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I think the dollar signs popping up around the country, and the amount of money it brings a state, and goes into a state, he said the other day, I just think its too tough to ignore.

Uh, bingo. Like the casino business, theres just too much dough to be had, and its too painful to watch it bleed out to neighboring states such as New York, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Sammy P., who came aboard at NESN at the start of the year, is the first person to be placed full time in a gaming/entertainment role by a local television/cable entity. He is the space holder for what portends to be a whopping industry and potentially humongous media play.

NESN jumped out front on this one, and Sammys its guy, though for now the Red Sox/Bruins-owned network has fashioned his role, be it on air or online, as free to play and predictive rather than gambling. Its a fine line, and one that promises to vanish quickly when the gambling talk at the State House moves from in committee to real-life betting.

A quick Sam Panayotovich primer: age 32, a Chicago South Sider of Serbian descent, attended Catholic high school (Mount Carmel), then the University of Illinois before getting his undergraduate degree from Columbia College Chicago. They had a radio department, which I didnt know was a thing, he said of his switch to Columbia. I started as a radio guy.

Panayotovich began as a WGN intern in 2012, worked his way up to producing and reporting and anchoring, a run that included a five-year stint producing the Blackhawks pregame show hosted by Judd Sirott, now the Bruins play-by-play voice on 98.5 The Sports Hub.

He gets it, said Sirott. Shrewd. Big personality. Bright. And fun to hang out with. Sammys good people.

Panayotovich waded full time in the gambling pool upon leaving WGN about three years ago when he moved to Las Vegas, enticed by an offer to host a sports betting radio show.

I thought, Well, I know what Im doing on the radio, and I think I can figure the gambling thing out, he recalled. And two and two equaled four, at least at that point.

It was Rick Jaffe, briefly NESNs vice president of programming and production, who hired Panayotovich here. They had worked together in Las Vegas and it was Jaffe, who left in March to join the Sinclair Broadcast Group, who positioned him essentially as the networks betting guru in waiting.

With the Red Sox season underway, NESN viewers will see more and more of Panayotovich, building on his weekly, engaging, informative appearances during Bruins broadcasts. How much of a household name he becomes, and ultimately his length of stay, will depend on the quality of his information and where he steers those viewers who are seeking real bets.

The betting universe is packed chip-to-jowl with carnival barkers promising sure winners and endless profits. In the end, its a wins-and-losses business. If hes to have a substantial run here, Sammy P. will have to win both on the strength of personality and whether his wins outrun his losses.

As of right now, theres only one person who has a full-time sports betting job at NESN, he noted. Its exciting, but its also terrifying. In this city, if you start losing out of the gate, youre in trouble, man.

The sports industry is ever-changing. In recent decades, the major entities of free agency, billions of dollars in TV rights fees, and the evolution of analytics have been driving, transformative forces. All of these leagues today barely resemble, other than in acronym, what some of us grew up loving about sports during the quarter-century that followed World War II.

Now its legalized gamblings turn to make a profound impact, one that, as a Baby Boomer, brings me no joy. Gambling opens the door to addiction among the fan base and the possibility of corruption within the playing, officiating, and management ranks. It is kicking its way through the gate as a means of enhanced fan engagement, a way to entice more people to watch, to spend, to bet, with endless betting action that can be placed right down to the final shot, out, or tick of the clock.

Its easy to understand the seduction, because even $5 worth of skin in the game can make even a blowout a thing of beauty. Your favorite pitcher who gives up three home runs in an 8-2 loss? Fine by you if your bet was hed yield three dingers. Hes still your guy even if he finishes 2-18, provided he got jacked for two or three homers every time out. Betting changes everything.

NESN wont be alone. Its only the first, and it looks like it made a smart, engaging choice in Sammy P. Other media outlets will follow, and quickly, to feed from the advertising trough.

To ignore the change at hand would be as dunderheaded as those who felt no one would pay to watch cable TV or that the Internet never could disrupt the newspaper business.

Nope, like it or not, Massachusetts one day soon will be all in, with Gillette Stadium, TD Garden, and Fenway Park the emerald gaming tables of our sports entertainment.

When I talked to Sammy P., he was motoring along Storrow Drive, making his way downtown in a city he says he likes more each day. Hes embraced the charm of the North End, the brick, the cobblestone, all an easy walk from his apartment.

Hold on, he said over the phone, Ive hit some traffic here at Cambridge Street . . . and, uh-oh, Im doing it without GPS.

Sammy P., folks, the guy at the steering wheel of a whole new world.

Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at kevin.dupont@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeKPD.

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The State government has decided to enact new legislation for curbing online gambling, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said.

Speaking to media representatives at Kalaburagi Airport on Tuesday, he said that Home Department officials were studying laws in force for the purpose.

Online gambling is on the rise everywhere and people are increasingly falling prey to it. We need a stringent law to curb it. Some States have already taken steps to address the problem. Our officers in the Home Department are studying the laws in force there and the measures taken. They will visit a couple of more States shortly. Incorporating the best things in practice, we will prepare a draft bill and present it in the legislature, Mr. Bommai said.

To a question on the criticism that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was trying to protect the former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi in the CD scandal, the Home Minister said that there was no question of protecting anybody.

SIT is working impartially. It has been given a free hand to investigate the case. I have personally directed SIT to be impartial and legitimate in its task. Everything is going on as per law. There is no question of protecting anybody in the case. Investigation is moving in the right direction to unearth the truth. There is no need to be apprehensive. Those who have committed crime would go to jail. The High Court of Karnataka has also sought a report on the progress of investigation and the SIT would soon submit it, he said.

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New law to curb online gambling in the offing in Karnataka - The Hindu

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has released a National Detailed Report and State Detailed Reports as a follow up to The National Survey of Gambling Attitudes and Gambling Experiences (NGAGE) 1.0, which provided an overview of trends at the national and state levels. The reports can be found at http://www.ncpgsurvey.org.

With nearly half of the states across the nation legalizing sports betting since the repeal of PASPA, the report indicates that sports bettors exhibit far more problematic play indicators than non-sports bettors, including lied to hide gambling and a reliance on others to pay debts or bills.

It also found that younger players (under age 35) appear to be at higher risk for gambling problems and that many people who gamble do not understand the way gambling works.

Executive Director Keith Whyte explained: We hope the new reports spur the public and private sectors to redouble their efforts to implement policies and allocate resources to create a safer gambling environment, as well as assist those who show signs of gambling addiction or are in recovery.

While organizations like the National Council on Problem Gambling will use this data to help make those goals a reality, any entity that interacts with the gambling industry will benefit from better understanding public sentiment about gambling as America undergoes an unprecedented amount of gambling expansion, especially sports betting.

The National Detailed and State Detailed Reports from NGAGE 1.0 are NCPGs largest research project to date, comprising more than 28,000 respondents. It is likely the largest public survey of gambling attitudes in US history and includes over 170 charts with detailed data points and summary segmentation analysis offering insight into how Americans think and act with regards to gambling.

The survey questions address a broad range of issues including gambling participation, rates of problematic behavior and positive play, and public beliefs and opinions about problem gambling. It also includes an in-depth look at trends and attitudes about the emerging fields of sports and fantasy sports betting. The survey was conducted independently by Ipsos and was sponsored by GVC Group/Entain Group.

NCPG is to be commended for undertaking this enormous research project, said Robert Jacobson, President of the NCPG Board of Directors and Executive Director of the California Council on Problem Gambling.

He added: There is no need to make assumptions or rely on much smaller studies anymore. The State Reports are especially important whether you are an operator, regulator or health provider since all decision-making for the gambling industry resides at the state level, and health providers address local needs.

NCPG will also hold a 60-minute webinar focused on the new National Detailed Report from NGAGE 1.0 with Don Feeney, author of the reports and co-founder of the Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance, and Keith Whyte to discuss the findings on April 6 at 1pm EDT. It is free for the public and media.

NCPG anticipates a NGAGE 2.0 follow-up survey in the next 12 months, which will be the first effort to measure national changes in gambling behaviors since the expansion of sports betting was greenlighted by the US Supreme Court. The new data will help inform changes to business operations in the gambling industry, as well as a broad spectrum of governmental policy and funding directives going forward.

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Detroit, April 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Detroit, MI - LeanBackPlayer announces the release of the 2021 rankings of the best online gambling sites. The rankings are based on expert opinions about the quality of each operator and specific ranking criteria. The surveys were sent to professional gamblers and industry insiders in fall 2020 and early 2021.

So which are the best online gambling sites? The answer will change depending on which games you like to play. There are gambling websites that offer great casino games, while others excel in their sports betting offerings. Or perhaps you are looking for a great poker site.

We evaluated some of the best gambling websites out there, weighed their features, game offerings, and reputations to come up with a list of the top 25 gambling websites and which type of wagering game they are best at.

Best online gambling sites ranked by category:

Best for poker: Ignition

Best for slots - Slots.lv

Best for sports betting - Bovada

Best for live dealer games - Cafe Casino

Best for UFC bets - MyBookie

Best for free games: Red Dog Casino

Best bitcoin gambling site: Bitstarz

Best for DFS - Monkey Knife Fight

Best for CSGO gambling - CSGO Empire

Best mobile gaming experience: Super Slots

Best loyalty bonuses: Intertops

Best variety of games: Wild Casino

Best for unique games: Las Atlantis

Best for tournaments: Black Chip Poker

Best VIP program: Americas Cardroom

Runner-ups for the best online gambling sites:

Jackpot City

Royal Vegas

888 Casino

Ruby Fortune

BigSpinCasino

Juicy Stakes Casino

mFortune Casino

Casino.com

CasinoRex

Ladbrokes

Mr Spin Casino

Before well take an in-depth review at each site individually, lets look at how we ranked the gambling sites.

Ranking Methodology: How We Found the Best Gambling Sites

When choosing your next gambling site for a little online betting action, we put together a list of the 5 most important criterias.

As all of these criterias are very crucial factors that make safe and fair online gambling possible, we asked our 136 survey participants to evaluate and rank all the gambling operators accordingly.

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Is the Gambling Site Licensed?

The online gambling site you choose should be licensed or have obtained certification. To be licensed, a gambling site must meet certain requirements including the offering of fair gameplay and securing your sensitive data. Choosing an unlicensed gambling site gives you little to no protection against unfair practices, lost money, or theft of your banking account and other personal information. Therefore, all the gambling operators without an online gambling license were excluded.

Depositing and Withdrawal Options

Is your preferred method of depositing funds bitcoin or PayPal? Take a look at the deposit options the gambling site offers to make sure your chosen method is supported. While you are looking at deposit options, also be sure to check out the withdrawal options. Sometimes these options are more limited or they come with a transaction delay of a few days to a week or more.

Reviews and Complaints

Much like reading the reviews before choosing a restaurant, this is an important step when selecting an online gambling site. Scouring the reviews can tell you a lot about the site, how well or poorly they treat their players, the reliability of the site operation, and much more. Are there a lot of negative reviews and complaints? Then you might want to skip this site and check out another one.

Bonus and Promotion Offers

When making that first deposit, you definitely want to check out any bonus offers. You may find that by simply using a different deposit method, or depositing a higher amount, you may net a higher bonus. You also want to watch out for the reverse and ensure what the dollar limit on a bonus is. Also, consider if there are bonuses and promotions offered after the initial deposit.

Features & Games Available

Last, but certainly not least, take a look at the games and features offered. Does the gambling site offer the games you like to play? Do they offer progressive slots, or anonymous poker play, or any other gameplay feature that you require? If the online gambling site does not have the games or features that you are looking for, then why waste your time joining?

Top Online Gambling Sites Reviewed

1. Ignition Casino - Best for Poker

While Ignition Casino offers a variety of games ranging from slots to blackjack, their focus is on poker. They offer sit 'n' gos, tournaments, and if you are looking for fast gameplay they offer a type of game called zone poker that allows you to quickly hop between tables as each hand concludes.

If tournament action is what you are after, they offer daily tournaments, weekly tournaments, and special events with unique prizes. And to help protect newer players, Ignition Casino offers anonymous gameplay to prevent being preyed upon by seasoned players.

Ratings:

Banking: 9/10

Reputation: 10/10

Bonuses: 10/10

Features: 9.5/10

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2. Slots.lv - Best for Slots

Slots.lv is the ultimate resource for online slot play with a library of over 5000 slots to choose from. Choose from classic 3-reel slots to more modern themed slots like Jurassic Park and Monopoly. Each of these slot games is hosted by other gambling websites but are offered here for quick, easy, cost-free playing.

And when you are ready to move on to betting real money, Slots.lv lists out the details on their trusted gambling sites so you can choose the best one for your money.

Ratings:

Banking: 9/10

Reputation: 8.5/10

Bonuses: 10/10

Features: 8.5/10

Pros:

Play 1000s of slots for free

Review important facts for gambling sites

Spin the slots from a mobile device

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3. Bovada - Best for Sports Betting

Bovada offers a range of popular casino games including some live dealer action as well as non-casino favorites like horse racing and online sportsbook. The array of sporting events that you can bet on is extensive. Bet on popular sports such as basketball, football, hockey, and other events such as political elections.

Search for an event by date or competitor and view all event info along with real-time odds. Bovada also offers a range of prop (proposition) bets giving you a chance of winning even if your favorite team/competitor loses.

Ratings:

Banking: 9.5/10

Reputation: 10/10

Bonuses: 9.5/10

Features: 9/10

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50% match up to $250 (75% match up to $750 for BTC)

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4. Cafe Casino - Best Live Dealer Games

If you are looking for an experience that is as engaging as in-person play, then you might be interested in Cafe Casino's live dealer games. They feature blackjack, roulette (U.S. and European varieties), baccarat, and super 6.

Not only can you watch the dealers live on-camera, but you can also chat with them, other players and even tip the dealer at the end of your hand. These games are optimized for mobile play so you can take them with you wherever you go.

Ratings:

Banking: 8.5/10

Reputation: 10/10

Bonuses: 10/10

Features: 9/10

Pros:

Engaging action with live dealers

99.5% return on strategic blackjack play

Full range of casino games

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5. My Bookie - Best for UFC Bets

My Bookie offers a full range of casino games and sports betting but the one area where they particularly excel is UFC betting. For those looking to gamble on UFC and other MMA fights, My Bookie offers detailed match information, sports/event news, and real-time odds. You can bet on the outcome of the match and enter a range of prop bets to boost your potential winnings.

If the event is live, My Bookie still allows you to enter your bets. And the site is optimized for mobile devices so you can keep track of and modify your bets on the go.

Ratings:

Banking: 10/10

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25 Best Gambling Sites: The Top Online Casinos, Sportsbooks, and Betting Apps in the USA - Yahoo Finance

A surge in internet betting during the coronavirus pandemic was followed by a rise in the number of gamblers trying to block themselves from using online casinos and bookmakers, it has emerged.

Gamstop, the national self-exclusion scheme for people wrestling with their gambling, recorded a 21% increase in new exclusions during February, according to figures seen by the Guardian.

The number of people who have signed up is on the verge of reaching 200,000, including 326 new registrations on 22 February, a record for a single day since the service was launched in 2018.

Gamstop said the increase in efforts to avoid gambling appeared to have followed a rise in online betting volumes during November and December.

It said this indicated that the trend towards more online gambling may be leading to more vulnerable individuals choosing to exclude themselves from all sites.

More people than ever may have signed up to the scheme, but Gamstops figures also demonstrate the difficulty that many people have in staying away from gambling.

In January 2021, 49,328 people out of a possible 177,038 attempted to gamble and were stopped from doing so by their registration with Gamstop, which allows people to shut themselves out of internet gambling for a defined period.

The organisation said this showed that blocking software was not a silver bullet.

With the rate of registrants continuing to rise, I would urge anybody putting self-exclusion from online gambling in place through Gamstop to also seek treatment, the organisations chief executive, Fiona Palmer, said.

Awareness around self-exclusion schemes and blocking software has been increasing throughout the last year, and its important that we continue to spread the message about what help is available to those who need it most.

Matt Blanks, a project manager at Peer Aid, a scheme that helps people who are addicted to gambling, began betting aged 11. He lost more than 700,000 and tried to take his own life.

He said being able to block himself from all online operators at once had been a lifesaver. It gives you that moments pause, that bit of breathing space, to ensure that when you have an urge or impulse, you cant place a bet in that moment, he said. That time to reflect can make all the difference.

People with a gambling disorder are disproportionately likely to be male, but Gamstop has recorded an increasing number of women registering during lockdown.

The number of women who have self-excluded reached 50,000 recently, and the gender split is 71% male, 29% female. People aged between 18 and 34 are the most likely to use the service, accounting for 59% of all registrants.

The figures come after evidence gathering for the governments gambling review ended last week. In its submission, Gamstopsaid there had been a rise in the number of websites publishing links to black market betting operations that are not signed up to the blocking service.

Membership of the scheme is a condition of being licensed to offer gambling legally in Great Britain.

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ELK CITY, Idaho, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc., (OTC Markets: TSOI), announced today completion of its 30-patient trial assessing the Kaihani Score blood-based test for gambling addiction.

The clinical trial, which as registered on the Federal Clinical Trials Database as Validation of Kaihani Score for Gambling Addiction1 showed a profound difference of a specific neuromodulatory protein between healthy controls (15.65.5 ng/ml), patients with moderate gambling addiction (34.811.2 ng/ml) and patients with severe gambling addiction (50.924.3 ng/ml). Severity of gambling addition was assessed using Pathological Gambling Adaptation of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (PG-YBOCS).

"This data demonstrates the ability to assess psychological abnormalities using quantitative blood-based approaches" said Kalina O'Connor, President and CEO of Campbell Neurosciences. "It is our aim at Campbell Neurosciences to address the root causes of mental illnesses, and using this knowledge to develop cures, not band-aid drugs."

Campbell Neurosciences, a spin-off of the biotherapeutics company Therapeutic Solutions International is named after Kathleen Campbell, mother of Kalina O'Connor, who was a victim of suicide.

"In contrast to the Campbell Score, which assesses inflammatory markers as a means of diagnosing suicidal ideations, the Kaihani Score assesses specific neuromodulatory peptides made by the brains of gambling addicts" said Dr. James Veltmeyer, Chief Medical Officer of the Company. "A completely different nature of the cytokines involved suggest the existence of complicated neuroimmune circuits. Our mission at Campbell is to decipher these circuits and develop practical interventions."

Ms. O'Connor recently published a manuscript outlining the contributions of the immune system to nervous system function with emphasis on mental illness Suicide: An Immunological Disorder?2

"The successful completion of this clinical trial indicates that we now have a potential new weapon in identifying who is at risk of gambling addition, which is the first step in conquering this epidemic which takes a $54 billion annual toll on our economy3" said Wais Kaihani, co-inventor of the Kaihani score and consultant to the Company.

"I congratulate Campbell Neurosciences and the excellent work their clinical team has performed in rapidly completing the second clinical trial this year demonstrating successful identification of mental illness using blood based immunological tests" stated Timothy Dixon, President and CEO of Therapeutic Solutions International and Co-Inventor of the Kaihani Score.

The Company is currently engaging regulators in discussions with the aim of initiating a pivotal registration trial for both the Campbell Score and the Kaihani Score.

About Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc.Therapeutic Solutions International is focused on immune modulation for the treatment of several specific diseases. The Company's corporate website is http://www.therapeuticsolutionsint.com, and our public forum is https://board.therapeuticsolutionsint.com/

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1Validation of Kaihani Score for Gambling Addiction2 Suicide: An Immunological Disorder?3 Social costs of gambling nearly half that of drug abuse, new book concludes

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As loot boxes have continued to appear in more and more video games over the years, many have suggested (perhaps without any proof) that the randomized objects essentially promote gambling. Over time, some have started to do more research into these claims to see if troublesome gambling habits and loot boxes really can be tied to one another. As it turns out, the assertion seems to be spot on.

According to new research that has come about from UK-based schools University of Plymouth and University of Wolverhampton, it was discovered that loot boxes are "structurally and psychologically akin to gambling." The research was pushed for by the GambleAware charity and found that a large number of children are the exposed to the practices of loot boxes. The data specifically asserts that of the 93% of children that play video games, roughly 40% of them have been exposed to loot boxes and opened them at one time.

What's perhaps most staggering comes in regards to those who are spending the most on loot boxes. The research says that a mere 5% of video game players spending about half of all money that is generated by loot box sales. What's even worse is that those who are spending this money aren't necessarily quite wealthy, like one might think upon first hearing this information. "Our research therefore demonstrates that games developers, unwittingly or not, appear to be generating outsized loot box profits from at-risk individuals (these are likely to include both people with gambling problems or problematic patterns of video gaming) - but not from wealthy gamers," the report stated. Those who do fall into this 5% are also estimated to spend around $100 per month on loot boxes.

As for what will happen moving forward, this research is going to be presented to government officials in the UK. "It is now for politicians to review this research, as well as the evidence of other organisations, and decide what legislative and regulatory changes are needed to address these concerns," said GambleAware's had Zoe Osmond. Depending on what politicians may decide, loot boxes could then fall under gambling laws that are already in place within the region.

Within recent years, loot boxes have definitely stopped being as prominent in many popular video games, primarily because of the push back they have received at a high level such as this. It remains to be seen what will happen in this specific instance moving forward, but we'll share any new developments with you if they come about.

[H/T GameSpot + BBC]

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Loot Boxes and Poor Gambling Habits Have Been Linked to One Another in New Research - ComicBook.com

Esports Entertainment Group Inc (GMBL) is near the top in its industry group according to InvestorsObserver. GMBL gets an overall rating of 71. That means it scores higher than 71 percent of stocks. Esports Entertainment Group Inc gets a 100 rank in the Gambling industry. Gambling is number 83 out of 148 industries.

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Esports Entertainment Group Inc (GMBL) stock is trading at $17.42 as of 2:20 PM on Tuesday, Apr 6, an increase of $1.35, or 8.41% from the previous closing price of $16.07. The stock has traded between $15.83 and $17.72 so far today. Volume today is low. So far 1,068,964 shares have traded compared to average volume of 2,139,059 shares.

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My questions are more meta. Feel free to answer as many or few as you would like:1.) Do you gamble on sports? Why or why not?2.) Do you think it enhances sports or detracts from sports for betting information to be prevalent on a website, on the tv broadcast, etc?3.) Do you find betting information interesting/useful?

I'm asking this because the fox sports RSNs just got switched over to Bally's. I didn't think of myself as a gambling curmudgeon before this but this Bally's transition has made me think about what I care about when it comes to sports/gambling. I've personally never bet but have never been against it. Now that the pregame shows (for the Cardinals/Blues at least) are all lines and O/Us, I find myself getting annoyed. I'm generally interested to hear from others to see if y'all prefer sports through the gambling lens or if you'd rather leave it out, or if there's some happy medium.

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New York State has made more progress with mobile sports gambling in two months than it has in two years, but theres a huge obstacle in the path that is slowing things down. After repeatedly (and somewhat erroneously) arguing that sports gambling expansion couldnt take place in the state without a change to the constitution, Governor Andrew Cuomo relented earlier this year and began working on a plan with lawmakers to get a market up and running as quickly as possible. However, as was to be expected, compacts New York has with state tribes are likely to be monumental challenges that could leave millions of potential sports gamblers in certain parts of the state isolated and in the dark.

Last month, a new budget for New York was approved by lawmakers that included revenue from online sportsbooks. It was heralded as a victory by those who have supported sports gambling expansion in the state since the demise of PASPA in 2018, but the celebratory environment has been squelched by the realization that certain language in tribal gaming compacts could now stand in the way of widespread implementation. As lawmakers have tried to come to terms with how best to introduce a mobile sports gambling market, addressing these compacts almost seems an insurmountable task, unless some agreement can be worked out with the tribes.

As explained by Syracuse.com, the Oneida Indian Nation has a tight grip on Central New York. Since 2013, it has had autonomous control over gaming in the region through an agreement with the state that includes the operation of virtual sportsbooks. This region includes the counties of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and Otsego. In addition, the Seneca Nation, through its separate tribal compact, could thwart state efforts to introduce non-tribal sports gambling in the counties of Cattaraugus, Erie and Niagara.

According to New York Senator Joseph Griffo, Cutting out major parts of Upstate New York from participating in mobile betting is terrible public policy and would be unfair to these residents. If tribal nations are not incorporated into the states final bill, we would potentially be disenfranchising millions of New Yorkers from participating in mobile sports betting and from the economic benefits it generates.

Lawmakers are still grappling with the necessary legislative language required to put mobile sportsbooks into action, so there is some leeway to work with the tribes. However, they are also having to fight resistance from Cuomo, who has his mind made up about how the market should be managed. He wants the state to control all sports gambling activity, while many lawmakers want to create an open market. Those in the latter group have suggested that the Oneida Nation, and possibly others, be allowed to install a mobile sportsbook server at a commercial casino, but Cuomo is opposed to the idea.

Given Cuomos proven ability to stand in the way of legislative efforts that dont represent his beliefs, there still remain a number of challenges before mobile sports gambling emerges in New York. Even if it does, unless there is some type of agreement made with the tribes, geofencing that locks out millions of state residents is a real possibility. Should that happen, the states sports gambling revenue, estimated to potentially be greater than that of New Jersey, would fall drastically short of expectations.

Theres still hope that resolution is found quickly and Cuomos support base has dwindled. However, there is no clear path toward acceptance of any mobile sports gambling measure and more work is needed. Until cooler heads prevail, New York will continue to lose out millions of dollars in potential sports gambling revenue as it looks to fill a multibillion-dollar revenue gap caused by COVID-19.

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