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"We have studied these issues at length," Spillane said in his statement to lawmakers. "Our conclusion is that the time has come for a different approach that gives sports fans a safe and legal way to wager on sporting events while protecting the integrity of the underlying competitions."

odd, i would have thought the nba's attorney would have argued the opposite.

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Delaware to offer sports betting now that ban is lifted
http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23 ... ts-betting

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Funny thing is that I don't see illegal gambling taking a hit, question I have is whether the law cracks down on it harder or not

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This is gonna be sweet for me when visiting my in laws in Gulfport...

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/21442 ... ts-closer/

Mississippi Sports Betting Will Go Live July 21, As MGM Casinos Announce Launch

Dustin Gouker, Jun 21, 2018 09:05 PDT@dustingoukerMS


MGM Resorts’ casinos in Mississippi will have legal sports betting on July 21, according to the company



That means if you visit either the Beau Rivage in Biloxi or the Gold Strike in Tunica, you’ll be able to bet legally in exactly a month.

That came after the Mississippi Gaming Commission voted Thursday morning to adopt regulations to oversee sports betting at casinos in the state. The commission drafted regulations 30 days ago and put them up for public review, and it appears no major changes were made. That means Mississippi sports betting is on the immediate horizon.

That means sportsbooks in the state could be open as soon as this summer, and almost certainly before the start of football season.

You can see the updated and approved regulations here. Regulations initially surfaced in May, soon after the US Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on wagering.

Mississippi sports betting was legalized under a 2017 daily fantasy sports law. Lawmakers quietly removed a prohibition on sports betting via the DFS law — so quietly that some legislators discussed reconsidering the decision. None moved forward with such an effort though.

As a result of the change, tribal casinos in the state also started taking action to offer wagering as well.

Who can offer sports betting

Under the approved regulations, only existing gaming licenseholders can offer sports betting in Mississippi. Each still must apply to the MGC for approval.

An updated piece to the regulations involves contractors or partners that casinos might use to facilitate sports betting:

A person or entity that a casino operator contracts with to assist in the offering of race book or sports pool wagering by providing operational, technical or other associated support shall obtain a manufacturer license and a distributor license from the Commission. Applications for such a license must be made, processed, and determined in the same manner as applications for gaming licenses, using such forms as the Commission may require. Employees of such a noncasino entity shall be licensed or permitted consistent with the applicable provisions of the Gaming Control Act and these Regulations.

This would subject potential casino partners like William Hill to approval by the gaming commission.

No mobile wagering, except …

You will only be able to place bets at land- or water-based casinos under the regulations. Mobile wagering will be allowed, but only on the grounds of a casino. Even to do that, players must first set up the mobile account at the physical sportsbook in the casino.

The regulations get highly specific on location; for instance, mobile wagering cannot be done from the parking garage.

This means mobile wagering like that in Nevada — where players can bet anywhere within state lines — will not happen for now.

MGM and Caesars look to be first movers

Both Caesars and MGM Resorts are hiring positions related to legal sports betting in the state, and now MGM says it will be read to go in exactly a month.

Caesars and MGM have sportsbooks in Nevada, the home of legal US sports betting. They tout their expertise from Nevada in plans to enter the Mississippi market.

The plans of other casinos remain unknown.

Mississippi will have a regional advantage

Delaware and New Jersey already joined Nevada in offering single-game sports betting following the repeal of PASPA. Rhode Island and West Virginia appear ready to fire up their sportsbooks before football kicks off. Pennsylvania is open for license applications, but its fee and tax structure so far has scared off operators.

Geographically, Mississippi will be the only state offering sports betting in its region this year, at least as of now.

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Report: Brent Musberger will take over as Raiders radio announcer
Posted by Josh Alper on July 17, 2018, 4:58 PM EDT

The Raiders are reportedly bringing in a famous voice to call their games on radio in Oakland this year and in Las Vegas down the road.
Gilbert Manzano of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Brent Musberger has agreed to a three-year deal to be the radio play-by-play announcer for the team’s games. Musberger has been working in Vegas as a columnist for that paper and as a broadcaster for the Vegas Sports and Information Network since leaving his job with ABC/ESPN in January 2017.

Musberger would begin working on Raiders games this fall and Manzano reports that current play-by-play announcer Greg Papa may not be aware of the change.

Musberger worked at ABC/ESPN for 27 years and first gained fame while working for CBS from 1973-1990. Musberger was the host of the network’s NFL Today pregame show for more than decade.



On Tuesday, a report surfaced that Brent Musberger would become the Raiders’ radio play-by-play announcer, replacing Greg Papa. Now comes word that Tom Flores is out, too.
Flores told the Fresno Bee that the team informed him of the change Wednesday.

The two-time Super Bowl-winning coach spent at least the past 20 years alongside Papa on the Raiders Radio Network.

“This is part of the business world,” Flores, 81, told the newspaper. “All things come to an end. I was hoping I would last through the first year in Las Vegas, but it’s not going to happen.”

The Raiders, who will relocate to Las Vegas in 2020, have not announced the changes, so it remains unknown who the team intends to hire to replace Flores.

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