There has been plenty of good news for American gambling fans in recent years. Many states have legalized gambling and now there’s exciting happenings at Google Play. From March 1, they will have gambling and betting apps for Android, waiting to be downloaded.
It’s the latest move that will put a big smile on the faces of US gambling fans. For many years, it wasn’t legal to bet on sports such as American Football, Basketball and Baseball. Then in 2018 a US Supreme Court judge ruled that individual states could decide whether to legalize gambling. It had previously been the case that the Federal Government made such a ruling.
The past three years have seen many states legalize gambling. The lure of all that gambling tax revenue was too good to ignore. Now there are a growing number of online sportsbooks and casinos with more on their way.
Being able to play the sites on your mobile devices is extremely desirable. There’s so much going on due to in-play betting and global coverage, you really don’t want to miss out on anything. Roll on March therefore when it will be possible to download sportsbooks apps.
It’s important to find out as much as you can about these sportsbooks before registering. This includes details relating to financial transactions, support available and welcome offers. Reading a guide to PointsBet sportsbook is going to be extremely helpful indeed.
You can imagine the joy experienced when a new message appeared on Google’s support page. “We allow real-money gambling apps, ads related to real-money gambling and daily fantasy sports apps that meet certain requirements.”
What does “certain requirements” mean? Well, in order to be able to be listed, app makers will have a gambling application form to fill in. A valid gambling license will be required, and they have to comply with state and country laws. Nor must they be a paid app or use Google Play in-app billing.
The apps will have to be rated adult only and information about responsible gambling has to be included. Care also has to be taken to prevent underage gambling. Reaction to the news has been good. DraftKings have issued a statement expressing their “excitement” at the move.
At present, those using Android devices have to go the operators’ website to get the apps. Now Google Play are falling in line with the Apple app store where it is already possible to get access to gambling apps. Now the clock is ticking down to March 1 and there is likely to be plenty of visits paid to the Google Play store one the gambling apps are available.