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.)...

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

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....

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

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,...

Published April 8, 2019

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...

Published April 8, 2019

Ohio Sports Betting Bill Moves Forward

A bipartisan bill that would authorize sports betting in Ohio’s 11 gaming facilities—including Hollywood Casino Columbus (l.)—online and through mobile apps has been introduced in the Senate. If it...

Published April 8, 2019

Indiana Removes Mobile Wagering from Sports Betting Bill

The Indiana House Public Policy Committee has amended a potential sports betting bill to remove language permitting mobile sports betting and a requirement for operators to use official data...

Published April 8, 2019

Team Owner Announces Sports Book Plan for Washington Arena

Ted Leonsis (l.) has announced that a restaurant at the Capital One Arena will be remade into a sportsbook under the District of Columbia’s new sports betting law. Leonsis,...

Published April 8, 2019

Mohegan Sun Pocono, Mount Airy Apply for Sports Betting

Mohegan Sun Pocono and Mount Airy Casino Resort (l.) are the two latest Pennsylvania casinos to officially submit petitions to gaming regulators to offer sports betting.

Published April 8, 2019

Sports Betting Tax Revenue Less than Expected in Most States

An analysis by the Associated Press found that many states that rushed to introduce sports betting have seen tax revenue far below what was projected. Many were hurt by...

Published April 8, 2019

Bill Would Allow Sports Betting at Arizona’s Tribal Casinos

Arizona state Senator Sonny Borelli (l.) has introduced a bill that would allow sports betting. But only gaming tribes would be able to offer it.

Published April 1, 2019

Kansas Lottery Would Regulate Sports Betting

The Kansas Lottery would regulate sports betting under a comprehensive measure legalizing mobile and in-person betting on professional and college sports at parimutuel licensees and tribal casinos that contract...

Published April 1, 2019

North Dakota Senate Rejects Sports Betting

North Dakota state senators overwhelmingly defeated a sports betting measure in a 38-7 vote. It would have allowed charitable gaming organizations to offer sports betting and raise money for...

Published April 1, 2019

Tennessee Sports Betting Measure Languishes

Several amendments recently were proposed for Tennessee House Bill 1, which may or may not legalize sports betting at brick-and-mortar locations along with mobile and online wagering. A new...

Published April 1, 2019