Georgia Approves Sports Betting Legislation To Go Forward In House

Georgia Statehouse

Georgia House Bill 86 to legalize sports betting in the state has moved forward in the General Assembly after increasing the tax rate on GGR to 20%. The bill would make mobile sportsbooks available for Georgians to gamble on professional sports. ATLANTA – A sports … Read more

Massachusetts Legislature Saturated With Sports Betting Bills

Senator Eric Lesser

Massachusetts will likely get legal sports betting in the 2021 session through the sheer number of bills on the subject that have been filed. Governor Charlie Baker has sponsored his own bill to make sports wagering legal for the Commonwealth. Baker’s bill expects legal sports … Read more

Class Action Lawsuit Against FuboTV Includes Sports Betting Claims

fuboTV - Lawsuit

FuboTV may not be getting a sportsbook any time soon as the company now has a lawsuit against them for reporting false projections to investors. Anyone that purchased stock in fuboTV from March 2020 – January 2021 could be eligible to be a part of … Read more

DC’s William Hill Posts Lower Handle In Jan, Still Beats GambetDC

William Hill Sports Betting

William Hill Sportsbook in DC saw a 14.9% drop in January handle compared to their December figures. The sportsbook still continues to outshine GambetDC, bringing in $51 million in bets for the FY 2021 next to GambetDC’s $17.5 million. WASHINGTON – The William Hill Sportsbook … Read more

Sen. Scott DeLano On Mobile MS Sportsbooks In 2022 After 2021 No-Go

Mississippi Senator Scott Delano

Three bills that would have made mobile sports betting in Mississippi legal have died out in committee. Mississippi has seen a surge in their revenue from their retail sports gaming industry in 2020 making the need for additional ways to wager seem superfluous to lawmakers … Read more

Michigan Online Sportsbooks See $115.2M Handle In Ten Days

Michigan Sports Betting

Michigan had $115.2 million in handle from mobile sportsbooks for the ten days the platforms were live in January. Revenue was at a minus figure for these mobile sports betting applications, posting a loss of $5.2 million because of promotions given to new players. DETROIT … Read more

Vermont Sports Betting Bill Officially Filed For 2021 Session

Vermont Legislature

Senate Bill 77 in Vermont would legalize sports betting for six mobile sportsbooks and retail lottery locations. Governor Phil Scott has included sports wagering revenue in his 2022 FY budget proposal. No date for a second reading has been scheduled yet for S.77; the Vermont … Read more

North Dakotans Could See Sports Betting On November 2022 Ballots

North Dakota Legislature

HCR 3032 a bill that would amend the constitution of the state to have residents vote on legalizing North Dakota sports betting has passed in its first committee. Should the resolution pass in each chamber of the House then North Dakotans would get to vote … Read more

Canada Sports Betting Bill Passes Second Reading In House of Commons

Canadian Sports Betting

Canada could see legal sports betting on single-game events in 2021 as Private Members Bill C-218 passed in the House of Commons in its second reading. Plenty of advocates for the industry are putting pressure on the Parliament of Canada to pass legislation, including the … Read more

Senate Committee Passes AZ Sports Betting Bill After Long Debate

Arizona Senate

Senate Bill 1797 to legalize mobile and retail sports betting in Arizona along with daily fantasy sports has moved forward to its next Committee in the Arizona Legislature. The 2021 session has seen the first real combined efforts from Governor Doug Ducey, the Tribes of … Read more

Esports And Expanded Sports Betting Bill In Iowa Move Forward

Iowa Subcommittee Meeting

Legal sports betting in Iowa has been active since 2019. Under House Study Bill 200, esports and other events relating to sports would be made legal for gambling. The proposal passed in the hearing and will now move to the floor for consideration to become … Read more

Handle 19 To Reapply For A Washington D.C. Sportsbook License

Handle 19

Handle 19 was denied approval for a sports betting license in Washington, D.C. If they withdrew their application within 15 days of being denied, the OLG would consider their application withdrawn and would allow them to reapply which the business plans to do. It is … Read more