The Gambling Wire: Major Sports Leagues Seek Lifetime Betting Bans for Harassment
Prediction-market battles spread across Connecticut, Iowa, Washington and Texas, while federal and state lawmakers weighed changes affecting bettors and gambling operators. The NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA and NHL, together with their players’ associations, are calling on state regulators to permanently ban…
First reported by Gambling Insider.
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