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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When it comes to sports betting, taxes play a crucial role in shaping the industry. In May 2018, the Supreme Court invalidated The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a federal law enacted in 1992 restricting sports betting in most states. The state levies a tax rate of 36% on sports betting revenue.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

But perhaps his best quote comes from his other pastime, gambling: “I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it’s meant to be, which is fun and entertaining.”. To an extent, that same spirit and intention is behind the recent spate of government approvals for online gambling.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

In 2018 the Supreme Court struck down a 1984 federal law that prohibited gambling in most states. And that opened up an entirely new playing field for online gaming establishments now free to operate in any state that would allow them. Tennessee, he said, is his favorite example. There have been advances.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

New policy changes on Google Play will enable gambling apps to be available in its store in more countries effective March 1, extending availability to the U.S. Just four Google Play stores worldwide make gambling and betting apps available — Brazil, Ireland, France and the United Kingdom. Currently in the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Against that backdrop, considering the speed at which states are accepting online sports betting (and the strength of the dollars flowing into the space), legalized gambling via mobile seems a sure wager. Several other states have online gambling legislation in the works. The Current State.

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JUNE 20, 2016

The New York legislature has given a thumbs-up to fantasy sports, passing a bill early Saturday (June 18) that explicitly legalizes and regulates fantasy sports betting in New York. The state’s casinos, incidentally, are avid opponents of the bill, on the grounds it pushes a “massive expansion of gambling.”

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AUGUST 24, 2018

A few years ago, for example, Scientific Games Corporation and InComm released North America’s first lottery retail gift cards. Pat McHugh, senior vice president of North American lottery systems at Scientific Games, said at the time that the gift cards will add a degree of flexibility to an already popular market. “Any

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