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COLUMBUS, Ohio - It was early 2019 when two FBI agents and a former NFL player hired as an informant sat for a meeting in the office of a lobbyist who they suspected was a crook. The gathering was organized to discuss influencing sports betting legislation in Ohio. But after the undercover agents and the lobbyist moved to a nearby steakhouse, the…

The new bill would generate the necessary framework for building the Texas Gaming Commission. The new body would be responsible for supervising legalized gambling in the state that continues to celebrate its "Wild West" roots. Originally, the amendment was pre-filed by state senator Carol Alvarado last November. At the moment, the bill does not…

After a tight battle, Branxholme harness racing trainer Nathan Williamson is happy to share the Southland Trainers Premiership with good mate Brett Gray. At Gore today both were sitting on thirty five wins and Gray was the first on the board when Cool Phelan (Pegasus Spur) won the Jaccka Lodge Trot. However, in race eleven Williamson produced hot…

AUSTIN, Texas - Rick Perry is hoping to convince the Lone Star State to legalize sports betting. Perry, who served as Governor of Texas from 2000-2015 and as the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the Trump Administration from 2017-2019, has joined the Sports Betting Alliance and says the time is right. The Sports Betting Alliance says Texas has an…

Welcome to today's segment from our harness racing analyst. Providing you with free expert tips and selections for harness meetings run in New Zealand. Premier harness racing hits Addington again today (Sunday 4th December) for a great day of Group Ones. The racing starts at 12:15pm and we highlight the card detailing every horse and its chances on…

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…

The ballot proposition to legalize sports betting in California was rejected by Californian voters on Tuesday. The measure, supported by the most expensive campaign in U.S. history, had insufficient support as voters expressed concerns about the gambling impact on the community. Voters rejected sports betting propositions: In the most populous…

A sports bar with multiple screens showing live results from a variety of sports games. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images) Competing measures to allow sports gambling in California were losing by huge margins on Tuesday night, following the most expensive ballot initiative campaign in U.S. history. Proposition 26, backed by dozens of California's Native…

It's the second Tuesday in November and that means it's New Zealand Trotting Cup day at Addington. But with no such restrictions, it's time to glam up, try to pick a winner and keep safe under the Christchurch sun on one of the best days of Christchurch's social calendar. Tuesday's big race is arguably the most open field in the last decade, so…

Leading Pacing Sire: Bettor's Delight | 9 winners Leading Pacing Broodmare Sire: American Ideal & Christian Cullen | 3 winners Leading Trotting Sire: Majestic Son & Love You | 3 winners Leading Trotting Broodmare Sire: Sundon | 4 winners I'm dead set running out of things to say when it comes to Bettor's Delight! Last week we discussed how'the…

Sunday afternoon Harness Racing at Phar Lap Raceway was given a little extra spice with the injection of the Spring Rewards series for horses that battle round in the rating system. Races seven through ten were run for an upgraded stake of $20000 and were met with a fantastic response. Full fields and even betting races are always a hit with the…

A new Los Angeles Times /UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll further crushed the spirit of anyone hoping to be able to place a sports bet in California in the near future. According to the poll results released on Tuesday, the tribal-backed retail-only Proposition 26 has the support of 31% of voters while the commercial-backed,…

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…

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 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…