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Brant James is a staff writer who covers the sports betting industry at InGame, from technology to trends to legislation. An alum of the Tampa Bay Times, ESPN.com, espnW, SI.com, and USA Today, he's covered motorsports and the NHL as beats. He also once made a tail-hook landing on an aircraft carrier with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and rode to the top of Mt. Washington with Travis Pastrana. John Tortorella has yelled at him numerous times.

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NFL Draft DC betting
Sports Betting

D.C. Gets NFL Draft, But Bettors Will Get A Challenge

The 2027 NFL Draft in D.C. will be largely held on federal land, where gambling is forbidden

Robinhood sports events contracts
Industry

Robinhood Sports Event Contract Business Small So Far, But May Be Poised To Boom

CEO Vladimir Tenev said in a Q1 earnings call that sports events contracts have drawn a diverse following

NBA prediction markets
News

NBA To CFTC: Prediction Markets Present An Integrity Risk

League says likely expansion of sports event contracts to prop bets risks another Jontay Porter-type scandal

Colorado sports betting 5-year anniversary
Analysis

Five Years On, Colorado Sports Betting Flows Like A River

In the half-decade since the launch of legal betting, nearly $100 million has been tapped for water projects

Michigan Kalshi MAryland
News

Maryland, Michigan Submit Opinions On Kalshi’s Sports Markets

Michigan's move continues a vigorous defense of its legal gambling market, but no cease-and-desist issued

exit sign
News

Michigan Targets Two Offshore Operators

Unlicensed Panama-based sportsbooks SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline.ag ordered to stop taking bets

DC Sports Betting apps
Opinion

D.C. Sports Betting: Less Weird, Infuriating

GambetDC's departure makes sports betting in Washington, D.C., as normal as things get there

New Jersey Kalshi
Legal

In NJ Brief, Kalshi Leans Into Nevada’s Decision To Allow Continuing Operation

Prediction market Kalshi continues to assert that its sports prediction markets don't need state approval