#Prop 26

Millions of Americans showed up at polling centers around the country on Election Tuesday to cast their votes for Governors, Senators, Representatives, and issues such as sports betting policies. Midterm elections have substantial implications on the trajectory of gambling in each state, not just by allowing the public to vote on critical issues,…

LOS ANGELES - The MLB has become the first professional sports league to support one of the two sports betting bills that will be featured during the November ballot. They have shown support for Proposition 27 (The California Solutions To Homeless and Mental Health Act) which is the only bill that would legalize online sports betting. There has…

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California voters have rejected ballot initiatives that would have allowed sports gambling in the Golden State, changed rules for staffing at kidney dialysis centers and taxed the wealthy to support climate change programs. But they approved propositions that increased funding for arts in public schools, enshrined abortion rights in the state…

This is Part II of KTLA's two-part series on Propositions 26 and 27. For Part I, . In Colorado, placing a bet on your favorite sports team doesn't take much effort. "It's really easy. You know, you get online, all the apps, you know, are pretty easy," said Broncos fan David Lewis. "Being able to come in person, online, wherever you'd like to go, I…

OAKLAND, Calif. - California voters will decide if and how to legalize sports betting in the Golden State. They are faced with two propositions, which offer two different paths to legalization. PROPOSITION 26: Prop 26 would allow in-person sports betting at Tribal casinos and four horse race tracks around the state The measure is supported by…

Of the two current ballot initiatives to legalize sports betting, Proposition 26 is by far the most harmful and takes California's leadership on animal welfare issues in the wrong direction. The San Diego Humane Society is deeply concerned by a provision in Prop. 26 that will give millions of dollars to four privately owned horse racetracks through…

You can't miss the brand-new casino on Highway 99 in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove. It's the size of a Costco, with bright blue signs above the entrances, proclaiming, "Sky's the Limit!" That might seem like mere marketing, a sunny pun on the casino's name, Sky River. But it describes the reality of gambling across California today: There are…

To quote the ever-poetic Tupac Shakur, "California knows how to party." That's certainly true with regard to the state's land-based gambling industry. For the sake of simplicity, California's existing gambling presence can be divided into three categories: tribal casinos, cardrooms and horse racing. California laws prohibit land-based casinos. The…

Like their best customers, professional gambling operations know when to fold. Major sports betting apps like DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM are pulling back on broadcast advertisements supporting Proposition 27, a ballot measure that would legalize online sports betting in the Golden State, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. With polls…

You've seen the political ads on your television. You've heard them on the radio. You may have even seen a billboard or two. There's been no shortage of money spent on Proposition 27. But what exactly is Prop 27, and who supports and opposes it? Let's start with the "what." If you ever tune into a sports broadcast or listen to a sports podcast, the…

A new poll released by the Los Angeles Times and UC-Berkeley forecasts defeat for both of California's potential sports betting bills, Propositions 26 and 27. The major online sportsbooks appear to be headed for a decisive defeat in their attempt to make California sports betting a reality. But they may not be alone in suffering defeat when it…

They say money can't buy you happiness - and that was likely true Tuesday for the proponents of two dueling initiatives on California's Nov. 8 ballot to legalize sports betting. After all the money raised by the four campaigns on both sides of Propositions 26 and 27 - nearly $441 million so far, nearly double the previous record of $226 million set…

Proposition 26 and Proposition 27, two pro-sports betting measures set to appear on the upcoming California ballot, could be facing a dismal future. the likelihood that voters approve either measure is minute According to a study by UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies co-commissioned by The Los Angeles Times, the likelihood that voters…

Olivia Allen-Price [00:00:59] It's a two for one Prop Fest episode all about changing the state's gambling laws. We'll begin just ahead on Prop Fest. I'm Olivia Allen-Price. Olivia Allen-Price [00:01:12] So Propositions 26 and 27 will affect the way sports betting and some other forms of gambling are handled in the state of California. Here to help…

Prop 26 is one of the two options to legalize sports betting in California that will be on November's ballot. California voters can support retail sports betting at tribal casinos and racetracks through Prop 26, and online California sportsbooks through Prop 27. Funding for the fight between both pro-campaigns and their opponents had already…

Prop 27 is one of the two ways voters can legalize sports betting in California on this November's ballot. Voters can legalize online California sportsbooks through a vote for Prop 27. Prop 26, meanwhile, would legalize only retail sports betting at tribal casinos and horse tracks. Californians can legalize online sports betting by voting yes on…

Prop. 26 would allow tribal casinos and the state's four horse race tracks to offer in-person sports betting. At race tracks, sports betting could only be offered to people 21 or older. Age restrictions on sports betting at tribal casinos would need to be negotiated by California's governor and each tribe, and written into each tribe's compact with…

California voters are set to consider seven measures on November's ballot, among them two competing sports betting initiatives. Campaign spending has already broken records, with a high-dollar fight between tribal casino interests and heavyweight sportsbook operators taking center stage, with no signs of slowing down with just a few weeks to…

Voters in California are weeks away from deciding if the state will have sports betting via Prop 26 and Prop 27 and, if they do, just what the model might look like. It might appear that the difference between the two initiatives effectively comes down to in-person at tribal properties versus online CA sports betting, but there is much more behind…

With less than a month to go in the 2022 MLB regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are again the favorites to win the World Series - and understandably so. Dave Roberts' squad became the first MLB team of 2022 to hit the 100-win mark. Los Angeles won 106 games a year ago but had to settle for a wild card berth thanks to the San Francisco Giants'…

Recent polling shows two ballot initiatives that would legalize sports betting in California are long shots to be approved by voters in November. That may be bad news for racing, but it is complicated. Proposition 26 would allow for in-person sports wagering at the state's tribal casinos and at four racetracks: Santa Anita, Del Mar, Golden Gate and…

TEMECULA, Calif. - The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams kick off the 2022 NFL season Thursday night by hosting the Buffalo Bills, and not one dollar in legal sports betting will exchange hands here in the country's most populous state. But by this time next year, that could all change, depending on the outcome of two competing measures on…

The back-and-forth battle over potential California sports betting legislation is coming to a head. After months of excessive advertising spending, the sportsbook-backed "Yes on 27" campaign is scaling back its ad spend. The campaign backing Proposition 27, the bill to legalize online sports betting in California, is slashing its ad buy in major TV…

Earlier this week, the countdown to election night moved under the 50-day mark as leading sports betting operators continue to monitor polling data on California's Proposition 27 closely. As a resident of Los Angeles, FanDuel CEO Amy Howe has seen the onslaught of television commercials on the online sports betting measure first-hand. On Wednesday,…

legalized some form of sports betting since a Supreme Court decision struck down a federal ban in 2018. California still has not, but a pair of dueling initiatives on the November ballot may bring about change. In the style of California politics, it's all a gigantic, expensive mess of competing interests. Proposition 26 and Proposition 27 will…

A plan to legalize appears doomed for defeat on the November ballot. Statewide, 54% of likely voters would vote "no" on Proposition 27, which would allow the use of mobile apps for sports wagering. Only 34% would vote "yes," according to the Public Policy Institute of California. Of those polled, 12% were undecided. The survey of 1060 likely voters…

The state general election is eight weeks out and the latest data from a survey of potential voters shows California online sports betting may be in trouble. The Public Policy Institute of California, an independent and nonpartisan research institute, published results of a statewide survey today of California voters and the majority of likely…

In California, you can bet on a horse race, buy a lottery ticket, put money on poker in a card room and play slots at a tribal casino all in the same - potentially expensive - day. Nevada, right next door, is undoubtedly the national capital of all things gambling. But after Nevada, California has the most slot machines of any state - one measure…

Are you ready for some football? What about some gambling? Forty-seven million Americans will place at least one bet on the NFL this season, which kicks off Thursday night. That number will only increase when the MLB playoffs, NBA and NHL seasons get underway later this month into October. It's the sports betting industry's favorite time of year:…