Gambling Law Archive

BetMGM Puerto Rico – US Sportsbook spreads wings to Caribbean. As one of the most prominent sportsbooks in the United Sates, BetMGM has been spreading its wings far and wide in the last three years. Just 24 hours after receiving a license to operate in Wyoming, reports indicate BetMGM is inking contracts across the...

Legal US Betting Sites – Why the NFL Pulled its Defense for Offense Americans have been betting on sports since… well, since we took on the title of ‘Americans’. Gambling on athletic contests is something that’s just always been. It’s not difficult to imagine cavemen betting their favorite hides and tools on who can...

Inside Indiana: Is it Illegal to Bet on Sports at Offshore Website? For more than two decades prior to Indiana’s regulation of mobile sports betting, online gambling was still a thing. Millions of people from all over the world were gambling over the internet. When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed...

What You Need to Know About Reporting Taxable Sports Betting Winnings in Indiana. Sports betting is relatively new to the state of Indiana. The activity was only legalized in 2019, with the first regulated online and mobile sportsbooks popping up later that year. Now that the first meaningful “tax season” has rolled into town,...

NFL Betting Made Easy: Starter Guide to College & Pro Football Betting The wait is over – Hoosiers can finally bet on football in a legal, regulated environment. Live and online bookies are anxiously awaiting your wagers. But don’t rush out to the nearest sportsbook just yet. Don’t download the first app you find...

Athletic Alumni: Betting on Indiana College Sports Teams While we do not condone betting on any sports team simply because it’s your favorite, we do understand the attraction to supporting the athletic departments of your local university or alumni. Besides, the way regulated sportsbooks are designed today, it’s possible to bet on any team...

How Indiana Sportsbooks compare to other US markets. Legalization of single-event sports betting is sweeping across the nation. According to data from the American Gaming Association, at time of writing, 21 states, plus Washington, D.C., have legalized and launched regulated sports betting markets. Another 5 states have legalized the activity, but have yet to...

IGC Approved: Indiana Licensed Online and Mobile Sportsbooks Times are rapidly changing across the American gaming community. 2018 marked a pivotal turning point, when the US government overturned a decades old law that prohibited wagers on sporting events in all states but Nevada. Since then, every state has had the right to authorize sports...

Quick comparison of Indiana mobile sports betting apps reviewed. Indiana’s digital sports betting market is flourishing rapidly. Since August 2019, a total of 10 licensed online sportsbooks have gone live. Most of them – 9 out of those 10 – went on to launch Indiana mobile sportsbook apps. Today we’ll be covering which operators...

Involuntary & Voluntary Self-Exclusion from Online Gambling in Indiana Indiana protects its citizens and preserves the integrity of its regulated gaming market by upholding specific exclusion guidelines. People are protected from the potential harms of gambling by having the option to self-exclude from land-based gaming, online sportsbooks, or both. At the same time, involuntary...