Let the games begin! Tomorrow morning at 10 a.m EDT, the U.S. House Congressional Services committee will debate the white hot issue of how best to regulate internet gambling. Watch it live and read the prepared testimony here:

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/hr_112409.shtml
Reading through the pre-hearing documents prepared by Harvard Professor Malcolm Sparrow, it looks like the anti-gambling proponents are [...]

This is a great video that gives background on the issue of state sponsored sports betting and shows the powerful forces fighting against the citizens of Delaware’s desire to have legal sports betting in their state. I strongly recommend watching this video.

Sports betting history was made today as sports bettors in Delaware placed the first legal bets under the new state-sponsored sports betting system. The AP covered this remarkable milestone, outlining some of the contentious history surrounding this issue:
DOVER, Del. — Sports betting in Delaware officially got under way Thursday after surviving a contentious legal battle [...]

An epic battle is brewing. The two opposing sides are readying themselves for the fray; recruiting foot soldiers, forging alliances, stockpiling ammunition. In recent weeks, powerful interests have thrown down the gauntlet, setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most riveting political and economic rumbles of all time. The issue at [...]

It’s not just the temperature on the thermometer that is heating up as we enter into the summer months here in the U.S.; the war over the legality of sports betting has been growing hotter in recent weeks, setting the stage for explosive conflicts between powerful entrenched forces on both sides of the volatile issue.
Some [...]

Thanks to Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative for posting this video of Barney Frank introducing his new bill to regulate internet gambling. If you want your freedom to gamble online restored, please leave a comment on the video showing your support for this legislation.

As mentioned in my previous post, the introduction of a new legislation to legalize some forms of online gambling has been generating mainstream press coverage for what was once a niche issue. This video from Bloomberg TV is a good example of this increased awaremess:

In related news, as expected Delaware Governor Jack Markell [...]

“The expression by the professional leagues of shock at the notion that people would actually bet on games was one of the least persuasive emotional outbursts I have encountered, but we acknowledged the reality of it, no one will be betting on professional sports games.”
- Barney Frank, 5/7/09
By now you’ve heard the bad news: [...]

Happy March Madness everyone, I hope you’re all doing better with your picks than I am! Here is a quick update of the latest news from the sports betting world:

New Jersey sues Federal Government, claims sports betting ban is unconstitutional – this is huge! If this suit is successful it could legalize sports [...]

Change is coming. That is the message in a great article over at ESPN yesterday on the efforts of Gov. Jack Markell to legalize sports betting in Delaware. The author convincingly argues that Markell’s inevitable victory in his home state will lead to a complete overturning of the 1992 Federal ban on sports [...]