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Online California Sports Betting Potential: $40B In Bets, $200M In State Taxes

California could collect $200 million in tax revenue on $3.3 billion in online sports betting proceeds during its first year of operation.

Posted on: August 11, 2022 | | Eric Ramsey

Federal Court Sides With Tribes On Casino Plans

A federal appeals court ruled in favor of tribes over California on casino plans, saying the state violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Posted on: August 10, 2022 | | Rashid Mohamed

AFSCME Union Opposes California Sports Betting Prop. 26

One of the state's largest public sector unions is opposing a tribal-backed ballot proposal to legalize California sports betting.

Posted on: August 10, 2022 | | David Danzis

Animal activists blast Prop. 26 over its boost to horse racing

Animal Welfare Activists Blast California Sports Betting Prop. 26

Animal activists blast California sports betting Proposition 26 over its boost to horse racing in a press release issued this week by several groups.

Posted on: August 9, 2022 | | JR Duren

Spending soars on California sports betting propositions

Spending Up To $458M For California Sports Betting Propositions; Most Expensive Ever

The two California sports betting propositions already combine as the most expensive ballot questions in the history of American politics.

Posted on: August 9, 2022 | | Steve Friess

Saboba heist is one of the most brazen casino robberies in US history

Fifteen Years Ago, Soboba Casino Heist Made History

In 2007, two Southern California casino employees masterminded a brazen robbery of nearly $1.6 million at a property east of Los Angeles.

Posted on: August 8, 2022 | | JR Duren

New Poll Shows Low Support, High Awareness For California Online Sports Betting Prop

The first polling based on the official ballot label for Prop 27 shows voters solidly reject the California online sports betting measure.

Posted on: August 3, 2022 | | Matthew Kredell

NAACP Sues No On 26 Over California Sports Betting Ballot Argument

The organization is suing in an effort to change language on ballot arguments that implies a rejection of in-person California sports betting.

Posted on: August 3, 2022 | | Andrew Champagne

California sports betting advertisements

California Sports Betting Ad Pits Small Tribes Against Wealthy Tribes, Angers Many

New advertisements for California sports betting measure Proposition 27 call out "wealthy casino tribes" for trying to keep disadvantaged tribes from improving their positions through digital sports gambling.

Posted on: August 2, 2022 | | Matthew Kredell

California Online Sports Betting Foes Say New Study Affirms Youth Gambling Concerns

The National Council of Problem Gambling indicates that between 60% to 80% of high school students report having gambled for money in the past year. The Council considers 4% to 6% of high schoolers to be addicted to gambling.

Posted on: July 30, 2022 | | Matthew Kredell