{"id":1592195,"date":"2022-02-23T07:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/?p=134327"},"modified":"2022-02-23T07:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:08:09","slug":"mobile-sports-betting-coming-to-arkansas-in-time-for-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/mobile-sports-betting-coming-to-arkansas-in-time-for-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Sports Betting Coming to Arkansas in Time for March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<h2>Gone in 60 seconds<\/h2>\n<p>Arkansas expects to go live with its legal mobile sports betting market before March Madness. The new launch date comes after a state Joint Budget Committee (JBC) approved mobile betting rules in under a minute during a meeting this week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>triggers a ten-day waiting period<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s approval triggers a ten-day waiting period before sports betting operators can roll out in Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>Saracen Casino Resort \u2014 Arkansas\u2019 first standalone casino \u2014 took to Twitter on Tuesday to share news that its BetSaracen sportsbook would \u201csoon just be an app away\u201d for Arkansans:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sports betting will soon just be an app away for Arkansans!<\/p>\n<p>Want to get in on the <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mobile-sports-betting-coming-to-arkansas-in-time-for-march-madness.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfc0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mobile-sports-betting-coming-to-arkansas-in-time-for-march-madness-1.png\" alt=\"\u26be\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mobile-sports-betting-coming-to-arkansas-in-time-for-march-madness-2.png\" alt=\"\u26f3\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> action?!? Follow <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetSaracen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BetSaracen<\/a> for the latest info. <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/deo8oVsbNy\">pic.twitter.com\/deo8oVsbNy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BetSaracen (@BetSaracen) <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetSaracen\/status\/1496215734451679243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While the JBC approved the Administrative Rule Review Subcommittee\u2019s report in a flash, the latter had a harder time of it. The body endured long debates last week over a troublesome rule proposed by the Racing Commission. The subcommittee ultimately approved the rule, which states Arkansas casinos must retain a minimum of 51% of revenue from all contracts with third-party vendors.<\/p>\n<h2>Sportsbooks fight against the 51%<\/h2>\n<p>Leading sportsbooks nationwide have unsuccessfully lobbied against Arkansas\u2019 rule granting casinos over half of their proceeds. The majority split is something new in the US, with casinos typically taking an average share of just 5-15%.<\/p>\n<p>It prohibits online sports pools if \u201ca majority of the net casino gaming receipts [\u2026] from the online sports pool is paid to a third-party vendor.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>goes against the Dormant Commerce Clause<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <em>Legal Sports Report,<\/em> John Burris of Capitol Advisors Group lobbied against the rule on behalf of sportsbooks such as DraftKings and FanDuel. Burris contended that it goes against the Dormant Commerce Clause, which stops laws that discriminate against out-of-state businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Saracen Casino chief marketing officer Carlton Saffa doesn&#8217;t condemn lobbyists for using this argument. \u201cI don\u2019t blame the lobbyists for the national vendors for trying this tactic,\u201d <em>LSR<\/em> cited Saffa as saying. \u201cThey have no other tactic to try. You have to play the cards you have. \u2026 It wasn\u2019t a particularly good argument but a bad argument is better than no argument.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>BetSaracen ready for action<\/h2>\n<p>Saffa, of course, is raring for his BetSaracen sportsbook app to go live in time for the NCAA tournament. \u201cBarring any catastrophe, we\u2019re ready and I fully anticipate being ready for March Madness,\u201d he told <em>LSP<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The CMO did not divulge which vendors are working with Saracen on the app, but he did say his firm\u2019s short-term focus is on building up BetSaracen, not on identifying a partner for a second skin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"boxout\">Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff is one of Arkansas\u2019 three state casinos. 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