As reported several days ago, gaming regulators for the state of Colorado have just approved thirty-two more licenses for the state’s thriving sports betting industry. This time around, the sports betting approvals were granted to six online sports betting operators as well as eight casinos operational in the state. As of the 1^st of April, sixty-four sports betting licensing applications were submitted to Colorado gaming regulators.

Online gambling and betting operators alongside commercial casinos and retails bookies are all interested in being granted such licensing. So far, sports betting activities in the state of Colorado should start on the 1^st of May. Nonetheless, this may be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, the state’s Limited Gaming Control Commission has yet to provide more details regarding the date when sports betting is supposed to begin. So As of the 6th of April, no changes have been made.

According to the Limited Gaming Control Commission’s officials, the commission’s authorities will meet again on the 16^th of April and this time around they will discuss the date set. This meeting will be the last time that the Limited Gaming Control Commission’s officials meet before the 1^st of May.

Discussion of the Sports Betting Launch

As revealed recently by the Division of Gaming’s Director Dan Hartman, discussions related to the sports betting launch which is currently scheduled for the 1^st of May will take place on the following Limited Gaming Control Commission’s meeting set for the 16^th of April. When it comes to the most recent sports betting approvals granted by gaming regulators and authorities for the state of Colorado, some big brands and big casino operators were given online sports betting licenses.

Some of these brands granted temporary licenses include Roar Digital, Rush Street Interactive, William Hill and Penn Sports Interactive. According to the Roar Digital officials, the gambling operator will have their iconic BetMGM gambling app all set to go live in correspondence to the Colorado regulator’s proposed timeline. The company’s officials also revealed that Roar Digital was also granted temporarily licensing related to land-based sports betting. At the same time, William Hill was granted sports betting licenses for Isle of Capri and Lady Luck casinos.

In the case of the sports betting launch date not being moves, the only left option would be online and mobile services due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has caused the vast majority of USA land-based casinos to shut down their doors. The federal government recommends social distancing to all residents of the states while the facilities affected will remain closed at least until the 30^th of April when a reevaluation of the situation will take place. Naturally, if casino facilities are not allowed to reopen by the sports betting launch date, then mobile and online gaming services would be the only sports betting format available to residents of Colorado.

Sports Betting and Gambling in Colorado

When it comes to gambling laws in the state of Colorado, there are no online poker or online casino gambling sites operational here. The last time the state’s lawmakers tried to get such a gambling bill passed was back in 2013, but the effort was short-lived and resulted in no changes. Today, Colorado offers daily fantasy sports and all operations are governed by the state’s Division of Gaming which also crafts a set of regulations and rules for the state’s sports betting industry which is currently thriving. When it comes to retail sports betting, it is limited to licensed and regulated sportsbooks within the state’s licensed casinos located in the cities of Cripple Creek, Central City, and Black Hawk, etc.

According to the latest reports by several news outlets focusing on the state of Washington, legal sports betting activities are coming to the state. It was also revealed that such activities will be legal only at brick and mortar casino venues owned and operated by tribal organizations. This was made possible several days back when the state’s Governor Jay Inslee signed the sports betting bill HB 2638 which was approved by the Senate in March.

This sports betting bill approved by the Governor of the state will allow sports betting activities at brick and mortar casinos which are operated by the state’s twenty-none tribal organizations which are federally recognized. In the following days, the state will renegotiate the specific gaming compacts that it has with its federally-recognized tribes. However, residents of the state will have to wait for some more time to engage in such activities as the state’s tribal casinos are temporarily shut down due to the global coronavirus crisis.

The Global Coronavirus Crisis

Like the rest of the United States casino industry, both commercial and tribal land-based casinos are shut down to minimize the spread of the highly-contagious COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Moreover, the coronavirus pandemic also directly caused shutdowns and postponements of major sports leagues and events across the globe which means that there are few sports events available on that sports betting fans can wager on.

At the time of writing this, the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic of coronavirus disease of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV.2 or severe acute respiratory syndrome infected over 937,000 individuals globally and resulted in over 47,000 deaths. The coronavirus outbreak was identified back in late December in the city of Wuhan China while on the 11^th of March it was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

As of the 2^nd of April, the coronavirus pandemic is present in over two hundred countries. As with other viral diseases, individuals get infected via close contact with infected people by small droplets which are produced by sneezing and coughing. Common complications include acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia. there is no any specific vaccine or antiviral treatment, so treatment includes only supportive therapies.

Online Sports Betting Class C Felony

When it comes to online sports betting activities in the state of Washington, these are considered a Class C felony which means residents of the state cannot legally engage in such activities. The bill active permits some forms of mobile sports betting, but only within the physical casino floors of tribal casinos. Speaking of the sports betting bill for the state of Washington, it also comes with an emergency clause that completely eliminated the need to have a referendum on the state’s level concerning legalizing sports betting activities.

This statewide referendum concerning legalizing sports betting activities would require a sixty percent majority to be approved. The bill’s emergency clause which eliminated the need for this referendum claims that the currently active bill is necessary in order to preserve the public safety, health, and peace as well as to support the state’s government and all other public institutions.

Some commercial casino operators active in the state of Washington including Maverick Gaming were rather upset from being left out from the latest sports betting bill which will definitely create a more inclusive sports betting market. All in all, the state of Washington was the very first state to approve some forms of sports betting activities within its borders in 2020.

In the state of Michigan, one of the most prominent sportsbook and daily fantasy operators in the US, the FanDuel Group company has inked an important business agreement which will see the company supply the MotorCity Casino Hotel venue with on-site sports betting services. This exciting news was revealed several days ago by several local news outlets including LegalSportsReport.com.

As revealed, this important business deal between the sports betting operator and the hotel and casino venue in Michigan will result in the casino launching its FanDuel-branded sports betting service just before the busiest sports event in the United States kicks off, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The event kicks off on the 17^th of March and it is unofficially known as March Madness.

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament or NCAA March Madness is played every year in spring. It is a single-elimination basketball tournament which today features sixty-four college basketball teams from the Division I of the NCAA or National Collegiate Athletic Association. The event determines the national championship. Since its inception back in 1939, NCAA March Madness has become of the most iconic annual sports events taking place in the United States.

MotorCity Casino to Become the Leader in the Emerging Sports Betting Market?

The downtown casino and hotel is hoping to become the early leader in the state’s currently emerging sports betting market and its deal with FanDuel Group can help. The MotorCity Casino Hotel venue is located in Detroit, the state if Michigan. It opened back on the 14^th of December 1999. The $825 million-worth complex features a historic building which is the hotel area offering four hundred rooms.

The complex is also home to a 100,000 square feet gaming floor packed with almost three thousand slot machines, fifty-nine table games, and two poker rooms. Besides, MotorCity Casino Hotel offers its visitors convention and meeting space, a massive 13,000 square feet spa area as well as a live music theater and even more. The venue was opened by the Mandalay Resort Group company today its owner is Marin Ilitch of Detroit Entertainment LLC.

When it comes to the venue’s latest business partnership with FanDuel Group, this business alliance will definitely give the New York-based innovator the necessary rights to debut Michigan-based online sports betting and online casino operations as soon as the state’s Gaming Control Board approves a series of detailed regulations regarding the industry.

As revealed by several news outlets, this will not happen before the next year starts while FanDuel is already aware of the fact that the company will be subject to a though tax system which will probably top out at around 26.25% concerning local online gaming revenues.

The Last Detroit Casino to Have Inked a Sports Betting Alliance

The four hundred-room facility managed by Ilitch Holdings Incorporated has become the third and the last of Detroit-based casinos to have signed sports betting business agreements after signing its FanDuel Group deal. In the meantime, the biggest FanDuel competition DraftKings Incorporate is forced to sign a partnership deal with one of the twenty-three tribal casinos in the state of Michigan if it wants to emerge on the state’s growing sports betting market.

As reported by several local news outlets, the two tribal casino operators in the state of Connecticut are at odds with Ned Lamont who serves as the state’s Governor. The biggest issue concerns who should be granted necessary licenses to operate sports betting services in the state.

According to one report released by The Connecticut Mirror news outlet, the two tribal casino operators in question here are the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe which are responsible for the Foxwoods Resort Casino venue and the Mohegan Sun venue respectively. The two tribal casino operators want to add sports betting activities within their facilities to stay in the game and compete with competitor facilities that offer such activities to their customers in the neighboring states of New York and Rhode Island.

The Senate Bill 21 Proposed by the State’s Senator Cathy Osten

The same news outlet also shared that the federally-recognized tribes are also supporting recently proposed legislation which is backed up by the state’s Senator Cathy Osten. This proposed legislation would give the two federally-recognized tribes exclusivity over sports betting services which are doubtlessly coming to the state soon. This measure in particular known as Senate Bill 21 would also give the tribes the sole license and right to operate iGaming activities in the state of Connecticut.

Senate Bill 21 would also grant the two tribal casino operators in the state the necessary rights to open a casino facility in Bridgeport as well as offer online sports betting and online casino activities via mobile devices and the Internet. Nonetheless, the state’s Governor Mr. Lamont appears to be favoring a series of other rival proposals known as House Bill 5189 and House Bill 5168 as reported by The Connecticut Mirror.

These legislative proposals which are favored by the state’s Governor would legalize sports betting activities across the state, but they will also allow the state’s Lottery Corporation as well as licensed, regulated off-track sports betting entity Sportech to join the two federally-recognized tribal entities as main operators of such activities in the state.

Governor Working on Finding Compromise

In order to find some kind of compromise which would work for every entity included, the state’s Governor Mr. Lamont decided to hold a private meeting with officials from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe several days ago. However, the two entities were unable to reach and kind of consensus according to The Connecticut Mirror.

The newspaper revealed that the tribes were claiming that the House Bill 5189 and House Bill 5168 proposals which are supported by the state’s Governor would doubtlessly violate their gaming compacts from 1994 as well as force them to initiate withholding their slot revenue-related payments which in 2019 reached around $255 million.

Commenting on the issue, Rodney Butler working as the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman said that the state’s Governor’s vision of sports betting future in Connecticut contravenes with the tribal entity’s compacts since it would violate a ruling devised by the National Indian Gaming Commission which defines betting on sports in the state as a Class III sports betting activity. The Mohegan Tribe’s official Chuck Bunnell also explained that the compacts from 1994 give the two tribes sole rights to operate sports betting activities in the state as they fall into a category of Class III gaming under federal laws.

The International Gaming Awards or simply the IGA is regularly supported by some of the most renowned iGaming industry’s insiders, gaming operators and gaming venues including both land-based and online casinos. The International Gaming Awards is held every year as managed by the Clever Duck Media Ltd. company which is a prominent event management firm with an effective, creative and passionate team that has a unique, innovative understanding of the entire gaming industry.

The International Gaming Awards 2020

Just like every year, this year’s event gathered masses. The International Gaming Awards of the IGA 2020 took place at the Savoy Hotel located in London on the 3^rd of February. This year’s event was supported as well as enhanced by loads of renowned online and land-based casino insiders as well as a number of different gaming clients from all tiers. Some of the event’s sponsors included IGT, Pilot Games, SG Games, SA Gaming, Connective Games, Alea.com, Melco, Pragmatic Play, Yggdrasil Gaming, Videoslots Casino, 1XBet Professional Betting, Play’ n GO and many others.

The International Gaming Awards 2020 awarded several top-tier companies including online casino gaming and online sports betting operators for their unique, innovative work in the industry. A number of brands were also recognized for providing a unique, very positive impact in the industry via several different awards categories. One brand definitely stood up from its competition and this is William Hill which for two consecutive years has been named the IGA Sports Betting Operator of the Year.

Considering the operator’s recent successes which have helped it secure this prestigious award, the William Hill sports betting operator is taking all the right steps to remain one of the leaders in the industry. When it comes to its Sports Betting Operator of the Year by the IGA awards, the operator is recognized for its amazing ability to lead the industry not only in its customer numbers but also for its tablet and mobile customers as well as for its mobile platform’s originality and innovation.

William Hill’s Excellence

The Sports Betting Operator of the Year 2020 winner is also recognized for providing a number of premium-level customer services and products including its telephone service, usability and growth of its sports betting platform and its marketing efforts. All in all, the winning operator has shown that it excels in everything that the market demands and even more.

Commenting on the news, William Hill International’s CEO Patrick Jonker said that this year has started in an excellent way for his company. The company’s CEO also pointed out that his company’s major gaming brand Mr Green had enjoyed a similar success after winning the EGR Nordics Awards Operator of the Year just several days before the company’s major sports betting brand won the Sports Betting Operator of the Year IGA Award.

Being awarded the Sports Betting Operator of the Year by the International Gaming Awards just shows how well William Hill is positioned in the industry especially when it comes to the company’s two major brands. Mr. Jonker also said that he could not be any prouder of his teams. Another brand that was honored at the International Gaming Awards was the excellent Yggdrasil Gaming that was named the Innovator of the Year for four consecutive years. Yggdrasil Gaming won the award thanks to its remarkable developments including its new division named Yggdrasil Publishing.

The Washington Redskins is a professional football team headquartered in Washington. The team competes in the NFL or National Football League as a part of the East Division of the National Football Conference. The Washington Redskins team plays its home matches at FedExField located in Landover, Maryland while its training facility is situated at Inova Sports Performance Center in Ashburn, Virginia.

Since its inception in 1932, the Washington Redskins team has played over one thousand matches. Moreover, it is one of just five National Football League’s franchises to record over six hundred season and postseason winnings. During the team’s extraordinary performance in the NFL, the Redskins have won five National Football League Championships including three in Super Bowls. Moreover, the Redskins team has also captured fourteen six conferences and fourteen divisional championships.

The Redskins Looking to Redevelop the FedExField in Landover      

As reported recently, the Washington Redskins franchise is hoping to tempt Virginia or Maryland legislators into legalizing sports betting activities mainly as a part of arrangements for the team’s new stadium. As mentioned at the beginning, the team plays its home matches at the FedExField located in the Maryland area of Landover since 1997, but it is now looking for ways to either redevelop this aging stadium or to move to a brand new site located on the side of the Potomac River, the state of Virginia.

According to The Washington Post news outlet, the owner of the Washington Redskins franchise, Dan Snyder has already met with Maryland legislators. At this meeting, he proposed his plan which includes building a brand new stadium on two hundred and fifty acres of land that he owns close to the Redskins’ Prince George’s County property.

The fifty-five-year-old owner of the Redskins has also revealed that he envisioned this facility serving as the hub for a year-around development focusing on entertainment which would feature different practice facilities alongside the franchise’s corporate headquarters, a number of restaurants and hotels.

Dan Snyder Hoping to Bring Legalized Sports Betting to Maryland

Even though the state of Maryland has not legalized sports betting activities, the Washington Post news outlet revealed that Dan Snyder hopes to leverage the possibility of a new stadium for the Redskins in exchange for being legally allowed to open and operate a sportsbook. To spice this proposed business deal, the National Football League side has also agreed to allow minority-owned partners to operate this envisioned sports betting venue.

As reported by the same news outlet, the Washington Redskins’ lobbyist Justin Ross told the Maryland House of Representatives committee that the franchise and the team need a sports betting license so that the Redskins can compete for right way with other sports teams active in this area such as the Washington Nationals of MLB that plays its home matches at National Parks.

This massive 41,300-seat facility is situated in the District of Columbia and it may soon be able to benefit from new legislation by opening its on-site sportsbook. The capital city also plays host to the Washington Capitals which compete in the National Hockey League as well as to DC United which competes in the Major League Soccer. According to the owner of the Washington Redskins franchise, the team’s new stadium with a sportsbook included could definitely reinvigorate the Redskins team which has not enjoyed much success since 1991 when it won Super Bowl XXVI.