MA Sports Betting Bill Moves To Senate After House Approval

Massachusetts Legislature

House Bill 4879 that would make Massachusetts sports betting legal is moving to the Senate after making it through the House. The bill would have legal sports betting made available at casinos, racetracks, professional sports team venues, and five strictly mobile sportsbooks if the Senate … Read more

“Cousin Sal” Debuts Sports Betting Media Company, “Extra Points”

“Cousin Sal” Debuts Sports Betting Media Company, “Extra Points”

“Cousin Sal” has finally decided to go his own way and open up a company called “Extra Points” that will feature his three favorite subjects: sports news, sports wagering, and comedy. The company will have three different podcasts, for the time being, one from each … Read more

New Massachusetts Sports Betting Bill Comes Down To The Wire

Massachusetts Sports Betting

Massachusetts is looking to make sports betting legal by introducing a new bill, MA HB 4879 to the House on July 24. House Bill 4879 would make sportsbooks legal in MA for both mobile and retail outlets. The bill comes by way of an economic … Read more

William Hill US Sportsbook Kiosks Make Their Debut In Colorado

Sports Betting Kiosks

Colorado continues to expand their legal sports betting footprint as they open up kiosks at two casinos in Black Hawk. William Hill US will have their opening day within the sports wagering industry of Colorado on the same opening day for the MLB’s Colorado Rockies … Read more

R.I. Gov. Says Goodbye To In-Person Mobile Sportsbook Registration

Sportsbook Signup

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed House Bill 8097 and Senate Bill 2919 to eliminate in-person registration for mobile sports betting platforms in R.I. on Wednesday. Sports bettors in Rhode Island can begin to register for mobile sportsbook applications by the end of August. Since … Read more

Tennessee Sports Betting Still Struggling To Launch 1 Year Later

Tennessee Sports Betting Delays

The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) may push back the September 1 date for legal sportsbook launches depending on what happens at the Sports Advisory Council meeting in August. There have been a few anonymous operators that have applied to open their mobile sportsbooks in the … Read more

Will Ohio Sports Betting Bill Be Affected By Scandal In The House?

Larry Householder

Larry Householder, the Speaker of the Ohio House, has been arrested by the FBI on charges of bribery and racketeering and is being asked to resign his position in the Ohio Legislature. Householder played a hand with favorable voting on the passage in the House … Read more

Red Sox Want Legal Sports Betting In MA As MLB Season Starts

MLB Odds

People affiliated with the professional sports organizations in Massachusetts are speaking out in favor of legal sports betting in MA as the Coronavirus continues to eat away at their 2020 profit margins. House Bill 4559 still has nine days within the Massachusetts Legislature to pass … Read more

When Will WA See A Legal Sports Betting Market? Insiders Weigh In

Jerry Allen

LegalSportsBetting spoke to different people associated with the discussions for the landscape of legal sports gambling in Washington. A legal sports betting market was made a reality for the Tribal casino businesses of Washington in March of 2020. The Evergreen State is currently in negotiations … Read more

Sen. Ruggerio, Confident That RI Sports Betting Bills Will Eliminate In-Person Registration

Sen. Dominick Ruggerio of Rhode Island

Rhode Island passed two bills regarding their current sports betting laws to allow residents to sign up for mobile sportsbooks from home. The gaming industry is the third-largest source of revenue in the Ocean State and has been losing money since the outbreak of COVID-19 … Read more

Former NFL Quarterback Art Schlichter Still Gambling From Prison

Art Schlichter

Art Schlichter was once a first-round draft pick from the Ohio State Buckeyes in the early 1980s with the world at his feet, until his gambling threw a promising career away. Long after his NFL career end, he continued to gamble on sports and new … Read more