
Midweek News Roundup: Indiana Sweeps Ban In Effect Beginning July 1
Sweepstakes gambling will become illegal in Indiana on July 1, Alberta online casino begins July 13, and Bally's Chicago is being built.

Brant James is a staff writer who covers the sports betting industry at InGame, from technology to trends to legislation. An alum of the Tampa Bay Times, ESPN.com, espnW, SI.com, and USA Today, he's covered motorsports and the NHL as beats. He also once made a tail-hook landing on an aircraft carrier with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and rode to the top of Mt. Washington with Travis Pastrana. John Tortorella has yelled at him numerous times.

Sweepstakes gambling will become illegal in Indiana on July 1, Alberta online casino begins July 13, and Bally's Chicago is being built.

HB 189, which would have, among other things, changed how charitable slot machines are regulated, stalled out in the Florida legislature.

Attorney Abbey Block addressed Maryland iGaming legalization at the Morgan State Data Analytics and Sports Gaming Research Town Hall.

Nearly all of the 31 co-defendants in the alleged Mafia-run scheme, in which Chauncey Billups was said to be a "face card," are negotiating.

Regulating charitable slots at veterans' organizations threatens to stall five different gambling regulation bills in Florida.

HB 189 would tighten Florida gambling laws, notably in making the penalty for running an illegal slot operation a felony.

BetMGM set a record in 2025 with a net revenue of $2.8 billion, led by sports betting, although the company stresses iGaming.

HB 189 would crack down on illegal slot machines, but also impacts using insider information to make sports bets.

MoviePass Mogul is an attempt to capture the energy of daily fantasy sports and prediction markets for movie buffs.
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