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Tribes and the unions that represent casino workers have been at loggerheads for years over the right of union organizers

Can a sports book make a profit with a 1% “integrity fee” on handle? Yes, if you consider 2.5% before expenses a profit.

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Gambling has always been a state issue. In fact, until recently, the federal government could not overrule states’ decisions on moral issues, like whether gambling or marijuana should be made legal. The U.S. Supreme Court will probably use the New Jersey sports betting case to reset the balance in favor of states’ rights.

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The real goal is regulation, and saving eSports from itself.
Betting on other people playing video games is different from betting on other
people playing football, in one major respect:

Die-hard fans believe that skins really are worth the market price. Of course they are, at that moment. And they will continue to be worth what they paid for them, until the market crashes, as it inevitably must – because neither the items nor their apparent scarcity are real.