Industry News of the Day for November 8, 2019

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Missouri:

  • Gambling Compliance, 11.8.19 – S. Leagues Run Into Pushback In Missouri Over Integrity Fee (subscription paywall)
    • Members of a Missouri House committee laying the groundwork for sports-betting legislation in 2020 voiced reluctance on Thursday to include an integrity fee for the nation’s professional sports leagues.
  • Fox 2 Now, 11.8.19 – Could Sports Betting Become Legal In Missouri?
    • Legal sports betting could be coming to the state of Missouri. At the state capitol on Thursday, the Interim House Committee on Gaming hosted major league sports officials to talk about the industry.

Sports League News:

  • Associated Press, 11.7.19 – Column: NFL Riding Wave Of Sports Betting
    • The sports betting effect is already showing in the NFL, with league TV ratings up 5% last year and up again this year — all at a time where TV ratings are on the decline elsewhere.