Industry News of the Day for July 16, 2019

Industry News:

  • Legal Sports Report, 7.15.19 – The Week In Sports Betting: Everyone Welcome Our New Friend, New Hampshire
    • Another week of news begins with another state taking a significant step toward legal sports betting. We turn our attention to the Northeast this week, where a craving has spread through the region like a brush fire. Rhode Island was the first New England state to legalize sports betting in 2018, and it finally has some competition on the block.

New Jersey:

Pennsylvania:

  • Online Poker Report, 7.15.19 – Live Updates: PA Online Casino Launch Questions & Answers
    • Finally, Pennsylvania online casinos are a real thing. It’s been more than a year and a half since Pennsylvania initially legalized online gambling. On Monday, legal PA online casino games became a reality.

New York:

  • AP News, 7.16.19 – Sports Betting To Start In Upstate New York
    • Sports betting is getting under way in upstate New York. Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady plans to cut the ribbon on its betting lounge Tuesday morning.
  • New York Post, 7.15.19 – Sports Betting A Go At New York Casinos
    • Sports betting in New York is expected to begin on Tuesday, with the first of four upstate casinos set to win official approval from the State Gaming Commission.

North Carolina:

Maryland:

  • Baltimore Post-Examiner, 7.15.19 – Sports Betting Analysts Got It Right Regarding US Online Sports Bettors
    • If Maryland’s legislative representatives need any motivation to start moving towards the legalization of sports betting for its resident, the recent annual survey offered by the American Gaming Association (AGA) is shining a very bright light on the success of sports gambling in the US.

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