The Sports Betting Alliance named Joe Maloney president in December, according to the report. Maloney said illegal-market activity and prediction markets are affecting policy discussions on online sports betting and iGaming, while the alliance has no position on prediction-market platforms.
Maloney’s appointment places him at the centre of the alliance’s policy work on illegal markets and prediction-market impacts.
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Reportedly, the Sports Betting Alliance hosted a responsible gambling roundtable in Richmond on 2 September. Industry representatives, health experts, lawmakers and treatment advocates discussed reducing gambling harm. Supporters expect Virginia lawmakers to revisit online casino legalisation in 2027 after the chambers failed to reconcile legislation this year.
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering measures to reduce gambling-related harm, according to a report citing a Joint State Government Commission study. Options discussed include banning in-game microbets and VIP programmes, setting betting limits and restricting promotional offers; the Sports Betting Alliance president argued that safeguards are necessary for the industry to thrive.
Wisconsin’s Assembly passed a bill by voice vote last month to allow mobile sports betting through a hub-and-spoke model, with servers located on tribal lands. The proposal would require tribes to renegotiate gaming agreements and federal regulators to approve the arrangements; the state Senate has not scheduled a vote. The Sports Betting Alliance objects to a proposed 60% revenue share with tribal partners.
A Marquette University poll of 818 registered voters found 64% opposed legalising online sports betting in Wisconsin, while 34% supported it. Lawmakers were expected to discuss a tribal bill on 3 March that would allow the state’s 11 tribes to expand into online gambling; the Sports Betting Alliance opposed the bill’s exclusivity provisions.
Legal Sports Report and the Sports Betting Alliance forecast $1.7 billion in legal wagers on Super Bowl 60. Their projection identifies New York at $170.7 million and New Jersey at $160.6 million as the leading jurisdictions, and includes Missouri after its recent market launch. The alliance’s president said the forecast concerns wagers placed with legal, regulated sportsbooks.