Hard Rock International is making strides in Virginia as the gaming conglomerate celebrates a successful first two weeks of legal retail sportsbook operations. Hard Rock’s Legal Sportsbook Launch The Bristol casino opened its doors on Monday, January 11th, after hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony that morning. In addition to the location’s sportsbook kiosk, Hard Rock Bristol … 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
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
Residents of three states voted to legalize domestic sports betting on November 3rd, and now Maryland, Louisiana, and South Dakota lawmakers must decide how to regulate sportsbook operations within their borders. This strategy is nothing new, as a two-step process has been common amongst states that are considering allowing sports betting operations to begin. Items … Read more
On March 8, 2020, two bills related to legal sports betting landed on Governor Ralph Northam’s desk for his signature but sat for months while legislators considered technical amendments. HB 896 and SB 384 define sports betting within Virginia and also provide provisions allowing for the construction of domestic casinos. Debates have now settled, and … Read more
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder plans to have a sportsbook in the future stadium of the franchise—one way or another. And where exactly the Redskins play home games may come down to whether a state makes sports betting legal sooner rather than later. Located in Landover, Maryland, FedEx Field is currently the home stadium for … Read more
We hope everyone had a succulent Thanksgiving Day feast and arrives back home safely, especially with Winter Storm Ezekiel causing delays throughout the northern United States. And with Black Friday and Cyber Monday kicking off the holiday shopping season, there haven’t been too many developments on legal sports betting at the state level. Very few … Read more
If you live in one of the states that have legalized sports betting—currently 19 states and Washington DC—then for this Thanksgiving, I bet you’re thankful for the licensed and regulated sportsbooks that are either already accepting wagers or will launch sometime next year. Most of the United States still doesn’t have the option to place … Read more
For gamblers and sports bettors in Virginia, lawmakers have never lived up to the state’s motto of “Sic semper tyrannis”—meaning “thus always to tyrants.” In a state known for so much—Jamestown, surrenders ending the American Revolution and Civil War, the birthplace of eight US presidents, and more, to say the least—the freedom to legally bet … Read more
Two Northern US states are considering the domestic legalization and regulation of sports gambling. Virginia’s General Assembly is likely to legalize some form of sports betting in the 2019 legislative session, relays Senator Chap Petersen. While some disagree with the allowance of sports gambling like those with strong conservative moral values, others liken the introduction … Read more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was the first in line to place New Jersey’s first ever legal sports bet. Even though it was partially done as a political stunt his bet will be remembered as the first legal sports bet in the state of New Jersey. The NJ Governor put $20 on Germany to win … Read more