Tag Archives: PASPA

The Deputy President for Sportradar US has predicted a chaotic post-PASPA period, as the sports betting market prepares for an estimated $190 billion in annual activity to come “out of the shadows”. Dr. Laila Mintas stressed that the benefits of legal sports betting in the US far outweigh “misperceived fears and unfounded concerns”, but acknowledged that because every state’s approach …

Genius Sports and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have announced a “landmark initiative,” which is designed to transform the digital collection and distribution of intercollegiate sports data, following SCOTUS’ landmark decision on PASPA. Further to its development, promotional, and technical support for data software, Genius Sports is to also serve as the NCAA’s exclusive agent in licensing real-time official …

Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling to overturn PASPA’s federal mandate sees former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie complete a career-defining goal. Christie tweeted his delight at yesterday’s Supreme Court repeal of Paspa. A great day for the rights of states and their people to make their own decisions. New Jersey citizens wanted sports gambling and the federal Gov’t had no right …

Perform Group has called it a “great day” for all stakeholders in the sports industry, after a full reversal of the ban on sports betting outside of Nevada presented the United States with a “unique opportunity” to build a regulated betting market from the ground up. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that the federal ban on …

Reporting from Capitol Hill, multiple US news sources have confirmed that the Supreme Court of Justice has deemed the ‘1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’ (PASPA) to be unconstitutional. The judgement sees the US Supreme Court repeal PASPA federal provisions, which to date have limited US sports betting to the state of Nevada. In December 2017, led by former …

Leap Gaming has today announced that the firm’s All-Out Football product is now available on the SG Digital OGS Platform. Created by Leap Gaming and run through 1X2 Network, All-Out Virtual Football will now be integrated into the Open Game System (OGS) platform from gaming giants SG. The product offers an advanced virtual football experience, featuring a flexible and customisable …

Richard Thorp, Business Development Director at FSB, unpacks how US operators can stave off the transatlantic assault of Britain’s best bookmakers if they choose their suppliers wisely for sports betting’s grandest repeal. When Oscar Wilde wrote that Britain and the United States were two countries separated by a common language, he probably didn’t envisage sports betting getting in the way …

Sportradar’s Neale Deeley spoke to SBC News about the potential of a legalised sports betting market in the US, which he says has been both “overestimated” in terms of how quickly it can all become real, and “underestimated” in relation to the size of each state. For example, he notes that people know about California’s huge economy, but don’t realise that …

Scientific Games Corporation is planning to gain ground on its competition, ahead a potentially significant shift of the sports betting landscape within the United States. The organisation has announced that SG Digital, through its OpenBet sports betting solution, has commenced sportsbook product review sessions with New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE).   Should the US Supreme Court repeal the …

Players associations representing athletes across four key sports within the United States have joined together to release a statement regarding the prospect of legalised sports betting within the country. Union’s for professional players across baseball (MLBPA), basketball (NBPA), American football (NFLPA) and ice hockey (NHLPA), have today (Thursday April 12) issued the following statement: “Given the pending Supreme Court decision regarding …