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These news stories have caught our eye lately, and we wanted to share them with our community.

A much-anticipated public roundtable on the practice of limiting sports betting customers finally has a set date. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will host a roundtable on limiting sports betting customers on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The commission has been discussing the potential for a new meeting for the last month after the majority of licensed sports betting operators […]

The late Doyle Brunson is credited with calling the game of poker “a hard way to make an easy living,” and it’s a statement that applies to any form of gambling where it’s possible, by skill or by scheme, to come out ahead in the long run. Nowadays, everyone knows about the existence of professional […]

American Bettors’ Voice Welcomes Technology Entrepreneur Adam Robinson to its Advisory Board

Las Vegas, NV. (August 20, 2024) — American Bettors’ Voice (ABV), the leading advocacy group representing bettors’ rights in the United States, is proud to announce that Adam Robinson, a veteran technology entrepreneur and legislative strategist, has joined the Advisory Board. With over 25 years of experience in scaling high-growth technology companies and leading grassroots […]

It was about five years ago.  I received a call from a gentleman named Spanky, who wanted me to visit with him on his podcast and talk about my time at the Stardust Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, especially as it concerned Stardust’s race and sports book. Spanky dropped Captain Jack’s name, who he […]

LAS VEGAS — Taxing a winning sports wager? I had never even pondered such a scenario much less believed it could occur at a U.S. sportsbook. However, that is precisely what Draft-Kings proposes for January 2025, to offset bloated tax rates in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. (According to an insider, it will not […]

We’ll have to wait at least a few more days until a date is announced for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s much-anticipated public roundtable on the practice of sports betting operators placing betting limits on users. A date for the discussion was to be scheduled today during the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s (MGC) agenda setting meeting, but that meeting […]