For many people in the northern hemisphere, betting on ice hockey is nearly as old as the sports, which was created in the late 1800s when Canadians decided to continue playing a sport using a stick to hit a ball, regardless of the weather – creating the game we know today. Using sticks, a puck, […]
Sports Betting
A booming business of Sport Betting in USA (Part 1)
The American interest for sports betting is prodigious.While Nevada sportsbooks generate about US$4 billion in legal bets yearly, somewhere from $55 billion to $450 billion is bet illegally with bookies and internet-based overseas sports betting entities.The wide range of estimates exists because companies operating illegally don’t disclose business records. Even the low end of the […]
HOW DOES CORONAVIRUS AFFECT THE SPORTS BETTING INDUSTRY ?
Up to now, Covid 19 has appeared in 208 different nations and islands. More than one million people has suffered from this dangerous diseases and there are nearly 70,000 deaths around the world. Due to the rapid spread of this virus, all the international tournaments relating to sports have to be postponed. Therefore, all branches […]
US states where sports betting is legal (part 3)
New York A constitutional change to increase seven private casinos within the state was approved by voters of NY in 2013. The state also passed a law to legalize sports betting if the federal government agreed to lift its ban. Once the ban was lifted, New York would move ahead with these plans. In June […]
The US states where sports betting is legal (Part 2)
Mississippi Mississippi legalized sports betting in 2018 allowing 23 properties to offer sports betting since August 1, 2018. Under current law, mobile betting is only legal and permitted to those physically present in a licensed casino. No mobile or online betting is allowed off the grounds of a casino. Montana Montana is the first state […]
The US states where sports betting is legal
Arkansas In November 2018, the residents of Arkansas approved expanding casino gaming in the state through voting on the midterm election ballot making it as the eighth state to legalize sports betting. The constitutional amendment does not approve statewide online and mobile sports betting. 54% of voters agree for casino gaming licenses. Properties were requested […]
THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN USA‘S SPORTS BETTING
USA has 4 major professional sports such as : The National Basketball Association ( NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), The National Football League ( NFL) and the National Hockey League (NHL). Sports betting is becoming more and more massively popular all over the world, especially in USA. Let’s have a quick look at some rules […]