Sports betting at land based casinos has been legal for a while now. But Michigan online gambling, along with mobile sports betting, could be up and running before the end of the year. Internet casinos, along with online poker and other online games, have to wait until commercial and tribal casinos receive licenses. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will effectively green light the new regulations to allow for online sports betting and casino games at a meeting on Tuesday.their next meeting. “Everybody wants to get this thing going,” Lucido, of Macomb County’s Shelby Township, told The Associated Press. “This…

Half of all the states in America now regulate betting on sports, and more are sure to follow. This week we look at the gambling news of US sports betting as it continues to grow and shatter records! Hello players! Thanks for joining me on This Week in Gambling. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and if you have any room for leftovers we’ve got a full plate of sports betting news to cover from seven different states! So let’s get right into it with this week’s big stories! A few weeks ago we spoke about sports betting in…

In the midst of a pandemic, sports betting in Pennsylvania continues to grow at a record pace. October revenue figures show nearly a 13% growth in revenue from last year, as reported by the Gaming Control Board. Numbers show that revenue from gambling came to over $320 million, which was substantially more that the $283 million over the same time in 2019. Penn National reported a revenue increase of $15.5 million, which is an amazing 761.1% growth. While Rivers Casino Philadelphia brought in $16.6 million, an increase of 564.0%. Other reported numbers came from the Mount Airy Casino Resorts with…

The tedious NFL sports betting relationship is one with a checkered history. Placing bets on a football game in America was only something that happened between friends, at a local bar, or maybe in an office pool. Then the US Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports gambling in 2018 and everything changed. Since that time, several states have regulated and made a healthy profit from the activity. NFL sports betting partnerships have blossomed as the League relaxed years of strict anti-gambling policies. So where are we now? And which teams are leasing the way into the…

The state’s Division of Gaming has released Colorado sports betting figures showing that over $200 million was wagered just in September. That’s up 61% compared to the month of August. Despite the American football season ‘kicking off’, baseball was the sport with the most money wagered. More than $47 million of bets were placed, with football second, basketball third and then followed by hockey. The activity added nearly $70,000 in taxes to state coffers, the division reported. The sports gambling industry debuted in Colorado on May 1st, and amid a pandemic that put a hold on many professional sports. You…

Players in four states will be registering some big gambling votes when the polls open in a few weeks. The legalization of sports betting is set to be decided in Louisiana, South Dakota and Maryland. While Nebraska voters will decide if they want to allow land based casinos. South Dakota’s sports betting bill is simply whether to change the state constitution to allow in-person sports betting at Deadwood’s casinos. Nebraska has three initiatives all relating to the issue, and if all three pass it will no longer be one of the few states in the union without casino gambling. Louisiana’s…