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 Missouri … Read more
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 … Read more
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 setback as … Read more
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 in … Read more
Lawmakers in New York are continuing efforts to rework the 51% tax rate for sportsbooks. The bill would also increase the number of sports betting operators in New York. New York has benefited greatly from the 51% tax rate, taking in $163.6 million in taxes … Read more
Kentucky’s sports betting bill, HB 606, has already passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives by a convincing 58-30 vote. Despite passing relatively easily in the House, the bill has hit a roadblock in the socially-conservative Kentucky Senate, where views on the bill are split … Read more
Iowa’s sportsbooks handled $233.5 million in wagers in March, up compared to both last month’s handle and March 2021’s handle. March was Iowa’s second-strongest sports betting revenue month since launch, with sportsbooks generating a combined $14.4 million in sports betting revenue. DES MOINES, Iowa – … Read more
Sports betting bill SB 688 has already been approved by the Senate and is awaiting approval from the House. The Lottery Commission would be responsible for regulating the market and issuing operator licenses. There are currently only two North Carolina sportsbooks, and they’re both land-based … Read more
California’s voters currently have three competing sports betting initiatives to choose from, with each providing a slightly different legal sports betting market. The California Solutions to Homelessness and Mental Health Support Act is the most likely initiative to pass, with financial support from retail giants … Read more
The Senate Appropriations Committee discussed the sports betting bill in Missouri that would launch the market. The bill is being advocated by the Kansas City Chiefs, the Kansas City Royals, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Blues JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri is … Read more
The Las Vegas Sands-backed Florida Voters In Charge Initiative – which would have allowed for casinos in North Florida – has officially failed and the initiative will not appear on the 2022 ballot. The Seminole Tribe – who stood in strong opposition to the initiative … Read more
Georgia’s legislative session has come to a close and the two sports betting bills were not voted on. With the no vote, betting will not be added to the 2022 ballot, pushing back regulated sportsbooks until at least 2025. ATLANTA – Georgia residents awaiting the … Read more