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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
The Delaware State Senate passed HB131 to include sports betting into the Delaware Code and to allow the Lottery Director to add sports bettors to an involuntary exclusion list. HB131 passed the Senate with 21 votes on June 11th, 2019. This amendment gives the state Lottery Director more duties and sets punishments for wagering by … 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
With the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals and the NBA Finals in full swing, one must ask the question: Which states will have legal sports betting up and running this time next year? After three years of failing to pass, Alabama is getting daily fantasy sports back after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law … Read more
New York (NY) gambling regulators will vote today on four gambling licenses that will soon be issued to upstate casinos looking to add domestic sports betting. The Gaming Commission is in charge of issuing sports betting licenses throughout the state. There are currently four NY casinos looking to obtain state-regulated sports betting licenses: Resorts World … 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
Texas currently has two bills in committee that if enacted, would bring domestic sports betting to the Lonestar state. HB 1275 & HJR61 are two individual sports betting bills that are currently being debated by the local legislature. HB1275 is a bill that lays out the regulation of the sports betting industry. This bill requires … Read more
AZ lawmakers are looking to expand their current gambling offers by allowing wagering in tribal venues. The state of Arizona introduced a new sports gambling bill on January 23rd, 2019. Arizona’s recently submitted Senate Bill 1158 to its fifty-fourth Legislature would permit sports gambling in tribal-run casinos which have existing gaming compacts with the state. … Read more
House Bill 0001 to regulate sports betting in Tennessee has officially gone into effect. The bill was passed on May 6th, 2019 and went into effect on June 1st, 2019. This makes Tennessee the first state in the nation to offer online-only domestic sports betting. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee told the associated press that he … Read more
Hawaii considered one of the most anti-gambling states in the US, is now weighing on domestic wagering opportunities. Hawaii has always had a staunch approach against gambling in the Aloha State, limiting onshore options to social gaming or sending gamblers off into international waters to gamble via casino cruise. However, 2019 has been a strange … Read more
In 2018, Michigan’s outgoing Governor vetoed the state’s sports betting bill but this year under new Governance MI lawmakers are trying again. Michigan has introduced to its 100th Legislature House Bill 4307 on March 7th, 2019. HB 4307 is sponsored by Republican Representative Brandt Iden who also sponsored the Michigan sports betting bill that reached … Read more
As we enter the month of June, the temperature is rising outside, and things are heating up in the state legislatures as more and more sports betting bills continue to pass and be signed into law. Colorado joined the fun on Friday when Gov. Polis signed the bill into law, becoming the 5th state of … Read more