Final CA 2022 Election Results: These Counties Hated Prop 26, Prop 27 Most
California certified its 2022 election results last Friday. So, we’ve known for a long time that the two California sports betting measures, Prop 26 and Prop 27, lost in landslides. Now, we can detail exactly how miserably they lost, and break it down by county. Ready? Let’s dive into the epic election failures of Prop […]
CA Tribal Leader: ‘Very Adamant’ About Making Another Sports Betting Plan
The Agua Caliente Tribal Chairman says voters did the right thing after two California sports betting initiatives fail in the 2022 election.
After Prop 26, Prop 27 Failure, Inside CA Sports Betting’s Path to 2024
It’s been a long time coming, but the inevitable has officially reared its ugly face. After months of confusing advertising and unrealistic promises, the campaigns for Prop 26 and Prop 27 earned an emphatic “No” from California voters Tuesday. Record-setting fundraising for the two campaigns resulted in a net-zero as both California sports betting propositions […]
How Much Money Did California Lose By Not Passing Prop 26 and Prop 27?
With Prop 26 and Prop 27 failing in the 2022 election, California will miss out on up to $500 million in new tax revenue. Both California sports betting initiatives had been polling poorly leading up to the midterm elections. Neither were expected to pass. The main arguments in favor of sports betting legalization were that […]
Prop 26 and Prop 27 Lost in California. So … Who Won?
California voters rejected both Prop 26 and Prop 27 on Tuesday, rebuking two distinctly different attempts to legalize sports betting in the state. Prop 26 would have allowed for retail sportsbooks at tribal casinos and the state’s four licensed horse racetracks. Prop 27 would have allowed national sports betting companies like BetMGM, DraftKings, or FanDuel […]
Here’s the Language for Prop 26 and Prop 27 on the California Ballot
The 2022 midterms election is tomorrow. For Californians, that means we’ll finally get an answer to the sports betting question: Prop 26 or Prop 27? Or neither? When California voters head to the polls on Nov. 8, they’ll have the option to vote for Prop 26 (in-person sports betting at Indian casinos and horse racetracks), […]
‘Monumental for Us’: CA Horse Racetracks on Prop 26, Sportsbook Plans
Even California horse racetracks are skeptical that voters will approve of California sports betting and pass Prop 26 and Prop 27. But that hasn’t stopped them from at least planning ahead. Prop 26 would allow for in-person sports betting at tribal casinos and California’s four licensed horse racetracks. The state’s four racetracks covered in Prop […]
Recent CA Elections Show Prop 26, Prop 27 Polling Could Be Wrong By 16%
Props 26 and 27 aren’t polling well in California. But there have been some underdog measures that voters ended up passing on election day.
Star Wars to Da Vinci Art: What Could Prop 26, Prop 27 Spending Also Pay for?
With both Prop 26 and Prop 27 headed for likely defeat in California in next week’s election, it’s a good time to evaluate how much was spent on a flawed effort to legalize sports betting in CA. Flawed and costly. Supporters of Prop 26 and Prop 27 have spent more than $450 million supporting their […]
The Steps to Launch Tribal Sportsbooks If Prop 26 Passes in California
Voters will have a chance to legalize California sports betting when they go to the polls next Tuesday. But it would be some time next year — maybe late next year — before sportsbooks linked to California tribes even have a chance to launch. There is no projected launch date in Prop 26, unlike Prop […]