Fact-Checking Latest Prop 26, Prop 27 Attack Ads in CA Sports Betting Battle
In recent weeks, the latest blows were traded in the fight for California sports betting supremacy. Prop 26 and Prop 27 each released negative ads targeted toward one another. They were the newest pieces of advertising campaigns that have dominated California airwaves and totaled up to $218 million in spending. Those ads are becoming increasingly vitriolic. […]
California Prop 27 Ad Spending Ranks 4th-Most Among All Midterm Elections
The money spent so far on ads for and against the two California sports betting initiatives, Prop 26 and Prop 27, is more than most of the congressional and gubernatorial races throughout the country. That’s according to a new analysis of ad spending for the 2022 midterm elections from AdAge and Kantar/CMAG. AdAge and Kantar/CMAG […]
California Sports Betting Revenue: An Insider’s Guide
The heights that California sports betting revenue could reach make California a tantalizing sports betting market. California is the most populous states, at just under 40 million people, and it has enough wealth to support a lucrative sports betting industry. However, the financial terms can be confusing for bettors and analysts outside the sports betting […]
NAACP Sues for ‘Deceptive’ Use of Its Name in No on Prop 26 Ballot Materials
The California-Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP has filed suit in Sacramento Superior Court to remove what it calls “deceptive and inappropriate use of its name” from a ballot argument urging voters against California sports betting Prop 26. The NAACP supports the measure, which would legalize retail sports betting at California tribal casinos only. Prop […]
Major California Newspaper Urges Readers to Vote No on Prop 26 and Prop 27
One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading news sources has published a scathing editorial against California sports betting, advocating no votes on both Prop 26 and Prop 27. “The last thing California needs is more gambling,” the Mercury News wrote in an editorial published July 29. The paper warns against an industry that “often […]