Flagler’s request for a stay in its ongoing Florida sports betting case against the Secretary of the Interior, Debra Haaland. West Flager is seeking to press pause on the ramifications of the DC Circuit Court of […]
