Tag: NBA gambling partnership
NHL May Follow NBA Gambling Partnership
August 7, 2018
Last week, the US sports betting movement continued its march forward as an NBA gambling partnership was signed with MGM Resorts International. It was the first professional sports league in North America to make such a deal with a gambling company. This new partnership will include both the NBA and WNBA leagues. The National Hockey League (NHL), led by Commissioner Gary Bettman wants to follow suit by participating in an NHL sports betting deal. The move comes after a landmark court decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that US states would be allowed to individually decide upon gambling laws…