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CA online sports betting dealt further blow as DraftKigns and FanDuel pull back on advertising
Neil is a gambling industry veteran with over 15 years experience as a content writer, editor and speaker at events. He has a Masters degree in English Literature and Philosophy and has combined this analytical inquisitiveness with a passion for sports betting and casino gaming. Neil started his career with Bettingpro.com and helped build not only that site but various others such as LiveTennis.com, LiveDarts.com and numerous other sports informational sites, including GG.co.uk and RacingTips.com He then made the transition to the North American market, working both in the UK and in New Jersey to launch various sports betting and casino sites, including AmericanBettingExperts and NewAmericanCasinos. Working with regulators, Neil has helped to review sports betting sites and also test the regulated betting apps in a professional capacity. He now works almost exclusively in the US market and is one of the main reviewers and fact checkers on SportsLens gambling content. He also speaks at various gambling conferences including ICE, iGB Live and SBC Americas and has contributed to GamblingInsider, EGR Magazine and a number of others in a consulting capacity.
All posts by Neil RoartyUpdated10 hours ago on April 25, 2024
CA online sports betting looks a distant dream as betting giants DraftKings and FanDuel Group will pull back on advertising as Proposition 27 looks as if it’s heading for defeat in early November.
California online sports betting falls under Proposition 27, with retail sports betting (tribal) coming under Proposition 26. According to recent polls, both look set to suffer defeat in November. The companies will then have the chance to raise it in another ballot in two years time as another last ditch attempt comes online to try and gain access to what analysts believe would be the biggest legal sports betting market in the United States of America.
Proposition 27 would see online gambling companies partner with tribal to offer mobile and online gaming across the Sunshine State, yet only 2 of the 100+ tribes in California have shown support for the bill, with vehement opposition coming from everywhere else.
Analysts familiar with the history of ballots in California have suggested when two similar ballots run in the same period, both tend to not pass; and this seems to be the case with Proposition 26 and Proposition 27.
Where has the opposition come from?
The opposition to the Proposition is despite huge marketing spend from companies such as DraftKings and FanDuel who would like nothing more than to increase their Total Accessible Market by such a vast amount. Considering the GGR tax in New York, a hugely coveted market is 51%, a similarly high tax rate on GGR could potentially be levied in California and therefore the state is likely losing millions in potential tax money should it opt to legalise. Estimates on Proposition 26 suggest tribal casinos could rake in US$300m, and Proposition 27 a potential US$2.8bn.
The marketing spend-to-date has been record breaking for any Proposition, yet it has had little success. Similarly, tribes have spent significant amounts of money with significant backing on arguing the other way.
As it transpires, it seems it’ll likely be money down the drain as both Prop 26 and Prop 27 look set to fail. We’ll see what happens in two years time…
