Online sports betting is live in Ontario with several sportsbooks now accepting bets. Sportsbooks will not be allowed to advertise risk-free bets in Ontario like they do in the US ONTARIO – Residents of Ontario were treated to the launch of a regulated online sports … Read more
Minnesota’s sports betting bill, HF 778, advanced through the House Tax Committee on Thursday and is headed to the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill would regulate both retail and online sports betting in Minnesota; it has already passed through four separate committee votes. … Read more
Kansas’ HB 2740 advanced through the House on Wednesday and now faces a May 20 deadline for passage. Kentucky’s HB 606 also recently advanced to the Senate. A pair of sports betting bills in Georgia – both of which would create ballot questions, one on … Read more
HB 2740, a Kansas sports betting bill, stalled in the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Tuesday after the committee approved several amendments. The bill was then voted in favor on Wednesday and now moves to the Senate. TOPEKA, Kan. – On Tuesday, the … Read more
In February, Connecticut’s sportsbooks recorded their second-lowest sports betting handle ($115.6 million) and their lowest revenue figure ($5 million) since launching in October 2021. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe generated $3.2 million of this revenue, outpacing the Mohegan Tribe ($1.1 million) and the Connecticut Lottery ($802,013) … Read more
Two bills related to sports betting may have a chance at letting voters choose to legalize the market. One of the two bills relates to gambling as a whole, while the other is related specifically to sports betting. Lawmakers have until April 4 to make … Read more
PointsBet Canada and the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks announced an official sports betting partnership agreement ahead of Ontario’s April 4 online sportsbook launch. The multi-year partnership agreement includes a PointsBet patch on the Redblacks’ game jerseys as well as naming rights to TD Place’s PointsBet Sideline … Read more
New Jersey lawmakers are deliberating a bill to divert some tax allocation to the benefit of Atlantic City. Mayor Marty Small believes the city should see more funds from the taxes imposed by the state. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A new bill made its way … Read more
New Hampshire’s sportsbooks saw a month-to-month decrease in total handle, total revenue, total tax contributions, mobile handle and revenue, and retail handle in February. The lone bright spot in New Hampshire’s February revenue report was retail sportsbooks, which posted their second-largest revenue figure of the … Read more
A bill in Maine could legalize tribal sports betting and is supported by Governor Mills. Missouri lawmakers are hoping to see legal sports betting in their state by August 2022. A Minnesota bill is in its early deliberations, but brings with it the possibility of … Read more
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has granted BetMGM, the Kambi Group, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation regulatory access to the Ontario market. BetMGM is now the 15th sportsbook operator to receive approval in Ontario; additional operators, such as Caesars and DraftKings, … Read more
HB 778 passed in the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee on a 9-6 vote. The bill now moves on to the Tax Committee. SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota sports betting is now a little bit closer to being regulated after HF 778 passes in … Read more