{"id":130863,"date":"2020-03-23T08:45:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=130863"},"modified":"2020-03-23T12:06:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:06:49","slug":"california-sports-betting-plans-may-have-to-wait-due-to-the-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/california-sports-betting-plans-may-have-to-wait-due-to-the-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"California Sports Betting Ballot Drive Stuck in Neutral due to Coronavirus Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
California was one of the first large states to employ a shelter-in-place order to combat the spread of the coronavirus, with Gov. Gavin Newsom issuing that directive last Thursday. But that mandate carries with it an unintended consequence: preventing workers from gathering signatures for an array of ballot initiatives, including sports betting, that various groups are hoping to put before voters in November.<\/p>\n