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News: House Subcommittee To Hold Hearing On ‘The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses’
Editor’s note: The gambling news roundup will return on Friday.
Sports betting — and perhaps prediction markets — will be on the agenda in Congress next week.
A House subcommittee is scheduled to hold a hearing titled “The Rise of...
Nebraska Rejects Online Sports Betting, But Election Results Could Help Gambling Expansion
Legal Nebraska online sports betting is dead for this year. But other results could end up being positive for the US online gambling industry as it seeks expansion in other states.
Hopes for online sports betting expansion were pinned on...
The Cashout: NY Sports Betting Handle, Revenue Are Up In Weekly October Numbers
Kalshi notional volume falls week over week. Gambling news roundup: FanDuel names Genetski permanent CEO; Sportradar reports Q3; Sporttrade gets CFTC approval; Election Day’s impacts on US gambling.
The Closing Line provides gambling indus...
Nebraska Sports Betting Faces Potentially Close Election Day Vote
The Cashout will return on Tuesday.
The effort to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska is expected to face a close vote on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the campaign.
Nebraskans will vote on a pair of ballot me...
‘It’s Not About Morality. It’s About Control.’
I don’t think I have heard anyone lay out the case against prediction markets more clearly than Utah’s attorney general just did.
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