The resolution, which would put the question on the 2022 ballot, is being pushed by State Rep. Jim Kasper. This is not the Fargo Republican’s first rodeo. In 2005, long before New Jersey took on the federal prohibition of sports betting (PASPA), Kasper was the author of two bills that would have legalized online poker…
Instead, the action’s taken place on Wall Street, as a group of stock traders on Reddit have aimed at hedge fund traders, who have made high-stakes wagers that businesses like GameStop and AMC Entertainment would stumble. GameStop, the brick-and-mortar retailer of video games, saw its shares end Wednesday at $347.51, up nearly $200. The rise…
The Associated Press reported Friday that the lottery’s Sports Wagering Committee gave the OK to both William Hill and Wynn Sports. However, the report stated neither operator would launch by the Super Bowl, according to President and CEO Rebecca Paul Hargrove. She noted one company’s server was located near the site of the explosion. In…
State Rep. Jeff Weninger (R-Chandler), along with nine cosponsors, introduced House Bill 2772 this week. The legislation seeks to greatly overhaul gambling in Arizona. The bill’s main component is sports betting. HB 2772 would allow the state’s federally recognized tribes that operate tribal casinos to add sports betting to its gaming repertoire. Along with brick-and-mortar…
While in the Northern Illinois community for a COVID vaccine press conference Friday, Pritzker acknowledged the work Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara (D) did behind the scenes, especially in the past year. The governor said he’s talked with the mayor numerous times over the course of the year, and Pritzker said that during every conversation the…
British media ‘BBC’ reported on the 27th (Korea time) that “Canadian officials used drones before the 2024 Paris Olympics and mentioned that the gold medal in the women’s soccer event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be tarnished.” “Canadian media reported that both men’s and women’s teams relied on drones for a long time. Kevin…
The Pittsburgh club of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on the 27th (Korea time) that it called up Bae Ji-hwan, who played for Triple-A in the minor league, ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks match at Phoenix Chase Field in Arizona. “All-star outfielder Brian Reynolds has been placed on the funeral leave list, and…