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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
South Dakota offers multiple casinos, betting parlors, horse race betting tracks, a state-operated lottery and multiple charitable gaming options, but not sports betting; some residents want this to change, but lawmakers keep pushing back. A panel of state lawmakers decided against sending a sports betting bill to the ballot. SJR2 was a proposed bill that … Read more
New Hampshire is preparing to pass legal sports betting with HB480, but first they are trying to work the kinks out. On Thursday, the State Senate made three changes to the sports betting bill. The changes limited the number of mobile and in-state operators. Mobile operators will be capped at 5, and retail operators will … 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
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