The US sports betting industry is under fire after several major scandals involving professional athletes and gambling. Now the main stream media is calling for changes amid concerns of addiction risks and player protections. Enter the SAFE Bet Act, which could bring some big changes to the American sports betting industry, but could also save it. As I prepare to leave for my summer vacation both the NBA and NHL championship series are underway, and with them lots of US sports betting action. On that note, I would like to leave you with some good news before I take my…

It took years for American sports bets to escape the confines of Las Vegas, but they are making the most of things now. For a long time, bettors in the United Kingdom watched in bewildered amusement as US authorities insisted on keeping sports wagers illegal in most of the country. But no one is laughing now. In just four short years since the Supreme Court decision that opened the door for the regulation of American sports bets everywhere, there are now 36 states which regulate the activity. What’s more is that in four more years the US sports gambling market…

Delays, delays, delays! US sports betting delays in Maine, which won’t launch until next year! Delays in Kansas, where betting on sports won’t launch in time for football season! And delays in Massachusetts, which won’t launch until the Super Bowl! But there is one state that is already counting down to their sports betting launch. 36 states! That’s how much US sports betting has spread across America in just four years! 36 states! But some of the most recent states to regulate the activity are having a bit of trouble getting going. Maine sports betting was the 34th state to…

Our friends at SBC, while working with VIXIO Gambling Compliance, have uncovered some interesting findings about US sports betting. It seems that executives in the gambling industry, as well as regulators and even legal advisors, feel that the activity could be regulated in as many as 45 states by the year 2025. These numbers are derived from a survey conducted by the company prior to the SBC Summit North America in December 2021. They asked nearly 150 top executives involved with sports betting in America about their beliefs on the continued growth of the market. However, there were some serious…

J.Todd attends the Global Gaming Expo and speaks with the AGA’s Senior Vice President for Strategic Communications, Casey Clark, about the US sports betting market. Discussion includes how the pandemic may have actually helped the online sports betting industry, and how mobile sports betting may help the spread of online gambling in America. Legal sports betting is available online and in casinos across several American states in the country. Web based sports books are legal in over 30 states now, and that list will only get longer as other states see the economic benefits of regulating the activity. This was…

Our gambling news for this week finds the expansion of US sports betting continues with Florida, Maryland, and Louisiana jumping into the regulated ring. And with the addition of mobile sports betting in those states, US online gambling also gets a shove in the right direction. Hello players! Thanks so much for joining me on another edition of This Week in Gambling, where for the past several weeks we’ve been discussing casinos opening post pandemic in Las Vegas and Reno and Atlantic City and all across America! But this week, we’re shifting gears a little bit… for this week’s big…