Circa Sports Debuts in Kentucky Amidst Fanatics Deal and NY Legislative Developments

Circa Sports is now available in Kentucky after teaming up with local partner ECL Corbin/Cumberland Run. They are now operating in five US states. Circa Sports is known for setting high limits on bets and offering straightforward betting odds. To use their service, you must deposit at least $20. Since September 2023, people in Kentucky have been able to place sports bets online.

Justin Thomas has signed a deal with Fanatics. He's going to promote their products, interact with fans, and make content for social media. He will also be involved with the PGA Championship at Valhalla. Fanatics is making moves to be more involved in the golf world by adding Thomas to their team.

New York state senator Joe Addabbo is working on new laws about gambling.

• Filed a bill to use 1% of betting tax revenue for responsible gaming programs, with a minimum of $6m.
• Introduced a bill to raise the age for daily fantasy sports from 18 to 21.
• Proposed peer-to-peer pick’em-style games for daily fantasy sports.

The New York legislative session ends on June 6 and there isn't much time left for these bills to be approved.

Nevada has decided that Dave & Buster's cannot have betting activities. This is because people are worried it could encourage young people to gamble. Illinois has made a similar decision, and Ohio and Pennsylvania are thinking about doing the same thing.

Ippei Mizuhara, who used to work as an interpreter for famous baseball player Shohei Ohtani, will be going to court on June 4 to change his plea. It's claimed that Mizuhara stole almost $17 million from Ohtani's accounts. He's agreed to a plea deal but could still get up to 33 years in jail and have to pay fines of $1.25 million.

Ronnie Johns, who has been in charge of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, is retiring on June 30. He started this job in July 2021 when John Bel Edwards was governor. During his time, people in Louisiana could start betting on sports online. Johns wants to retire so he can spend more time with his family and take care of his own things.

The new Harrah's Columbus Casino in Nebraska has just opened. Many people went there when it opened, and some won money right away. The casino has a big video screen and lots of slot machines. Caesars Entertainment owns it, and they built it with Columbus Exposition and Racing.

People in New York want a casino built close to Citifield where the Mets play. The Mets' owner, Steve Cohen, supports this idea, but it still needs to get the okay from lawmakers.

A superior court confirmed that Ontario's approach to online betting and casinos is legal. This decision is a setback for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, who disputed it. The ruling follows Canada's decision in June 2021 to allow bets on single sports games.

President Joe Biden named Sharon M. Avery as the temporary leader of the National Indian Gaming Commission. This happened because the previous leader left for a job at FanDuel. Also, the group in charge of gambling in Colorado fixed a mistake in their report about the money earned from sports betting.

The sports betting business in the US is always changing. New laws, company growth, and rule updates happen all the time.