Samantha Gordon 
Odds to win the 2020 US Presidential Election have favored Republican incumbent Donald Trump every day since Joe Biden became the assumed nominee for the Democratic Party following Bernie Sanders’ exit from the race in early April. On the first day of May, Biden’s chances of beating Trump have taken a hit across all legal … Read more
North Carolina has three sports betting bills on the table now. After introducing an NC bill to create a Sports Betting Regulatory Commission, legislators have submitted another sports gambling bill. House Bill 302, introduced to the 2019 session on March 7th, proposes allowing sports wagering to be conducted on tribal lands. If passed, this bill … Read more
LD 553 receives its final blessing to become a ME law. Maine’s legislative bill regarding sports gambling has received tremendous support and the final signature needed to bring domestic sports betting to the state. Representatives of Maine’s brick and mortar gaming venues wholly supported LD 553, and there was little to no formal opposition of … Read more
Maine’s statehouses have passed LD553, and the bill currently is waiting on the Governor’s signature. It was finally settled that Maine’s sports gambling bill known as LD 553 would only allow patrons 21 years of age or older to legally bet on sports. While professional and collegiate sports wagering is permitted, the bill specifically prohibits … Read more
The Minnesota statehouses have introduced their own sports gambling bills, potentially bringing domestic sports wagering to North Star state. Minnesota Senate sponsors Roger Chamberlain, Karla Bigham, Karin Housley, Jeremy Miller, and Dave Senjem introduced SF 1894 on February 28th to the state’s 91st legislature. This bill hopes to establish a Sports Wagering Commission in the … Read more
The Kansas legislator has seen four sports gambling expansion bills since the start of the 2019 legislative session. The Senate was the first Kansas statehouse to introduce a sports gambling bill on January 17th known as SB 23. SB 23, otherwise known as the Kansas Sports Wagering Act, would amend K.S.A. 74-8742 and permit the … Read more
Two House legislative pieces introduced in the 2019 session are proposing the legalization and regulation of domestic sports gambling. Georgia first introduced a House Resolution on February 27th. The Resolution known otherwise as HR 380 was submitted to the General Assembly and would amend the state’s Constitution to authorize domestic sports betting activity, as well … Read more
This limited gambling state has shown interest in expansion. South Carolina has three introduced bills in its legislature which relate to expanded forms of gambling. To start, South Carolina’s Senate introduced SB 71, which would establish a Gambling Study Committee. Submitted to South Carolina’s 123rd General Assembly on January 8th, 2019, the bill will act … Read more
This extremely restrictive gambling state seems to want to change its ways. In the 2019 legislative session, Vermont has shown interest in legalized sports gambling – but are unsure of the feasibility. Vermont’s Independent Representative Ben Jickling introduced House Bill 46 on January 17th. The bill intends to create a sports betting study committee to … Read more
Senate Bill 330 tried its best to even the playing field in the state by allowing private businesses and operators to enter the market – but this failed. Montana’s legislature saw two sports gambling bills introduced in 2019, both of which reached the Governor’s desk. In May, SB 330 was rejected by Montana’s Governor Steve … Read more
Several introduced pieces of legislation which hoped to authorize domestic sports wagering never made it out of their respective houses. The first introduced sports gambling bill to MD’s 2019 Regular Session was Senate Bill 470 on February 4th, 2019 which expands current gaming offers to include sports gambling options regulated and issued by the State … Read more
This Saturday, June 8th at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York will see ten horses racing in the Belmont Stakes. It seems this Triple Crown season has experienced some odd turns from retracting the winner of the Kentucky Derby 20 minutes after the conclusion of the race stripping Maximum Security of his title due to … Read more