Key Takeaways
- Betting on the Super Bowl has helped set the stage for the showdown next week in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals between the state of New Jersey, which is seeking to legalize sports betting within its borders, and the major sports leagues that are standing in its way.
- Independent online poker room PKR and the Microgaming online poker network MPN today announced that they will be joining forces.
- Daily fantasy sports continue to create headlines.
- The deadline for GPL applications is quickly approaching.
Sports Betting in the US
Following the country’s biggest sporting spectacle, the topic of sports betting is squarely on the minds of many in the online gaming industry.
The American Gaming Association estimated that $4.2 billion dollars would be wagered on Super Bowl 50 of which $4.1 billion would be bet illegally.
Even President Obama downplayed the law that makes sports betting illegal in most of the US.
