Jerad Paparella 
Maine’s Senate Judiciary Committee approved LD 585 – a tribal relations bill that would regulate sports betting in Maine – during a session last week. The bill would allow for tribal operators to offer both land-based and mobile sports betting while permitting a limited number … Read more
Michigan’s sportsbooks saw a drop in sports betting handles from January to February in a continuation of a nationwide trend; however, handles are still up compared to 2021. Despite the slow month for Michigan’s sportsbooks, online casinos in Michigan set a new record for online … Read more
March Madness bettors looking for solid upsets to bet on will have a variety of upset candidates in the Day 2 March Madness slate. Red-hot Virginia Tech takes on ice-cold Texas, Cinderella candidate Cal State Fullerton takes on blue-blood Duke, and the defensive-minded Iowa State … Read more
New Jersey’s sportsbooks had a rough month in February, with sports betting handles down a significant 26.9%. The decrease in handle led to New Jersey losing its five-month streak of generating a sports betting handle of at least $1B. TRENTON, N.J. – February was a … Read more
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to play in the final “First Four” matchup on Wednesday at 9:10 PM EST. Notre Dame is favored by 1 point in the matchup, despite their struggles against top competition throughout the 2022 … Read more
Sportsbooks in Illinois handled nearly $870 million in bets in January, a 23.8% increase from December 2021 and a 49.2% increase year-over-year. These figures only stand to improve as Illinois’ in-person sportsbook registration requirement was lifted earlier this month. SPRINGFIELD, Il – Illinois saw one … Read more
The Seminole Tribe of Florida released a YouTube video on Thursday thanking the voters of Florida for not supporting commercial sportsbook ballot initiatives. The video’s release is the latest part of a long and complicated battle between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and out-of-state commercial … Read more
A pair of bills proposed by Sen. Greg Albritton – SB 293 and SB 294 – were found favorable by Alabama’s Senate Tourism Committee and now move to the Senate floor. The bills would allow for in-person and mobile sports betting through tribal entities at … Read more
New York launched their mobile sportsbooks in early January; since then, New York has turned over handles of $1 billion or more in both months after the mobile launch. New York’s streak of $1B+ handles looks like it should continue through March, a historically strong … Read more
Assemblyman Gary Pretlow introduced an amendment that would cut sportsbooks’ effective tax rate from 51% to 25% by 2024; Sen. Joe Addabbo presented its sister amendment in the Senate. The amendment would increase the number of online sportsbook skins to cut the tax rate, allow … Read more
HB 3008 passed an important vote in the Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Committee Wednesday by a vote of 28 yay – 3 nay. The bill would alter Oklahoma’s tribal gaming compacts to allow Oklahoma’s tribes to offer in-person sports betting at their tribal facilities … Read more
The Iowa House of Representatives passed HSB 200, a bill that would expand available bet types and allow cashless betting at casinos, earlier this week by a 78-21 vote. Proponents say the bill will generate more income for Iowa while allowing more freedom to bettors; … Read more