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Joe Girardi pitches N.Y. legislature on sports gamblingReply
Delaware will have sports betting next week and New Jersey won't be far behind. By the end of the year there should be at least 10 states with sports betting.
Jun 1, 2018, 12:13 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Why not try it?Reply
Anyone who would need to pay a selection service to pick their bets in sports betting, would probably need to pay a service to pick their nose too. Anyone who doesn't know sports well enough to make their own bets, shouldn't be betting.
Dec 31, 2011, 6:53 pm - RJOh - Lottery Systems Forum

Delaware House passes sports betting billNews Story
The Delaware House has passed a sports betting bill that failed to win approval earlier this week. After hours of closed-door negotiations, lawmakers convened early Friday morning to rescind Tuesday's roll call and vote on a revised bill, which won overwhelming approval. The vote came after several hours of talks between Gov. Jack Markell and his staff and Republican and Democratic leaders in the House. The proposed sports lottery and the money it would bring are key components in Marke
May 8, 2009, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

baseball parlaysReply
Sports betting sometimes is even less risky than stock speculation, which legally isn't even gambling. Sports can be predicted more easily than any lottery game. But you still need to do it frugally. You need to do everything frugally, not just betting.
Aug 23, 2005, 3:05 am - JimmySand9 - Gaming Forum

IGT prevails in DOJ lawsuit; Wire Act only applies to sports bettingNews Story
Lotteries and poker are not controlled by Wire Act A fight spanning more than a decade over varying interpretations of the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 may finally be reaching its end after a Rhode Island District Court judge ruled that the US Department of Justice must formally state that the law only applies to sports betting. The ruling, a significant victory for online poker in the US, was made in a November 2021 lawsuit filed by International Game Technology (IGT) against the DOJ in
Sep 24, 2022, 9:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Sports betting at Yankee Stadium? It could happen under New York legislationNews Story
A sponsor of sports betting legislation in New York said the bill likely would allow for in-person wagering at places like Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden. Assemblyman Gary Pretlow said Friday the legislation he announced this week is being tweaked and will have that provision unless he receives strong opposition. That is one of the changes, that we would open it up to have affiliates such as Madison Square Garden, which has expressed an interest in doing this, the Westchester Co
Mar 4, 2019, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Living off of the lottery...Reply
The "Wise Guys" in Las Vegas (bookies, professional gamblers in this use of "Wise Guys") figure of all gambling available, there are two and only two things that can be beat consistently, poker and sports betting. Professional sports bettors take an entirely different approach to betting sports than the public does. Absolutely no "heart bets" for one thing (betting your favorite team just because).
May 21, 2006, 6:33 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

West Virginia Lottery has a new directorNews Story
One day after lawmakers asked tough questions about leadership at the West Virginia Lottery, Gov. Jim Justice has named John Myers as director of the agency. He replaces Alan Larrick, who resigned Sept. 1, right as sports betting was making its debut at West Virginia casinos. Doug Buffington, deputy secretary for the West Virginia Secretary of Revenue, served as the interim director. Myers has been serving as Secretary of Administration for the Justice Administration, but he has a long wor
Sep 20, 2018, 10:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

WV Lottery Director resigns day after sports betting goes liveNews Story
The director of the West Virginia Lottery has resigned. Alan Larrick's resignation became effective Saturday, Gov. Jim Justice said. After the successful launch of sports gaming at the Hollywood Casino in Charles Town yesterday (Thursday), Alan Larrick informed Gov. Jim Justice that he would step down as the director of the West Virginia Lottery effective Sept. 1, 2018, the release from the governor's office said. Justice appointed Larrick in January 2017. Larrick, a Beckley native, wa
Sep 2, 2018, 4:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

LV Bookie Jimmy V Odds on Election: So who do you like ?... :-)
Jimmy V the bookie handicaps the election, from a front-row Long-time sports bookie Jimmy Vaccaro sits in front of the sports book in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS Jimmy Vaccaro has run sports betting in various casinos in Las Vegas for 40 years now. He could quickly calculate the spread for next year s opening football weekend in his head, but it wasn t until last summer that he began to get interested in the Super Bowl of politics the presidential election. I ve been here nine elections so
Feb 22, 2016, 2:18 pm - eddessaknight - Gaming Forum