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[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)<br>UK wagering companies gamble on US after [sports betting](https://youtoosocialnetwork.com/read-blog/1292_things-you-need-to-know-about-rafting-adventures.html) wager ruling<br>
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<br>5 June 2018<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>By Natalie Sherman<br>
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<br>Business reporter, New York<br>
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<br>It's high stakes for UK firms as [sports betting](https://camlive.ovh/read-blog/2329_warner-bros-discovery-sets-stage-for-potential-cable-deal-by.html) starts to spread in America.<br>
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<br>From Tuesday, brand-new rules on wagering came into impact in Delaware, a tiny east coast state about two hours from Washington.<br>
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<br>Neighbouring New Jersey could start accepting [sports betting](https://trackrecord.id/read-blog/1813_how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html) bets as early as Friday.<br>
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<br>The changes are the first in what could become a wave of legalisation after the Supreme Court last month cleared the way for states to permit [sports betting](https://micircle.in/read-blog/455_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html).<br>
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<br>The market sees a "when in a generation" opportunity to [develop](https://youfurry.com/read-blog/37829_the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bet-on-it.html) a [brand-new market](https://bigtoc.com/read-blog/8944_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) in [sports betting](https://www.proathletediscuss.com/read-blog/419_how-to-withdraw-from-bet9ja-8-step-guide-to-money-in-your-wins.html)-mad America, said Dublin-based monetary analyst David Jennings, who heads leisure research at Davy.<br>
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<br>For UK companies, which are facing debt consolidation, increased online and [tougher](https://mediawiki1263.00web.net/index.php/User:MargaritaAldridg) rules from UK regulators, the timing is particularly opportune.<br>
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<br>Why the gaming industry faces an unpredictable future<br>
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<br>How does illegal [sports betting](https://realhindu.in/read-blog/21356_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) wagering work and what are the fears?<br>
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<br>But the market states depending on the US stays a dangerous bet, as UK business deal with complex state-by-state policy and competitors from entrenched regional interests.<br>
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<br>"It's something that we're actually concentrating on, but equally we do not wish to overhype it," said James Midmer, representative at Paddy Power Betfair, which recently bought the US dream [sports betting](https://wiki.rrtn.org/wiki/index.php/User:KatriceShiels4) site FanDuel.<br>
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<br>'Take time'<br>
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<br>The US represented about 23% of the world's $244bn (₤ 182bn) in video gaming earnings last year, according to a report by Technavio, external published in January.<br>
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<br>Firms are wanting to use more of that activity after last month's decision, which struck down a 1992 federal law that barred states outside of Nevada and a couple of others from authorising [sports betting](https://linkin.commoners.in/read-blog/25743_missouri-sports-betting-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters.html).<br>
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<br>The judgment discovered the law was an over-reach of federal power. But the court it did not actually legalise [sports betting](https://taar.me/read-blog/8475_how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) wagering, leaving that question to regional legislators.<br>
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<br>That is expected to lead to substantial variation in how firms get accredited, where [sports betting](https://iuridictum.pecina.cz/w/U%C5%BEivatel:VernitaPhelan) wagering can happen, and which occasions are open to speculation - with big ramifications for the size of the marketplace.<br>
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<br>Potential earnings varieties from $4.2 bn to nearly $20bn each year depending on aspects like the number of states move to legalise, Oxford Economics approximated in a 2017 research study for the American Gaming Association.<br>
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<br>"There was a lot of 'this is going to be substantial'", stated Will Hawkley, London-based head of leisure for [consultants KPMG](https://wow.t-mobility.co.il/read-blog/14_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html).<br>
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<br>Now, he stated: "I think the majority of people ... are looking at this as, 'it's an opportunity but it's not going to be $20bn and it's going to be state by state and it's going to require time'."<br>
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<br>'Remains to be seen"<br>
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<br>Chris Grove, managing director at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, anticipates that 32 states will legalise [sports betting](https://socialsmerch.com/read-blog/10526_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) wagering in some kind by 2023, creating a market with about $6bn in yearly earnings.<br>
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<br>But bookies face a far various landscape in America than they perform in the UK, where [sports betting](https://reckoningz.com/things-you-need-to-know-about-rafting-adventures/) shops are a frequent sight.<br>
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<br>US laws minimal gaming largely to Native American lands and Nevada's Las Vegas strip until relatively recently.<br>
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<br>In the popular imagination, [sports betting](http://ringturbine.com:80/index.php/User:SanfordCrotty4) has long been connected to a 1919 baseball World Series match-fixing scandal.<br>
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<br>States have actually likewise been slow to legalise lots of kinds of online gambling, in spite of a 2011 Justice Department opinion that appeared to remove barriers.<br>
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<br>While [sports betting](https://kenyansocial.com/read-blog/1342_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) is generally viewed in its own classification, "it [plainly](https://reckoningz.com/sport-betting-industry-looks-to-protect-itself/) remains to be seen whether it gets the sort of momentum people think it will," stated Keith Miller, law teacher at Drake University and co-author of a book about [sports betting](https://ishare.igrowtech.biz/read-blog/5339_enhance-your-business-opportunities-with-efficient-sports-apps.html) wagering guideline.<br>
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<br>David Carruthers is the previous president of BetonSports, who was apprehended in the US in 2006 for running an overseas online sportsbook and served prison time.<br>
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<br>Now an expert, he says UK firms should approach the market carefully, picking partners with care and avoiding mistakes that could result in regulator backlash.<br>
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<br>"This is an opportunity for the [American](https://2flab.com/read-blog/702_exploring-the-sports-betting-industry-putting-ideas-into-practice.html) [sports betting](https://blablasell.com/read-blog/11994_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) bettor ... I'm unsure whether it is a chance for service," he states. "It really depends on the outcome of [state] legislation and how business operators pursue the opportunity."<br>
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<br>'It will be collaborations'<br>
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<br>As legalisation starts, [sports betting](https://nana22.com/read-blog/2754_enhance-your-business-opportunities-with-efficient-sports-apps.html) firms are lobbying to ward off high tax rates, in addition to requests by US [sports betting](https://blablasell.com/read-blog/11896_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) leagues, which desire to collect a portion of profits as an "integrity cost".<br>
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<br>International business deal with the added challenge of an effective existing video gaming market, with casino operators, state-run lottery games and Native American people that are seeking to defend their grass.<br>
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<br>Analysts say UK companies will require to strike collaborations, providing their know-how and innovation in order to make inroads.<br>
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<br>They indicate SBTech's current announcement that it is supplying innovation for Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs as an example of the kind of deals likely to materialise.<br>
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<br>"It will be a win-win for everybody, but it will be partnerships and it will be driven by innovation," Mr Hawkley said.<br>
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<br>'It will just depend'<br>
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<br>Joe Asher, president at William Hill US, is clear-eyed about the realities.<br>
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<br>The company has actually been purchasing the US market considering that 2011, when it purchased 3 US firms to develop an existence in Nevada.<br>
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<br>William Hill now uses about 450 people in the US and has announced partnerships with gambling establishments in Iowa and New Jersey.<br>
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<br>It works as risk manager for the Delaware Lottery and has invested millions along with a local designer in a New Jersey horse racing track.<br>
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<br>Mr Asher stated William Hill has actually ended up being a household name in Nevada but that's not always the goal all over.<br>
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<br>"We certainly intend to have a very substantial brand name presence in New Jersey," he said. "In other states, it will just depend upon guideline and potentially who our local partner is."<br>
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<br>"The US is going to be the greatest [sports betting](https://sabiile.com/read-blog/2140_sport-betting-industry-seeks-to-protect-itself.html) wagering market in the world," he included. "Obviously that's not going to take place on the first day."<br>
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<br>More on this story<br>
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<br>US ruling opens method for [sports betting](https://wiki.rrtn.org/wiki/index.php/User:KatriceShiels4) wagering<br>
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<br>14 May 2018<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Paddy Power buys fantasy [sports betting](https://wavedream.wiki/index.php/User:MarylynDuffy) website<br>
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<br>23 May 2018<br>
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