An American sports betting and daily fantasy sports provider, DraftKings will be launching its new online casino gaming venue in Pennsylvania. During one very recent meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board which is the state’s major iGaming regulatory body, DraftKings has petitioned for another Interactive Gaming Operator License which will approve its request to operate an online casino venue in the state. The operator’s request was approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Hence, DraftKings is ready to start working on debuting its new online casino. The soft software launch of its online casino started several days ago and it ran from 2 pm until 10 pm. The following day, the software launch was also conducted from 1 pm until 11 pm. This was made possible thanks to the operator’s business cooperation with the Hollywood Casino venue at Penn National Race Course. With this agreement in place, DraftKings was able to petition for an online gambling application at the state which was approved.

DraftKings’ Pennsylvania Mobile Sports Betting App

As one of the most prominent names when it comes to the world of online sports betting in the United States, DraftKings is no stranger to the state of Pennsylvania as it has launched its mobile sports betting app back in November last year. This mobile sports betting app came as a result of DraftKings’s business partnership with the Meadows Racetrack venue which is owned and operated by Penn National.

DraftKings was established eight years ago in 2012 in the state of Massachusetts, the USA by Jason Robins, Paul Liberman, and Matt Kalish. The company is based in Boston and since its inception, it offers its customers to enter excellent daily as well as weekly fantasy sports events as well as bet on all major sports including popular leagues in the USA such as the NHL, MLB, NFL as well as the NBA and NASCAR. Punters registered at DraftKings sports betting platforms can also place wagers on events of the Premier League, UEAF Champions League, Canadian Football League as well as on tennis, mixed martial arts, and loads of other sports.

Back in August of 2018, the sports betting operator launched its New Jersey-friendly DraftKings Sportsbook which as suggested was made available to residents of New Jersey. At the time, DraftKings was the first legal sports betting operator in New Jersey to open its virtual doors to fans of sports betting. Since its debuting date in New Jersey, the Boston-headquartered sports betting operator has opened online and mobile sportsbooks in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New Hampshire after reaching an agreement with the state-run lottery.

Offering Retail Sports Betting Activities

In addition to offering online and mobile sports betting activities in several states, DraftKings also offers retail betting activities in New York, Mississippi, and Iowa. When it comes to the company’s presence in the USA, DraftKings already managed an online casino that accepts players from New Jersey who are legally allowed to gamble.

The operator’s brand-new Pennsylvania online casino which will accept players from Pennsylvania will probably be similar to its New Jersey online venue which offers an excellent selection of slots alongside a variety of classic table games and video poker games. The online casino operated by DraftKings available in New Jersey is also packed with a great selection of live dealer casino games and the brand-new DraftKings casino which will launch soon will probably feature these games as well.

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.

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.

The National Football League or the NFL has recently reported that one of Arizona Cardinals’ players was suspended indefinitely through this season after he was caught wagering on NFL games. The player is Josh Shaw who was found adjudged of violating the National Football league’s rules on betting and sports wagering.

According to one report released by Forbes several days ago, Josh Shaw signed a contract with Arizona Cardinals worth around $895K in March of this year. However, since he has been suspended, he will be forced to stay on the bench for months at least until February of 2021 which is a long time for any player.

Josh Shaw’s Professional Career

Josh Shaw was born on the 27^th of March 1992. He players as an NFL defensive back. Before joining the Arizona Cardinals, Josh used to play college football for the University of Southern California. During his high school days, he used to play as a wide receiver, quarterback and cornerback. As a senior player, he had fifty tackles.

When it comes to his career as a professional player, after coming out of the University of Southern California, Josh Shaw was invited to the National Football League’s combine where he completed all of the mandatory positional and combine drills. Back in March of 2015, Josh Shaw participated at the University of Southern California pro day where he was ranked the eleventh best cornerback.

That same year in May, the Cincinnati Bengals drafted Josh Shaw soon in the fourth round. He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals that same month. Almost three years later, Josh Shaw was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs where he stayed until November 2018 when he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals in March of 2019.

After joining the Arizona Cardinals, Josh suffered a serious shoulder injury which placed him on the team’s injured reserve bench. Several days ago, on the 29^th of November, the National Football League’s Commissioner Roger Goodell decided to suspend Josh Shaw at least through the end of the NFL 2020 season for wagering on NFL games.

Extensive Internal Investigation Conducted

As reported by Forbes, Josh Shaw was penalized after an extensive, internal investigation had determined that Josh Shaw had placed wagers on several professional football games. According to the National Football League’s officials, there is no indication that the twenty-seven-year-old Arizona Cardinals’ player had benefited from any kind of inside info. It was also reported that there is no evidence that any recent NFL games had been compromised in any way.

According to the NFL’s officials, no other NFL player had been implicated in this matter. As of today, Josh Shaw is the fourth National Football League player who has been suspended and penalized for violating the organization’s rules. He is also the first NFL player who has been penalized for violating the organization’s rules since the revocation of one of the PASPA or Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.

Forbes revealed that the NFL’s Commissioner Roger Goodell decided not to share information about how much money Josh Shaw had wagered on NFL games. Mr. Goodell also decided not to share information on where Josh Shaw had placed his wagers as in his opinion this piece of information is rather irrelevant when compared to the bigger concern related to Josh Shaw’s misconduct.