California has recently passed the Fair Pay to Play Act. Florida has pre-filed FL HB 251 to do the same for their student-athletes. The NCAA has threatened to remove California schools from the NCAA. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida lawmakers have filed their own version of … Read more
California became the first state to support student-athlete compensation with their passage of CA SB 206. Also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, the bill allows student-athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness. The NCAA has warned California legislators that this … Read more
A study is being done by the NCAA on their current policies about athletes acquiring deals for monetary profit. The results of the study are expected to be ready for the public by October. Clemson head football coach, Dabo Swinney, who rakes in $9.2 million … Read more
The Fair Pay to Play Act is a bill that would allow for collegiate athletes to profit off of outside sponsorships the way professional athletes do. The bill out of California has received nationwide spotlight due to pro athletes speaking out in favor of it. … Read more
Rams Pick’em is a free-to-play mobile app that allows fans to make real-time predictions during games for the chance to win exclusive prizes. Sports betting in California has not yet been formally legalized, but there is a bill within the legislature. Anyone in the U.S. … Read more
No regulatory framework exists under the measure, just the permission to discuss and renegotiate the tribal compact. Legislators want sports betting in a variety of gambling establishments while the tribes want it exclusively. The tribal casinos also want to see card rooms banned from offering … Read more
CA SB 208 was introduced on February 4 by Senators Nancy Skinner (D- Berkeley) and Steven Bradford (D- Gardena). The measure must be out of the committees by July 11 in order to have the potential to pass this year. The NCAA sent a letter … Read more
At the end of June, the very first Democratic primary debates will take place in Miami. Each candidate has plenty to talk about, but where do they stand on the legalization of sports betting? Even with PASPA being overturned in 2018, candidates have mixed feelings … Read more
Legal sports betting is now being operated in seven states and is pending launch in nine states. New Jersey is the only state so far that has come close to meeting its previous projections for sports betting revenue. The state has mobile sports betting. The … Read more
According to a 2012 study conducted by the National College Players Association and the Drexel University Sports Management Program, 82 percent of full scholarship athletes who live on campus and 90 percent of full scholarship athletes that live off campus live at or below the … Read more
The Initiative needed 5% of the voter turnout in the last election Legislators missed the February 22 deadline to introduce sports betting bills California hosts 19 sports teams across the five major professional sports leagues. In an attempt to bring sports betting to California by … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – North California horse racing fans will be pleased to know that they will be able to use the WatchandWager online platform until at least 2021. Webis Holdings, the parent company of WatchandWager, was approved by the state for a betting license extension, … Read more