The crew dives into the recent series of stories by the New York Times about US sports betting. They also talk about why the account-hacking situation at DraftKings and BetMGM requires a serious response (14:54).

MaximBet is ending its US operation (1:04) and if you didn't even know it was a thing, we wouldn't blame you. We also talk about former Major League Baseball player Yasiel Puig's guilty plea in relation to a case about an illegal gambling operation (6:23) and the upcoming launch of Maryland online sports betting (11:14).

Welcome back to the Legal Sports Report Podcast, Ep. #170! California Sports Betting Goes Down In Flames. Two propositions that would have legalized sports betting in the largest state went down in lop-sided fashion. So what's next for California? We also break down the big arbitration case between Fox and Flutter and take a closer look at player data's relationship to sports betting.

Timestamps:
00:42 - What's next for California
11:52 - Big arbitration case between Fox and Flutter
19:17 - Player data's relationship to sports betting

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Caesars tells everyone they had a profitable month, a year ahead of schedule, for sports betting and online casino (1:49). We also talk about last call for California sports betting on the ballot (9:35), NBA, FanDuel and player data (15:53), and Pete Rose + gambling in Ohio (19:35).

A lawsuit about FanDuel's valuation from years ago reaches its probable end. The crew discusses a profile in courage in California politics (6:58), DC potentially fixing its biggest mistake (12:18), and what hesitation really means at ESPN (17:19).

LSR Podcast 167: No, DraftKings Didn’t Fix An NFL Game. A DraftKings odds boost involving Justin Herbert on Monday Night Football turns into a heaven for conspiracy theorists (0:43). We also talk about Fubo calling it quits in sports betting (10:38), Fanatics has thoughts about NY sports betting (16:44) and the latest numbers from Ontario for online gambling (20:14).

The crew discusses a report that ESPN and DraftKings could link up, plus white-flag chatter from California (6:02), a threat from regulators up north (11:20), and thoughts on the G2E gaming conference in Las Vegas (14:06).

The two California sports betting initiatives have spent more than $400 million on advertising, yet both appear destined to fail in the latest polling. Also, why Geocomply is suing a competitor (8:40), when we'll know Massachusetts and Maryland launch dates (9:51), and a friendly debate on election betting (17:47).

PointsBet steps away from Sunday Night Football, letting in BetMGM and inviting questions from the crew. Plus, the latest on Prop 27 spending in California (5:37), good news from Maryland (10:55), and no news from Massachusetts (12:36).

Despite reports that Massachusetts could launch sports betting soon, regulators in the commonwealth threw cold water on that idea (1:22). We also talk about the latest on ESPN's plans for sports betting (5:39), the big increase in sports betting activity for NFL Week 1 (8:14) and the entrance of Pinnacle into a regulated market in North America (15:44).