As a registered lobbyist, Puccio represents both FanDuel and DraftKings. He also represents The Greenbrier Resort, which Justice owns. The posh resort in the southern part of the state includes a private casino that\u2019s home to a FanDuel sportsbook.<\/p>\n
\u201cJustice’s scheme would have directly benefited the casino at The Greenbrier, which he refused to put in a blind trust like he promised us all four years ago,\u201d Ali said.<\/p>\n
In his statement, West Virginia Secretary of State Andrew \u201cMac\u201d Warner noted that a state law has been on the books for more than 150 years outlawing betting on elections.<\/p>\n
“Gambling on the outcome of an election has no place in our American democracy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
While others noted that law in Tuesday\u2019s initial announcement, the idea of political betting in West Virginia may not necessarily be that cut and dried.<\/p>\n
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When the West Virginia legislature passed the sports betting law two years ago, the bill defined a sporting event as \u201cany professional sport or athletic event, any collegiate sport or athletic event, any motor race event, or any other special event authorized by\u201d the West Virginia Lottery Commission, which has regulatory oversight on sports wagering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Still, comments from Wednesday make it fairly certain that political betting will not happen in West Virginia anytime soon. And it\u2019s not likely any other state where sports betting is legal will want to be the next to float the idea.<\/p>\n
Some states\u2019 sports betting laws explicitly limit sports betting to athletic events. But even in Indiana, which allowed betting on the Academy Awards, officials there have said they don\u2019t have an interest in the concept.<\/p>\n
To that, you can also add the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, which, like the Indiana Gaming Commission, has allowed its licensed oddsmakers to offer bets on events outside of sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cDGE does not permit wagering on elections as a matter of public policy,\u201d<\/strong> Leland Moore, a DGE spokesperson, told Casino.org<\/em> in an email Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A day ago, it seemed like a new era was beginning in US sports betting, as FanDuel announced West Virginia had allowed it and other sportsbooks to offer wagering on the 2020 presidential election. Less than 24 hours later, though, that all ended, as state political leaders roundly criticized the move, triggering an apology from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":132544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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