SPORTS BETTING
In Alabama, two lawmakers, including Rep. Mary Moore (l.), sponsored a bill allowing betting on professional and collegiate sports at up to seven licensed facilities. Mobile and online wagering...
Masters Betting Going Strong
Wagering is going strong in Las Vegas for the Masters tournament occurring at Augusta National Golf Club (l.). Since betting is allowed all year, the total amount wagered in...
Montana Moves Toward Sports Book Legalization
Montana’s legislature is moving towards adopting three, count ‘em, three separate bills that would allow sports betting. They would be under the jurisdiction of the lottery, the attorney general...
Tennessee Sports Betting Bills Progresses
Online sports betting bills allowing online wagering advanced in the Tennessee House and Senate. The measure calls for local referendums approving sports wagering and a tax rate of 10...
MGM Northfield Park Supports Ohio Sports Book
A sports betting bill introduced in Ohio would legalize wagering on professional and college sports. An expanded Ohio Lottery Commission, a new Sports Gaming Advisory Board and the Casino...
Massachusetts May Pioneer Non-Casino Sports Book
The Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill that would allow sports betting at kiosks outside of casinos. If it does it would become the first state to do so....
Emmert: NCAA Will Battle Athlete Sports Betting
Mark Emmert (l.), the president of the NCAA, said the organization will work to prohibit any athletes from wagering on sports, and will institute integrity safeguards as well.
North Carolina Sports, Horseracing Betting Bill Advances
A North Carolina Senate committee advanced a bill allowing betting on professional and college sports and off-track horseraces at casinos owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The...
Senator Introduces Louisiana Sports Betting Bill Measure
The 2019 Louisiana Sports Wagering Control Act, sponsored by state Senator Danny Martiny, would allow sports betting at riverboat and land-based casinos and racinos. The bill requires referendums on...
Committee Rejects Tennessee Sports Betting Bill
A Tennessee Senate committee voted 8-1 against passing a bill legalizing mobile sports betting and allowing up to 10 licenses at $750,000 each. Sponsor state Senator Steve Dickerson (l.)...
Delaware North Breaks with Miomni in West Virginia Sports Betting Dispute
Delaware North is terminating its relationship with sports betting supplier Miomni as it hopes to reopen its sportsbooks at Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras casinos. A dispute between the...
Massachusetts Governor Pushes Sports Betting
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (l.) is chiding the legislature just about every chance he gets, lobbying lawmakers to pass a sports betting bill before summer. His most recent comments...
William Hill, NHL Announce Partnership
William Hill US and the National Hockey League have announced a strategic partnership agreement that will make the bookmaker the official betting partner of the league. William Hill will...
Montana House Votes for Sports Book
The Montana House voted overwhelmingly last week for a bill that would authorize the state lottery to offer sports betting. If the House gives a final nod, the bill...
Colorado Moves Toward Legal Sports Book
Colorado is moving closer to legalize sports betting according to House Majority Leader Alex Garnett. He said the plan includes mobile wagering, commenting “Nobody does this in person anymore....
N.H. Sports Betting Still Possible as Deadline Nears
After years of trying by New Hampshire’s senior state senator, the state appears on the verge of adopting a bill that would not only authorize two casinos—it would also...
SBTech Bringing Sports Betting to Oregon
The Oregon state lottery has selected SBTech to provide the platform. The goal is to have full-scale bookmaking, including remote wagering, available to Oregonians by the start of the...
Puerto Rico Looks at Legal Sports Bets
A bill sponsored by Rep. Néstor Alonso Vega (l.) that would legalize and regulate retail and online sports betting in Puerto Rico has been introduced to the legislature. Gaming...
Tribes Hold Key to Connecticut Sports Betting
Connecticut legislators and Governor Ned Lamont (l.) would like to see legislation that would legalize sports betting. But first they most reach an agreement with the state’s gaming tribes,...
Mobile Betting Dead in New York—For Now
As expected, legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) declined to include sports wagering by phone and online in the new state budget, effectively killing it for the foreseeable...