The NBA will soon offer sports betting — on fake basketball games. The NBA and the league’s players union announced a partnership with UK-based gaming provider Highlight Games to launch the virtual sports betting game NBA Last 90, which will allow people to bet real money on simulated matchups that use real NBA highlights and … Read more
Missouri (MO) currently has four sports betting bills that are in committee waiting for further action: SB 222, SB 195, HB 119, and HB 859. MO State lawmakers first introduced sports betting bills in 2018 after the Supreme Court repealed the PASPA act. Since then, eight states have passed sports betting legislation to allow adults … Read more
The Minnesota statehouses have introduced their own sports gambling bills, potentially bringing domestic sports wagering to North Star state. Minnesota Senate sponsors Roger Chamberlain, Karla Bigham, Karin Housley, Jeremy Miller, and Dave Senjem introduced SF 1894 on February 28th to the state’s 91st legislature. This bill hopes to establish a Sports Wagering Commission in the … Read more
The odds are not in New York’s favor. The New York mobile sports betting bill has stalled in the state Assembly as top Democrats disagree over whether an amendment to the state constitution is needed to pass the pending legislation. The legislative session ends Wednesday, June 19, and the issue is unlikely to be resolved … Read more
New York lawmakers have submitted NY A00591 to allow the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse to perform a statewide evaluation to determine the extent of gambling in the Empire State. If passed, this bill will amend the mental hygiene law, a law that was consolidated to include voluntary, involuntary, emergency admissions, … Read more
The Kansas legislator has seen four sports gambling expansion bills since the start of the 2019 legislative session. The Senate was the first Kansas statehouse to introduce a sports gambling bill on January 17th known as SB 23. SB 23, otherwise known as the Kansas Sports Wagering Act, would amend K.S.A. 74-8742 and permit the … Read more
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