Industry News of the Day for October 10, 2019

iDEA Growth in the News:

• Legal Sports Report, 10.9.19 – Ohio Sports Betting Bill Holds The Line On Official League Data Mandate Ask [iDEA Growth mentioned]
  • Ohio appears to be giving into sports leagues on one request but standing strong on refusing to include an official league data mandate.
• US Bets, 10.9.19 – Ohio The Site For Sports Leagues’ Latest Attempt At A Money Grab [iDEA Growth mentioned]
  • The Ohio House Finance Committee on Wednesday held its second hearing in as many days on a proposal to legalize sports wagering, both in a retail setting and via the internet.
• EGR Global, 10.9.19 – Industry Advises Illinois To Remove Cap On Online-Only Licenses [J. Ifrah as iDEA Growth spokesman; subscription paywall]
  • Industry trade body iDEA Growth has advised the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) to remove its proposed cap on online-only licences, as part of the regulator’s public consultation.

iDEA Growth Member News:

• Gambling Compliance, 10.10.19 – GVC Buzzing About Brazil, Unflustered By Flutter-Stars Merger [subscription paywall]
  • GVC is looking for BetMGM to capture a 10-15 percent share of New Jersey’s sports-betting market by mid-2020, but is almost as excited about Brazil as the United States, CEO Kenny Alexander said on Wednesday.
• NJ Online Gambling, 10.9.19 – Problem Gambling The Focus Of A Major New Partnership In New Jersey
  • GVC Holdings, a worldwide gaming firm that entered New Jersey’s online world in 2013, announced the formation of a foundation on problem gambling that includes former Giants Super Bowl-winning wide receiver Amani Toomer, Princeton Public Affairs Group lobbyist William Pascrell III, and GVC Holdings Director of Regulatory Affairs Martin Lycka.
• Betting US, 10.10.19 – GVC Creates US Foundation For Responsible Gambling
  • Earlier this week, GVC Holdings launched a US-facing foundation for responsible gambling.
• SBC Americas, 10.9.19 – SG Ready To Showcase The ‘Future Of Sports Betting’ At G2E 2019
  • Scientific Games Corporation will showcase what it describes as ‘the future of sports betting’ at the 2019 Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas next week.

Federal News:

• Gambling Compliance, 10.10.19 – S. Senate Leaves Tribal Gaming Nominee Twisting Slowly In The Wind [subscription paywall]
  • It has been more than ten weeks since a Senate committee agreed to a unanimous voice vote to confirm the nominee to lead the federal agency overseeing Indian gaming, but no one seems to know when a final vote on the Senate floor will be scheduled.

Colorado:

• CPR New, 10.10.19 – Sports Books And Water Boards Are Strange Bedfellows In The Push For Prop DD
  • A bet on whether the Broncos will make the playoffs and Colorado’s vision to cover its future water needs might seem unrelated, but the future of each are now intertwined in a November ballot measure.
• The Aspen Times, 10.10.19 – Breaking Down What Prop DD Could Mean For Colorado Water, Gambling
  • Proposition DD’s supporters — including environmental organizations, agriculture interests, conservation districts and Aspen Skiing Co. — say the measure will be used to close a $3 billion state funding gap in implementing the Colorado Water Plan.
• Colorado Politics, 10.9.19 – Centennial Institute Comes Out Strong Against Prop CC And Gambling
  • The Centennial Institute made its point of view clear on taxes and gambling Wednesday as it came out against Proposition CC and Proposition DD on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Pennsylvania:

• Sports Handle, 10.9.19 – Pennsylvania University Forbids Students From Betting On School’s Athletics
  • It may be legal, but it won’t be allowed. That goes for students and faculty of St. Joe’s University, a private Jesuit school in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania.

Georgia:

• Gambling Compliance, 10.10.19 – Georgia Legislative Counsel Recommends Constitutional Amendment For Sports Betting [subscription paywall]
  • As a Senate committee starts to debate the merits of sports-betting legislation, Georgia’s Office of Legislative Counsel has weighed in to say that a constitutional amendment would be the safest route to bring sports wagering to the Peach State.

West Virginia:

• Play WV, 10.9.19 – Bye, Bye, Bye: WVU Football’s Off Week Reflected In West Virginia Sports Betting Handle
  • It was an up and down week for sports betting in West Virginia. While the overall betting handle didn’t grow for the first time in a while, the Mountain State still had a solid showing for the week of Sept. 28.

Illinois:

• WSN, 10.10.19 – Chicago Sports Teams Lay Out Plans For Sports Betting
  • As the five major sports franchises in Chicago ready their stadiums for sports betting, the teams have reached out to the Illinois Gaming Board to negotiate the state’s proposed rules.

Washington, D.C.:

• Betting US, 10.9.19 – Newgioco Partners With Handle 19 For Sports Betting In DC
  • Newgioco, a sports betting technology supplier, is poised to enter the Washington DC market through a partnership with the sports bar chain, Handle 19.