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Matthew Bain 1s165h

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Matthew Bain started as News Editor and Content Manager at California Casinos in 2022. Before that, he spent six years as a sports reporter and then deputy sports editor for the Des Moines , during which time he won nine statewide journalism awards, including the Genevieve Mauck Stoufer Outstanding Young Iowa Journalists Award. As deputy sports editor, Matthew oversaw the 's recruiting coverage while also innovating the outlet's high school sports coverage. Matthew graduated from San Diego State and grew up in California, but he's somehow a Boston Celtics fan. Long story.

California Tribal Leader: Prop 26 vs. Prop 27 Comes Down to Future of Online Casinos 4957y

October 12, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

The reason California tribes are fighting so hard against Prop 27 might not be tied to sports betting at all. That’s according to Victor Rocha, editor of Pechanga.net and Conference Chairman of the Indian Gaming Association. “They’re trying to steal our future. This isn’t about sports betting — it’s about online gaming,” Rocha said during […] 1q5j5c

Prop 26 vs. Prop 27: 28 Lingering Questions, 28 Days Before Election 314e45

October 10, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

We’re just four weeks from the Nov. 8 election … and Californians still have questions about Prop 26 and Prop 27. Part of that is because the campaigns behind the two California sports betting ballot initiatives have spent way too much time (and money) attacking each other instead of actually explaining their initiative. And part […]

California Tribe Will Offer Sports Betting-Themed Class II Bingo App 553554

October 6, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

A California tribe is partnering with New York gaming company to offer a sports betting-themed bingo app. The Chicken Ranch Tribe of Me-Wuk Indians, which owns the Chicken Ranch Casino in Jamestown, has partnered alongside two Oklahoma tribes with company Vetnos LLC to launch PlaySqor. PlaySqor utilizes a “first of its kind Class II sports-themed gaming […]

Despite Grim Outlook, DraftKings, FanDuel Funding Prop 27 in October 2j2o3p

October 6, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

Private sports betting companies aren’t giving up on Prop 27 in California just yet, despite polling suggesting it has a slim-to-none chance of ing Nov. 8. According to the California Secretary of State’s database, FanDuel and DraftKings have continued funding the Prop 27 campaign into the month of October. On Oct. 1, DraftKings contributed $101,700 to Yes […]

Fliff Week 5 NFL, Week 6 College Football Picks: Riding Eagles Wave 23476v

October 5, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

Sadly for lots of sports fans, there is no legal sports betting in California right now. Or … is there? While it isn’t technically a real-money sportsbook, Fliff lets California make predictions on the outcomes of games for a chance at real cash prizes. It’s legal because you bet with two fake currencies — Fliff […]

New Poll Projects Clear Defeat for Prop 26 and Prop 27 in California 1p11u

October 4, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

A new poll from the University of California at Berkeley projects overwhelming defeat for Prop 26 and Prop 27 on Nov. 8. According to the university’s survey of 6,939 likely California voters conducted Sept. 22-27, only 31% Prop 26 and just 27% Prop 27. Prop 26 would legalize in-person sports betting at California […]

One California Tribe Has Donated Nearly 25% of the $439.8 Million Spent on Prop 26, Prop 27 5f3c3i

October 3, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

A lot of California tribes don’t want Prop 27 to this November. But one California tribe really, really doesn’t want it to . As of Oct. 3, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians had donated $103,279,308 to defeat Prop 27, which would legalize online sports betting in California. The total money spent for and against Prop 26 and Prop […]

Fliff Week 4 NFL, Week 5 College Football Picks: Dolphins at Bengals Is Free Money 6t5q4g

September 28, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

For now, and probably until at least 2024, Fliff is the only legal way to make sports picks for a chance to win money in California. So we want to treat it as seriously as we’d treat any real-money sportsbook operating in the country’s biggest state. You’d better believe Californians eager to bet on sports […]

Tribe That Owns Red Hawk Casino Adds $2 Million to Prop 26 Campaign 3c4z5a

September 26, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

The California tribe that owns Red Hawk Casino, the state’s sixth-largest casino, made a splash in the sports betting campaign spending war. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians filed a $2 million contribution to Yes on 26 on Sept. 23. The tribe had made nine previous donations, but none totaled more than $3,490.03. This most recent $2 million […]

Gambling Expert: ‘We Don’t Think Prop 26 or 27 es’ in California 6a5u64

September 22, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

On Wednesday, an independent gambling expert said he believes Prop 26 and Prop 27 both won’t this November. That would delay legalization of sports betting in California to 2024 at the earliest. Adam Krejcik, partner at independent research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, posted a tweet late Wednesday in which he cast further doubt on the chances of […]