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The Badlands are showing signs of getting a little better, as a new House Resolution for legal sports betting in North Dakota is gaining momentum in the state legislature. Yesterday, the ND House Judiciary Committee favorably reviewed the new sports betting resolution, ND HCR3032 (authorizing sports betting), and have now passed it on to be … Read more
Iowa was among the second wave of legal sports betting states when it launched its brick-and-mortar and online sportsbooks back in August 2019, roughly 15 months after the overturn of PASPA. Since then, Iowa has seen its move into sports gambling pay off handsomely, as the market was immediately popular. You can review the numbers … Read more
It seems that the winds of change are blowing strong in the Peach State following months of political unrest that flipped Georgia from red to blue in the 2020 Presidential election as well as the US Senatorial runoffs. Now, legal sports betting in Georgia is on the minds of state legislators, as two companion bills … Read more
The state of New York is currently facing a $15 billion dollar budget deficit, and as is the case in many other territories, sports betting has been tapped as the best hope to quickly make up such a massive shortfall. Of course, legal sports betting in New York can already occur at the region’s four … Read more
Legal sports betting was approved by Michigan lawmakers back in 2019, with in-person sportsbooks opening their doors for business in March of 2020. Shortly after, the onset of COVID-19 across the United States forced non-essential businesses like casinos and sportsbooks to close down their operations until safer guidelines for avoiding the contagion could be developed … Read more
VA lawmakers have huddled together and agreed on legal sports betting language that has opened the door for mobile sportsbooks just in time to lay some action on Super Bowl 55 odds. Virginia has already approved of domestic, in-person sports betting locations at their in-state casinos, but none of those venues have opened for business … Read more
It seems that the crest of the sports betting wave has broken and is now crashing down upon the states that have yet to regulate it, as one by one, new territories approve of legislation to allow for in-person, mobile, and online domestic sportsbooks. If any state was struggling prior to the onset of COVID-19, … Read more
Super Bowl 55 is less than a month away, but Virginia lawmakers have mobile sports betting on the fast track and intend to get it across the finish line in advance of the big game on February 7th. The Virginia Lottery, the governing body of sports betting in VA, is preparing to issue 12 licenses … Read more
Three bills have been introduced into the Missouri Legislature and the initiative appears to be on the fast track toward approval. Yesterday, one of these bills, MO HB 0619, was read a second time in the Missouri State House of Representatives. The bill involves the regulation of legal sports betting in Missouri and features several … Read more
New Year’s Day often motivates goal-minded individuals to set resolutions to achieve over the following 365 days. Quitting smoking, starting a diet, or beginning a workout regimen are the resolutions that appear most frequently, and a majority of the time, those aspirations are discarded before January ends. Iowa was quick to regulate domestic sports betting … Read more
On Monday, Florida Senator Jeff Brandes of Pinellas County filed three bills for the 2021 legislative session that are intended to legalize sports betting in the Sunshine State. Senator Brandes attempted to get legal sports betting in Florida off the ground during the 2020 session, but all efforts died and didn’t make it any further … Read more
Sports betting continues to thrive in each state that offers the luxury to its residents and visitors, and other territories are taking notice. The southeastern United States have been slow to adopt sports betting regulations and allow for domestic sportsbooks via in-person or online options. The scenario is no different for South Carolina, as they … Read more