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Jill has covered everything from steeplechase to the NFL and then some during a more than 30-year career in sports journalism. The highlight of her career was covering Oakland Raiders during the Charles Woodson/Jon Gruden era, including the infamous “Snow Bowl” and the Raiders’ 2003 trip to Super Bowl XXXVII. Her specialty these days is covering sports betting legislation across the country.

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News

Louisiana Senate Sends Sports Betting Tax Increase To Governor

New funds will be used to 'offset' costs after federal judge ruled that student-athletes can be paid to play

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News

Bet365 Joins Sports Betting Alliance

Bet365 is live in 13 US states, and has been steadily gaining market share across the US

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Industry

EndGame: How Ohio May Finance New NFL Stadiums, Consequences of Harassment, More

Our round-up of North American sports betting's top stories of the week

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Louisiana Wagering Tax Raise On Senate Agenda For Sunday

Increase from 15% to 21.5% for digital betting seems benign compared to the new Illinois tax

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Rhode Island Senate Passes Amended Bill To Open Wagering Market To Competition

So far, the House has not seemed as enthusiastic, but there are just over three weeks left in the session

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Rhode Island Senate Poised To Vote On Wagering Expansion Bill

State would be second in a year to open up its single-operator market, but progress in House has been slow

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Analysis

Illinois Legislators’ Latest Money Grab May Send Bettors To Black Market

Latest proposed tax will only lead to less investment, lousier legal product in the state

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Indian Country Says CFTC Won’t Take Any Action On Prediction Markets

Tribal interests say the CFTC listened, but said it will stay on the sidelines on issue of sports event contracts