The new Jordan Rules include sports betting
When the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for sports betting across the country just two years ago, there were predictions of sportsbooks on every street corner and millions of new bettors going broke betting on their favorite teams.
Supreme Court considers gambling statutes in phone-charging lawsuit
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing what should rightfully be considered a gambling machine under state statute.
US sports bets hit $9 billion a year after court ruling
At least $9 billion has been bet — legally — on sports in the U.S. in the year since New Jersey's victory in a U.S. Supreme Court case cleared the way for other states to do it.
MLB: League should get cut from casino wagers on sport
Major League Baseball and the casino industry are entrenched in their views on a league proposal to get a cut from wagers placed on the sport following the repeal of a federal ban on sports betting earlier this year.
After court decision, DraftKings, Resorts Casino join on sports bets
One of the nation's largest daily fantasy sports companies is teaming up with an Atlantic City casino in the latest deal seeking to capitalize on the emerging legal sports betting market.
View from around the state: Court ruling likely to alter spectator sports
The Supreme Court voted last week to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Sports gambling is not now legal nationwide, but the ruling allows states to pass their own laws to make it so.
Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.
Wisconsin joins fight for legal sports betting
Wisconsin and several other states have joined New Jersey's fight to legalize sports betting in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Poll: Nearly half in US support legalized sports betting
A new poll finds nearly half of Americans approve of legalized sports betting, reasoning that so many people are already doing it.
At least 6 states adopt fantasy sports laws; 21 others, including Wis., don’t
The daily fantasy sports industry notched some wins but failed to capture a majority of states after an all-out push this year to preserve its legality amid concerns the online games amount to illegal sports betting operations.
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- Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
- Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
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