#Public Policy Institute of California

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…

In the main, those who promote California ballot measures identify some problem - real or imagined - and attempt to persuade voters that their proposals would solve it. Propositions 26 and 27, however, sharply diverge from that pattern. Instead, they want California voters to create new ways to waste their money by wagering on sports…

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…

In the main, those who promote California ballot measures identify some problem - real or imagined - and attempt to persuade voters that their proposals would solve it. Propositions 26 and 27, however, sharply diverge from that pattern. Instead, they want California voters to create new ways to waste their money by wagering on sports…

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…

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…

There's never been a better time to be a U.S. sports betting company. With college football and the NFL underway, this is "Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, Thanksgiving, and your birthday all rolled into one," said Patrick Keane, CEO of Action Network. GeoComply reported 103.1 million geolocation verifications performed by sportsbook operators…

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,…

With less than two months to go before California's November elections, residents are still weighing their potential sports betting options, but according to a recent survey done by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), over half of them now oppose Proposition 27. According to that survey, 54% of Californians are against that ballot…

You know you are far removed from the old days of back alley sports wagering when you soon will be able to get your action on in a grocery store. Earlier this week, the Ohio Casino Control Commission approved sports betting kiosks for 42 Kroger grocery stores and granted conditional approval of 300 sports betting kiosks in retail…

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…