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Since the repeal of PASPA by the SCOTUS in 2018, Florida has been the target of domestic sports betting operators that are salivating to capture some of the massive stockpiles of revenue that regional gamblers and tourists could potentially provide. Those vendors will have to hold their horses as Sunshine State lawmakers have passed a … Read more
Maine’s legislative session is running full tilt with an adjournment date set for June 29th, and now, regional constituents are facing the real possibility of domestic sportsbook options in the very near future. Legal sports betting in Maine appears to be very much on the minds of lawmakers in the Pine Tree State, as three … Read more
As of last Monday evening, a legal sports betting bill sits on the desk of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey following its passage of the state House and Senate. Once the Governor signs AZ SB1797 into law, legal sports betting in Arizona will be available domestically via a variety of state-regulated sportsbook options. Instead of cautiously … Read more
It appears that Vermont is now interested in testing the waters for legal sports betting within their borders, as a new piece of legislation has been introduced intended to allow for regulated sportsbooks to begin taking wagers as soon as this summer. VT S0077 intends to launch domestic mobile sports betting apps and “lottery-based sports … Read more
The early legislative season of 2021 has been ripe with newly drafted bills with the specific intent of either establishing legal sports betting within a given state, or expanding the options that are already present. The onset of COVID-19 in 2020 combined with the aftereffects of the 2018 repeal of PASPA by the Supreme Court … Read more
Wyoming Sports Betting A promising piece of legislation is making its way through the Wyoming State Legislature and has now been sent over to the Senate for consideration following debate in the House of Representatives. Legal sports betting in Wyoming appears on track to become a reality with some pundits estimating a rollout date of … Read more
Legal Sports Betting In South Dakota In 2020, South Dakota voters passed an initiative that would allow casinos in the tourist town of Deadwood to construct in-person sportsbooks. While area bettors wait for legal South Dakota sports betting, state legislators are now huddling up to regulate these Deadwood sportsbooks and decide what their tax haul … Read more
Although Alabama has previously held a stance in direct opposition to gambling of any kind, there are now bills gaining traction in the state legislature that have the potential to blow the doors wide open for AL sports betting and casino gaming. The motivator for AL to get these bills in motion is the fact … Read more
A Kansas sports betting bill is swiftly moving through the state legislature and is on track to pass in 2021. A similar bill made headway in 2020, but ultimately, did not cross the finish line in time to establish legal sports betting in the state of Kansas. SB 84 designates the Kansas Lottery as the regulatory … Read more
Wyoming is the Equality State, but when it comes to sports betting, the scales have historically been tipped toward offshore sportsbooks. That’s because WY has not been in a rush to regulate domestic sports betting despite several of their neighbors dipping into those waters and extracting healthy profits for their tax collectors. House Representative Tom … Read more
A new Florida sports betting bill, HB 1317, was introduced this afternoon by House Representative Chip LaMarca of Broward County. The Sunshine State is preparing to begin its legislative session on March 3rd, and there have been several bills introduced thus far with the intent of legalizing sports betting in Florida. Representative LaMarca’s bill attempts … Read more
After years of sports betting struggling to take hold in Massachusetts, new bills have been introduced to the state legislature that attempt to outline domestic sportsbook regulations for future operations. While the introduction of new legislation hardly represents a friendly posture – bills come and go all the time without making it to a committee … Read more