This week’s show explains the working of the new California sports betting proposal from Native American gaming interests. Tribes in the state have initiated a push for regulated the activity, and the legislature has set up a date to review the idea! Tribal gaming would like the state to legalize betting on sports, so long as the bets are placed in their casinos. We also have sports betting news from the NBA. Hello my friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling our last show before we take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. This week we find that California…

A coalition of eighteen state tribes have put forth a proposal for legal California sports betting. Calling it the Sports Wagering Regulation and Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act, the measure would be put to voters at the November 2020 elections. It also aims to amend the state constitution to legalize betting on sports at some locations, including Tribal casinos and licensed racetracks, and set a 10% gross revenue tax on licensees. Only in-person wagering would be permitted under the Act, and limited to those aged 21 and above. Minors are further protected by advertising controls, such as a prohibition on advertising…

Don’t hold your breath, but lawmakers have introduced another California sports betting bill. The last one didn’t go so well, but a recent change in the state’s gambling landscape presents a fresh stage for 2019. The bill’s introduction comes in the wake of a failed private attempt to garner signatures in support of a referendum. This proposal, however, would be subject to two-thirds approval from the legislature before a majority vote at the ballot box in November 2020. Since the bill has not yet been filed there’s not much to work with so far. What is clear is that lawmakers have…

Leave it to the Golden State. California sports betting is as complex and heartbreaking as possible! In fact, it’s becoming as convoluted as online poker in the state. Will they ever manage to regulate sports betting in California?? And could the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant actually add sports betting to their menu? The may offer bets before California! And DraftKings expansion includes invading Nevada! This week’s special offer is for Gossip Slots.

California sports betting supporters are learning a fast and simple truth: Gaming expansion in the state is never easy. Since the Supreme Court decision that overturned PASPA, there are now eight states with legalized sports betting. Plus, other states are already penciling it in as a top priority in 2019. But not California. California sports betting appears to be following in the footsteps of online poker: It is a divisive issue that pits California’s varied gaming interests against one another. Assemblyman Adam Gray introduced a sports betting bill in May. Gray is a key player in the state’s online poker…

California sports betting is currently illegal, but that all might change within the next two years. Political consultant Russell Lowery has just filed a motion to put sports betting to a public vote, requesting that the state’s attorney general allow Californians the ability to decide whether or not they would like this to be a part of their sporting experience. This initiative would be part of the 2020 ballot, dubbed the Gaming Fairness and Accountability Act. If passed, it would grant gaming firms and sports authorities the right to take bets on different sporting events, with state legislature allowed to…