Brett Smiley
@brettsmiley.bsky.social
Editor & reporter (InGame.com CasinoReports.com, LotteryGeeks.com & Props.com). Mostly sports betting, iGaming, and non-fascist things.
Tips/compliments/corrections: brett@thirdplanet.us
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NEWS: Arizona Regulators Hit Kalshi With Cease & Desist Order As List Grows
“Kalshi is not licensed and its operation of event wagering in Arizona is illegal,” writes Douglas Jensen, chief law enforcement officer for the ADG in a May 21 C&D order obtained by InGame dot com.
“Kalshi is not licensed and its operation of event wagering in Arizona is illegal,” writes Douglas Jensen, chief law enforcement officer for the ADG in a May 21 C&D order obtained by InGame dot com.
May 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NEWS: Arizona Regulators Hit Kalshi With Cease & Desist Order As List Grows
“Kalshi is not licensed and its operation of event wagering in Arizona is illegal,” writes Douglas Jensen, chief law enforcement officer for the ADG in a May 21 C&D order obtained by InGame dot com.
“Kalshi is not licensed and its operation of event wagering in Arizona is illegal,” writes Douglas Jensen, chief law enforcement officer for the ADG in a May 21 C&D order obtained by InGame dot com.
Maybe there's a couple more nerds somewhere in this Bluesky.
Lot of folks were disappointed that the #CFTC 's Prediction Markets roundtable was canceled last week. Or was it?
Consider the following. #sportsbetting
www.ingame.com/cftc-predict...
Lot of folks were disappointed that the #CFTC 's Prediction Markets roundtable was canceled last week. Or was it?
Consider the following. #sportsbetting
www.ingame.com/cftc-predict...
Transcript Leaked From CFTC's Prediction Markets Roundtable
As revealed in this very real transcript from the roundtable discussion, the proceedings contained some drama and a couple of surprises.
www.ingame.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Maybe there's a couple more nerds somewhere in this Bluesky.
Lot of folks were disappointed that the #CFTC 's Prediction Markets roundtable was canceled last week. Or was it?
Consider the following. #sportsbetting
www.ingame.com/cftc-predict...
Lot of folks were disappointed that the #CFTC 's Prediction Markets roundtable was canceled last week. Or was it?
Consider the following. #sportsbetting
www.ingame.com/cftc-predict...
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account...anytime soon
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account...anytime soon
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account...anytime soon
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account today
I will not look at my retirement account...anytime soon
A bit of good news for a change.
Supreme Court turns away casino mogul Steve Wynn's bid to challenge the NY Times v. Sullivan (1964) defamation rule... a naked attempt to silence and smother journalists, speech, and truth #firstamendment
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-supr...
Supreme Court turns away casino mogul Steve Wynn's bid to challenge the NY Times v. Sullivan (1964) defamation rule... a naked attempt to silence and smother journalists, speech, and truth #firstamendment
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-supr...
US Supreme Court turns away casino mogul Wynn's bid to challenge NY Times v. Sullivan defamation rule
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid by casino mogul Steve Wynn to roll back defamation protections established in its landmark 1964 ruling in the case New York Times v. Sullivan - a sta...
finance.yahoo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A bit of good news for a change.
Supreme Court turns away casino mogul Steve Wynn's bid to challenge the NY Times v. Sullivan (1964) defamation rule... a naked attempt to silence and smother journalists, speech, and truth #firstamendment
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-supr...
Supreme Court turns away casino mogul Steve Wynn's bid to challenge the NY Times v. Sullivan (1964) defamation rule... a naked attempt to silence and smother journalists, speech, and truth #firstamendment
finance.yahoo.com/news/us-supr...
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From just about a year ago, a little note I ran at the bottom of a column (the next column after my 50th anniversary piece on Foreman-Norton):
March 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
From just about a year ago, a little note I ran at the bottom of a column (the next column after my 50th anniversary piece on Foreman-Norton):
Howard Lutnick... definitely not the Secretary of Reading the Room. #doge #socialsecurity
March 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Howard Lutnick... definitely not the Secretary of Reading the Room. #doge #socialsecurity
How many times this past week have you seized the opportunity to tell a friend, colleague or loved one to devour feculence?
March 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
How many times this past week have you seized the opportunity to tell a friend, colleague or loved one to devour feculence?
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"This is the only major sporting event I know of where people bet underdogs."
Thomas Casale joined LOW ROLLERS this week to talk March Madness (and to let us know we should have been betting college hoops in November and December, not now).
Thomas Casale joined LOW ROLLERS this week to talk March Madness (and to let us know we should have been betting college hoops in November and December, not now).
March 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"This is the only major sporting event I know of where people bet underdogs."
Thomas Casale joined LOW ROLLERS this week to talk March Madness (and to let us know we should have been betting college hoops in November and December, not now).
Thomas Casale joined LOW ROLLERS this week to talk March Madness (and to let us know we should have been betting college hoops in November and December, not now).
Days before March Madness is set to begin, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will reintroduce their SAFE Bet Act.
You can watch it here tomorrow at 2pm EST www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuRN... #gambling #congress
You can watch it here tomorrow at 2pm EST www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuRN... #gambling #congress
March 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Days before March Madness is set to begin, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will reintroduce their SAFE Bet Act.
You can watch it here tomorrow at 2pm EST www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuRN... #gambling #congress
You can watch it here tomorrow at 2pm EST www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuRN... #gambling #congress
Personal policy is that only #Cybertruck drivers get the salute. Others in the fleet just a thumbs down. #tesla
March 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Personal policy is that only #Cybertruck drivers get the salute. Others in the fleet just a thumbs down. #tesla
Jason Isbell album drop day has arrived.
Among the tracks that weren't released earlier, early favorites off Foxes In The Snow:
- Gravelweed
- True Believer
Much different, yes, post-divorce album on heels of Weathervanes, more uniquely Isbell lyrical potency in own right. #music #jasonisbell
Among the tracks that weren't released earlier, early favorites off Foxes In The Snow:
- Gravelweed
- True Believer
Much different, yes, post-divorce album on heels of Weathervanes, more uniquely Isbell lyrical potency in own right. #music #jasonisbell
March 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Jason Isbell album drop day has arrived.
Among the tracks that weren't released earlier, early favorites off Foxes In The Snow:
- Gravelweed
- True Believer
Much different, yes, post-divorce album on heels of Weathervanes, more uniquely Isbell lyrical potency in own right. #music #jasonisbell
Among the tracks that weren't released earlier, early favorites off Foxes In The Snow:
- Gravelweed
- True Believer
Much different, yes, post-divorce album on heels of Weathervanes, more uniquely Isbell lyrical potency in own right. #music #jasonisbell
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RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
WASHINGTON—Addressing the ongoing outbreak in Texas that has infected at least 124 state residents and killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to mak...
theonion.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
Realize I'm preaching to choir here, nevertheless, to all the folks getting brutalized, fired, funds frozen, contracts trashed, marginalized, possibly deported, offended by the AI video of Gaza getting turned into a U.S. resort, etc. -- who also believe **this isn't what I voted for** ...
February 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Realize I'm preaching to choir here, nevertheless, to all the folks getting brutalized, fired, funds frozen, contracts trashed, marginalized, possibly deported, offended by the AI video of Gaza getting turned into a U.S. resort, etc. -- who also believe **this isn't what I voted for** ...
If you want a longread today on the #CFTC, #federalism, and #sportsbetting, you're in luck.
There's a major federalism battle brewing & lots at stake for states w/active sports betting markets.
Key questions:
1. How exactly might the CFTC developments transform US sports betting as we know it?
There's a major federalism battle brewing & lots at stake for states w/active sports betting markets.
Key questions:
1. How exactly might the CFTC developments transform US sports betting as we know it?
February 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you want a longread today on the #CFTC, #federalism, and #sportsbetting, you're in luck.
There's a major federalism battle brewing & lots at stake for states w/active sports betting markets.
Key questions:
1. How exactly might the CFTC developments transform US sports betting as we know it?
There's a major federalism battle brewing & lots at stake for states w/active sports betting markets.
Key questions:
1. How exactly might the CFTC developments transform US sports betting as we know it?
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As I bask in the Eagles' Super Bowl glow, @brettsmiley.bsky.social joins the LOW ROLLERS podcast to bask in the glow of his triumphant NFL DFS Showdown season. We're also talking CFTC/Kalshi, sweeps, Super Bowl betting numbers, SB party annoyances, and more:
open.spotify.com/episode/2r1d...
open.spotify.com/episode/2r1d...
Low Rollers, Episode 6: Prediction market and sweepstakes legislation news, Brett Smiley on Showdown strategy and CFTC chairs
Low Rollers · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
As I bask in the Eagles' Super Bowl glow, @brettsmiley.bsky.social joins the LOW ROLLERS podcast to bask in the glow of his triumphant NFL DFS Showdown season. We're also talking CFTC/Kalshi, sweeps, Super Bowl betting numbers, SB party annoyances, and more:
open.spotify.com/episode/2r1d...
open.spotify.com/episode/2r1d...
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New must-read feature by David McKee, exploring whether Las Vegas is killing the golden goose
#lasvegas #tourism #fees
www.casinoreports.com/las-vegas-fe...
#lasvegas #tourism #fees
www.casinoreports.com/las-vegas-fe...
Fee And Loathing In Las Vegas
“It’s nuts to be dinged $40 or $50 to leave a casino where you just spent money," says one fed-up Las Vegas insider.
www.casinoreports.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New must-read feature by David McKee, exploring whether Las Vegas is killing the golden goose
#lasvegas #tourism #fees
www.casinoreports.com/las-vegas-fe...
#lasvegas #tourism #fees
www.casinoreports.com/las-vegas-fe...
The poor leopards are going to have cardiovascular problems after all this is done. The country will also be destroyed, but those leopards too.
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From the LeopardsAteMyFace community on Reddit: Trump won Miami-Dade 11 points over Harris. Now the Miami Herald Editorial Board is Pleading with Trump to Re-Extend TPS for Venezuelans.
Explore this post and more from the LeopardsAteMyFace community
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February 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The poor leopards are going to have cardiovascular problems after all this is done. The country will also be destroyed, but those leopards too.
www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAt...
www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAt...
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So much legislative machinations, it'll make any policy wonk happy! #iGaming #SportsBetting
The legislative onslaught continues around matters in #iGaming, #sportsbetting, sweepstakes, and iLottery.
Here to cover the highlights and help keep you current,
@altruda73.bsky.social:
Here to cover the highlights and help keep you current,
@altruda73.bsky.social:
February 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So much legislative machinations, it'll make any policy wonk happy! #iGaming #SportsBetting
February 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This deeper cut from the inimitable Jason Isbell is more apt than ever.
"The Devil Is My Running Mate"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8W...
"The Devil Is My Running Mate"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8W...
January 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This deeper cut from the inimitable Jason Isbell is more apt than ever.
"The Devil Is My Running Mate"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8W...
"The Devil Is My Running Mate"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8W...
January 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“If CFTC-regulated sports exchanges become a reality, the sports leagues themselves will swiftly move to operate such exchanges,” predicts Ryan Rodenberg, a professor at Florida State University who has followed the #Kalshi-CFTC litigation closely.
January 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“If CFTC-regulated sports exchanges become a reality, the sports leagues themselves will swiftly move to operate such exchanges,” predicts Ryan Rodenberg, a professor at Florida State University who has followed the #Kalshi-CFTC litigation closely.
