A couple of months ago Louisiana Senator Danny Martiny presented SB-153 a sports betting bill to the state Senate. Unfortunately, the bill was just deferred by the House Appropriations Committee. The Committee voted 14-6 in opposition to the sports betting bill. Lawmakers then tried to pull the bill from the committee, but that also fell … Read more
Legislatures take another look at expanded sports gambling after the state’s Governor expressed mild concerns and removed betting from this year’s budget. Some may not know, but sports gambling is legally available in New York just restricted to upstate casinos, however, a bill presented in 2019 may allow New Yorkers to wager anywhere in the … Read more
Oregon is on the verge of updating its sports betting laws and could be one of the next few states to pass further legislation outlining the industry. The Beaver State is one of the select few states that was exempt from the PASPA act that banned wagering on professional and amateur sporting events across the … Read more
The Alabama House legislature was introduced to three sports betting bills, and the Senate has one of its own. John Rogers Jr, a Democratic House Representative has sponsored three separate House Bills related to sports wagering. House Bills 315, 358, and 412 were all introduced in early April of 2019 to Alabama’s regular session. Each … Read more
Over the weekend we learned that the Toronto Raptors would advance to the NBA Finals to take on the two-time defending champions the Golden State Warriors. The Golden State Warriors are looking to win their 4th NBA Finals in 5 years, and their 3rd NBA Finals in a row. There is no question to which … Read more
Online and mobile sports betting is officially coming to Good ol’ Rocky Top, Rocky Top, Tennessee! Governor Bill Lee volunteered not to sign HB0001 — the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act — on Friday but allowed the bill to pass and become law after being returned to the General Assembly. When Tennessee lawmakers passed the bill … Read more
The Ohio House legislature has recently submitted a bill to allow domestic wagering just a year after its last introduced bill. After a long wait and teasing of wagering in Ohio in 2018, Republican House Representative Dave Greenspan on April 9th, 2019 introduced House Bill 194 which seeks to authorize domestic wagering and amend several … Read more
We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! Louisiana starts the week out with two hearings. This first one is on sports betting and – if passed – would give voters in each parish a choice to vote on whether they want to allow sports betting in their parish. The other bill is regarding … Read more
Got Indy 500 milk odds? The 103rd Indianapolis 500 is this Sunday and betting odds have been posted for who is most likely to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and, in turn, earn the right to drink from the famous bottle of milk. Heading into Memorial Day weekend there is a four-way tie among … Read more
The Governor of Rhode Island just signed into law S-37, a bill adding mobile sports betting to the state-run lottery system. Last year Rhode Island passed domestic sports betting legislation to allow the two casinos (Twin River, Tiverton) located within the state lines to offer sports betting. Twin Rivers was able to start accepting bets … Read more
MA introduced betting bills last legislative session but could not get them passed – this year they try again. On May 28th, 2019, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies will be hearing House Bill 372 and Senate Bill 231. Both bills regard the topic of domestic sports wagering legalization. HB 372 has … Read more
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, launching another sportsbook app. West Virginia is ready to re-launch online and mobile sports betting after the DraftKings Sportsbook app passed all tests for its casino partner, the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on Wednesday. A soft launch for the DraftKings Sportsbook app is expected sometime … Read more