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Bet the Election Oct. 21, 2020
Donald Trump will probably lose the election. As I write, The Economist says he has only an 8% chanc... Read More
Bill Bradley, Call Your Bookie May. 17, 2018
In 1992, Congress passed a statute authored by then-Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey, who was a forme... Read More
Sports Betting Will Complete the Gambling Revolution May. 17, 2018
We think of revolutions as sudden, spectacular events, much like earthquakes or erupting volcanoes t... Read More
States Are Betting That Supreme Court Will Legalize Sports Wagers Mar. 07, 2018
This spring or early summer, the U.S. Supreme Court might legalize sports betting across the country... Read More
Legalize Sports Betting Dec. 31, 2017
Americans have long since broken free of their Puritan past, but the Puritan impulse is not quite de... Read More
Don't Bet Against Tax and Health Care Reform in 2017 May. 20, 2017
If the smart money folks on Wall Street think a special counsel to oversee the Russian probes spells... Read More
Cronies, Place Your Bets on the Wire Act May. 12, 2016
Some members of Congress want the Department of Justice to know that they are unhappy. The source of... Read More
Football and Gaming, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Oct. 20, 2015
They worship at the high altar of football. They're everywhere. I don't give a fig about football, b... Read More
Gambling and Government Apr. 02, 2014
Did you fill out a March Madness bracket this year? In many states, if you put money in a pool, that... Read More
