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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing what should rightfully be considered a gambling machine under state statute.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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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