by Jerad Paparella | Apr 22, 2022 1:28 pm | Legal
Former presidential candidate and current Texas gubernatorial candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke voiced his support for legal sports betting in Texas this week. O’Rourke is running a campaign against incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott; O’Rourke is considered a longshot to...
by Giovanni Shorter | Apr 20, 2022 11:26 am | Legal
The Maine Senate voted LD 585 into law with a 23-11 vote. This bill gives sole authority to online sports betting to the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Maliseet tribes. LD 585 is backed by Governor Janet Mills and is awaiting her signature to officially regulate the...
by Giovanni Shorter | Apr 19, 2022 3:26 pm | Legal
Missouri online sports betting bill HB 2502 has advanced passed the Missouri Appropriation Committee. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for discussion and eventual vote. The 8% tax rate currently set is likely to be increased. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lawmakers in...
by Jerad Paparella | Apr 18, 2022 1:39 pm | Legal
The original version of LD 585, a tribal sovereignty bill in Maine, would grant Maine’s tribes exclusivity over online sportsbooks in Maine. Two competing proposals – LD 1352 and an amendment to LD 585 that has yet to be formally proposed – would open the...
by Giovanni Shorter | Apr 15, 2022 10:35 am | Legal
Kentucky’s Senate Committee did not vote on the sports betting bill in time for the session deadline. The deadline passing kills sports betting in Kentucky for at least another year. FRANKFORT, Ky. – The regulated Kentucky sports betting market has seen a major...
by Jerad Paparella | Apr 13, 2022 1:46 pm | Legal
Monterra AF – a group formed to oppose what they called an illegal gambling expansion in Florida – filed a suit in the U.S. District Court of Appeals on Sunday. The case argues – among other points – that since Judge Dabney Friedrich’s ruling...