Regulators mull ways to expand esports betting
By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board will soon begin allowing sports books to offer bets on a year’s worth of esports events, the board’s chief of enforcement Karl Bennison said Thursday at a gambling and esports conference at the Westgate.
Currently, books can only get permission to offer bets on one event at a time. Under the new procedure, the books would be able to ask for permission to offer bets on a series of events, possibly a year’s worth, if the events are hosted by the same company.
The change could mean more esports betting in Nevada and reflects a growing comfort Nevada’s regulators have with the industry. There have only been three events listed in books since the board began approving them last year.