English Premier League supports sports betting regulation in US

By: Staff Writer
- April 27, 2018
- LikeUnlikeLike
- 1304 Views
The English Premier League has offered its complete support to sports betting legalisation in the United States.
This was revealed by Adrian Ford, general manager of Football DataCo, official rights-holder for the Premier League and all professional football leagues in England and Scotland.
Sports betting is only legalized in the state of Nevada in the US. This is largely due to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a 1992 federal act which prohibited other US states from engaging in sports betting.
New Jersey is leading other states to challenge PASPA in court and the US Supreme Court is expected to rule on the issue by June.
New Jersey has the backing of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), and golf’s PGA Tour to challenge the current status sports betting in the US. In fact, both NBA and MLB have gone ahead to develop regulatory laws that would govern sports betting once it is approved by the Supreme Court.
The NBA and MLB and their supporters however have demands when sports wagering is ultimately legalized in all US states. Some of these demands include:
- Having sports betting operators use official league data
- Share customers data when required
- Pay integrity fee – a percentage of the sports betting revenues
- Enable leagues to determine or control what bet sportsbooks can offer
Accordingly, Ford says Football DataCo supports both NBA and MLB since they are coming up with a regulatory framework that works for all sports betting parties across the states. He added that the Premier League supports integrity fee since this will pan out to benefit the industry in the long run.
“When it comes to customers and integrity and really trying to provide the best experience, official data, backed by the leagues, is fact; you need a gold standard,” Ford said.
“Ultimately, the common goal – and it is easier said than done – must be to have a functioning, regulated, safe betting market that brings all the offshore money onshore for the good of the sport, for the protection of the players and presumably for the good of the states that are going to get tax revenues,” he added.
You may also like
Join the Betting Planet team!
Are you passionate about sports betting? Tipsters and news writers required TODAY!
Experienced preferred but not essential. (All apps considered).
View Careers at Race Media

Top Online Casinos
Latest Betting News
- MLB Tuesday best bets & top parlay picks – May 24, 2022
- MLB Monday betting picks & top parlay bets – May 23, 2022
- Kylian Mbappe snubs Real Madrid to stay with Paris Saint-Germain
- MLB American League Betting Preview for Sunday, May 22
- Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics betting picks | Game 3 | May 21
- MLB American League betting preview for Saturday, May 21
- Pennsylvania sportsbooks report $572.8m handle for April
- Mavericks vs Warriors Game 2 betting picks – NBA West Finals 2022
- EPL Matchweek 38 betting picks & best value bets – May 22, 2022
- La Liga 2021/22 Matchweek 38 best bets, value picks & top odds
Casino Guides
- Safest online casino jurisdictions
- How to guides
- How to win at pokies
- How to play online pokies
- PaysafeCard online casino deposits
- MasterCard Online Casinos
- Online Casinos Accepting POLi
- 32Red Casino Review
- All Slots Casino Review
- Boombet Casino review
- Horse racing games at casinos
- Credit card deposits at online casinos
- Films about blackjack
- Live dealer casinos
- How to play live dealer blackjack party
- Online Blackjack
- Top online casinos 2022
- Online casino deposits
- MasterCard Online Casinos
- Online Casinos Accepting POLi
- PaysafeCard online casino deposits
- Online slots
- Playing Pai Gow Poker on the Internet
- Online keno
- Online poker
- Online poker tournament structures
- Real money online roulette 2022
- Online multi-wheel roulette – what is it?
- How to play online scratch cards in 2020
- Sit & Go online poker tournaments
- Skrill e-wallet deposits at online casinos
- Visa online casino deposits
Sports Betting Guides
Casino Games
Deposits & Withdrawals
Football
Basketball
Top Country Betting sites
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Brazil
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
- Germany
- Ghana
- Grenada
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe